News & Announcement

We are a third of the way through the school year.  Our high school students have had their quarterly review and update on their grades and progress. Our Nature Academy students have competed their first trimester, students have turned in their self-reflections on their progress standards-aligned grading.  Our K-8 homeschool students are continuing with their work, with teacher meetings and/or check-ins continuing and will have their full reflection time at the close of the semester.

Empathy allows you to build social connections with others. By understanding what people are thinking and feeling, you are able to respond appropriately in social situations. Empathizing with others helps you learn to regulate your own emotions and it promotes helping behaviors and communication which in turn helps learning and general positive outcomes between each other.

I hope your week has gone well.  I know we have all appreciated the cooler weather this week!

Welcome!  We are so excited to have you join us for the 2022-23 school year. Students always have such great growth over the summer and we love to see their growing maturity as they come back to school.  We always consider each year as a new fresh start. Everyone has had a full year back to a ‘regular’ school routine and so we look forward to continuing to support all students to do their best, both in academic and social-emotional development.

...And within the year each of the students has had many milestones in their social-emotional and academic development, not to mention their height and maturity as a member of their program and of our community as a whole. 

I admire and appreciate each student for the effort they have put into their learning throughout the year, and to each parent for all that you have done to support your student your academic program and teachers, and the Charter as a whole. 

I hope that each of you has a wonderful summer; filled with...

It is so special to see and hear how the teachers honor their students' achievements in heartfelt and personalized ways. And thank you to Danelle for attending at least a few of these special events in my stead. I can’t wait to see their yearbooks! Each program creates its own yearbook and they are as personal and unique as each of our programs.

Our teachers will be asking for parent/student feedback either through an online survey or via discussions at their parent meetings.  Please take to....

Thanks to everyone who helped to make Staff Appreciate week special for our teachers. Our teachers and staff continue to amaze me with all the special events that they continue to offer our students. I am deeply appreciative of all that they do. And

AND… Thank you to all of you who are supporting the Charter by having your students take the CAASPP ELA and Math tests.  As I mentioned in my last email at least 95 percent of all students and student groups must test in English language arts (ELA) and Mathematics.

If we have less than 95% test, Federal law requires...

This update includes pertinent information before and after our Spring Break that starts next week, April 4-8, including free at-home antigen tests for all students.

When we get back on April 11, ...

We will begin our CAASPP testing schedule...

Our programs have been enjoying many field excursions recently. None of these trips could happen without...

Mr. Shiermeyer shared in his message on March 11 that I believe is important to emphasize.
“Across all schools, it is important to remind our students, staff, and families of the importance of the words we use and the impact those words have on others.

He was talking about an incident of racism at the tri-campus. 

While I have not heard of any such racist comments in the Charter programs, I am aware of...