Why Consider Community STE(A)M Academy – Xenia?
The first law enabling public schools to start charter schools was enacted in 1991. Since that time, more than 7,800 charter schools have been created in the United States that serve over 3.7 million students nationwide. Charter schools operate under a charter (similar to a contract) with a state or local school board. The charter outlines the mission, educational philosophy, programs offered, students served, performance goals, and methods of assessment. While there are many reasons charter schools get started, the foundation for charter schools is basically built on three principles: choice, innovation, and freedom.
Choice
Charter schools provide choice for families to select learning environments that support the individual learning styles of their student. Charter schools provide teachers choice for shaping innovative learning scenarios, and charter school authorizers also have choices to sponsor schools that will best serve the needs represented by the communities governed by the state and local school boards.
INNOVATION
Another principle inherent to charter school creation is innovation. Charters have flexibility to innovate in many ways. Innovation can be seen by experimentation in creating unique curriculum, using unique approaches for teacher training, and pioneering student personalized learning tools. Charter schools are known for their innovation and often are the launching pad for other schools to adopt their designs.
Freedom
A third principle grounding the charter school formation is freedom. While charter schools must adhere to the same major laws and regulations that govern public schools, they are freed from the bureaucracy that often diverts school leaders’ energy and resources away from meeting the goals for academic excellence.
So why consider Community STE(A)M Academy - Xenia? It is an independent STEM/STEAM Designated public school (similar to charter schools) providing a unique CHOICE for students to learn in an INNOVATIVE learning environment that has the FREEDOM to use energy and resources to meet the outlined goals for academic excellence outlined in their charter.