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  DE Charter School Network
The Odyssey Charter School is established to prepare Kindergarten through Grade 5 students for a lifelong enthusiasm for learning, a keen awareness of world citizenship, and an ability to think independently and creatively through participation in a focused foreign language immersion program.
The school is approved to open with 131 students in grades K-2 and expand to 290 students in grades K-5 by its fourth year of operation.
The school is projected to have an enrollment of 350 students in grades 9 and 10 and is scheduled to expand to 800 students in grades 9-12.
www.decharternetwork.org /decharter.html   (904 words)

  
  Charter School of Wilmington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Charter School of Wilmington (referred to as CSW) is a high school in Wilmington, Delaware with approximately 1000 students.
The Charter School of Wilmington was chartered by the Red Clay Consolidated School District, and was indirectly descended from the 'Phoenix Academy', an earlier (now defunct) math and science magnet school run by the Red Clay School District.
School representatives claim that a clause in the law allows the school to give preferential treatment to students who show "a specific interest in the school's teaching methods, philosophy, or educational focus", expressed through performance in school, teacher recommendations, and on the admissions assessment.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charter_School_of_Wilmington   (2509 words)

  
 Charter Schools News Connection -- September 14, 2004
When the SAT scores of 234 charter school students are added, Delaware's average scores for public high school graduates rise to 484 on both the math and verbal portions of the college entrance exam.
Charter school officials sued the district, claiming that allegations of mismanagement were unproven and that the district hadn't given Westport a chance to defend itself.
Charter schools increased their API scores by an average of 12.9 points, compared to 7.3 points for non-charter schools.
www.uscharterschools.org /cs/n/view/cs_bmsg/3470   (1527 words)

  
 List of Delaware Charter Schools [Delaware Department of Education]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
The school is scheduled to enroll approximately 260 students in grades 1-3 and is scheduled to expand to 420 students in grades 1-4.
The school is approved to enroll 300 students in grades 6, 7 and 9 and is scheduled to expand to 655 students in grades 6-12.
The school is approved to open with 350 students in grades 9 and 10 and is scheduled to expand to 800 students in grades 9-12.
www.doe.k12.de.us /programs/charterschools/list.shtml   (1436 words)

  
 Charter School Of Wilmington - Wilmington, Delaware/DE - Public School Profile
The Charter School of Wilmington was chartered by the Red Clay Consolidated School District, and was directly descended from the 'Academy of Mathematics and Science', an earlier (now defunct) math and science magnet school run by the Red Clay School District.
Critics of the school claim that the admissions process violates state law, which states in part that charter schools must fill seats with the assistance of a blind lottery after certain criteria have been met.
School representatives claim that a clause in the law allows the school to give preferential treatment to students who show "a specific interest in the school's teaching methods, philosophy, or educational focus", expressed through performance in school, teacher recommendations, and on the admissions assessment.
www.publicschoolreview.com /school_ov/school_id/16376   (2566 words)

  
 Charter Schools
In brief, charter schools are available to all students free of charge; they may operate without some of the restrictions imposed on regular public schools; and they receive the same per unit funding as regular public schools, except they are not eligible for funds for facilities.
Charter schools shouldn't be "group" vouchers, or a mechanism for circumventing the law.
The school is scheduled to have a total of approximately 840 students in grades K-7.The school is scheduled to expand to approximately 1,000 students in grades K-9 by the end of its third year of operation.
www.dsea.org /greatschools/charterschools.html   (1695 words)

  
 PolitaKid: March 2006
The main difference between them and their counterparts at Wilmington Charter School is that they and their families do not need to be told that they are "gifted" in order to feel good about themselves, and they have the benefit of attending schools where children of every ability level are encouraged to succeed.
Nancy Wagner [R-Dover] claims that The Charter School of Wilmington is breaking the law by admitting only the best qualified students, and she has went as far as asking the Attorney General to investigate the school.
Charter is a school that is for gifted students who have an interest in math and science, and is the only school of its kind in Delaware.
politakid.blogspot.com /2006_03_01_politakid_archive.html   (10479 words)

  
 County could get new charter school | StarNewsOnline.com | Star-News | Wilmington, NC
Last week, the State Board of Education chose a Wilmington group to open one of six new charter schools, heeding an application that said fls are not being well served by the New Hanover County school board.
Charter schools - which are independent taxpayer-funded schools - are capped at 100 in North Carolina, and new ones open only as existing schools fold.
But before the state board made its decision, it asked candidates to supply a three-page update, in which the Wilmington group emphasized the recent redistricting decision as well as the fact that a position dedicated to closing the academic performance gap between whites and minority students was recently discontinued in New Hanover County.
www.wilmingtonstar.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060810/NEWS/608100390/-1/State&template=printart   (626 words)

  
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Chancellor Charter School, a K-5 school for 550 students operated by the for-profit company Chancellor Beacon Academies, is housed in the renovated former office of the National Enquirer.
Antonioni, who supports charter schools, filed legislation in December to lift the cap on the amount a low-scoring school district can divert from its budget to charter schools, to 20 percent from 9 percent.
The school, which offers a therapeutic approach in the classroom, is on the grounds of a private residential facility where many of the students live.
lycos.cs.cmu.edu /info/charter-schools--students.html   (362 words)

  
 Cafe Locale Discussion Forums: GEORGETOWN CHARTER SCHOOL
This woman is ready to stab anybody in the back for placing their kids in the charter school.
Charter schools are all about having a voice in how your child is educated, as well as an oppertunity to really be involved.
Bottom line, the present school boards are feeling threatened because they have failed; concerned parents are taking control of our children's education from them.
www.cafelocale.com /cgi-bin/discus.cgi?pg=next&topic=19&page=6036   (400 words)

  
 Red Clay Consolidated School District
Care, and Zeneca, Inc., the Charter School of Wilmington's mission is to prepare students for a changing and highly competitive world, with a rigorous curriculum emphasizing the study of mathematics and science.
CSW offers a college-preparatory academic program which requires a minimum of 24 credits for graduation, at least 10 of which must be in the areas of math, science, and computer science.
The Charter school of Wilmington is hosted at the Wilmington High School campus.
www.redclay.k12.de.us /schools/charter.htm   (202 words)

  
 Newswire - May 1, 2002 - National Charter School Week - Parent/volunteer Appreciation Day
Parents in Vista, California won their battle to form the Vista Literacy Academy Charter School in 2001, but only after a raucous public school board meeting drove the board behind closed doors and a recall of any board member who voted against the charter was threatened.
The Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, Delaware http://www.charterschool.org
Wilmington, DE: U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Carol D'Amico will be visiting The Charter School of Wilmington today for a tri-state event.
www.edreform.com /index.cfm?fuseAction=document&documentID=973§ionID=58   (794 words)

  
 The Blue Streak - The Charter School of Wilmington - Article
Charter’s school nurse Karen Micale said that a clean locker room is extremely important to student health.
She thought the biggest problem with a dirty locker room would probably be ringworm, and she warned that if students are forced to change in a somewhat less-than-clean locker room, they should wear something on their feet at all times.
All School Newspaper contents are copyrighted by school and protected by copyright laws.
my.highschooljournalism.org /de/wilmington/charter/article.cfm?eid=3625&aid=50646   (715 words)

  
 Down with Absolutes! » Blog Archive » Charter School Controversy!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
While some Charter students bitch about Cab Calloway’s recent art gallery built in the Wilmington High campus, perhaps they should look to their corporate sponsors to chip in to make the repairs they’re itching to get.
School Districts in all of their collective wisdom, having stopped teaching to children of similar skill levels, now see this separating our naturally in a new form.
Their kids get all of the perks of private school and it gets paid for in large part by the taxes of families whose kids will almost never be good enough to benefit from those schools.
www.downwithabsolutes.com /?p=650   (2675 words)

  
 The Blue Streak - The Charter School of Wilmington - Front Page
Rudy is to Notre Dame as Pete Grandell is to Charter.
The Charter School of Wilmington is a school where the average student may take classes from discrete math, to programming in java, to six different University of Delaware courses.
Every spring high school seniors gnash their teeth and tear their clothes, not because of senior research or final exams, but due to the stress of hearing from the colleges to which they applied.
www.myhighschooljournalism.com /de/wilmington/charter   (452 words)

  
 Home & School: Charter School
Charter schools, although an improvement, are still accountable to the government...
CHARTER SCHOOLS: The state Senate OK'd amended charter school legislation Tuesday, leaving it to the House to approve or reject changes to the bill.
If a school is unacceptable two years in a row, the TEA has the ability to shut the school down or turn it into a charter school.
carpet-tile.homeimprovementbase.com /charter/school/charter_school.html   (604 words)

  
 The Charter School of Wilmington: A life changing experience   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
School was definitely not something to look forward to.
And, because the classes at my middle school were not challenging enough, I decided to skip 8th grade and go directly to the new school, called The Charter School of Wilmington.
It is sad, as a parent, to think that any school would be this way, and students are not encouraged to develop their minds to full potential.
www.geniusdenied.com /Articles/Record.aspx?NavID=13_0&rid=11210   (710 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Schools reduce test stress through relaxation techniques   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Schools are taking exam anxiety more seriously now that standardized tests have become crucial to determining their performance under the federal No Child Left Behind law.
The non-profit corporation found that 55% of 10th-graders often had high levels of test anxiety and their scores were lower than those of students who used the company's techniques to improve relaxation and mood.
It's worked at East Side Charter School in Wilmington, Del., where some students used to run out of the test room in tears, says Howard Payton, the school's director of development.
www.usatoday.com /news/education/2006-03-07-stress-test_x.htm   (607 words)

  
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Charter Day School (CDS) is a tuition-free public school of choice serving students from Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Bladen and Pender Counties in North Carolina.
The school serves a student body that is 41% economically disadvantaged.
The School’s 50-acre forested campus is located in Brunswick County North Carolina off Hwy 74 and 76 at Highway 87 S, just 15 minutes from the City of
www.charterdayschool.com   (188 words)

  
 Wilmington Real Estate Agents, Wilmington Mls Homes Delaware
Wilmington real estate agents are committed to making the buying of Wilmington real estate a pleasurable experience.
The average household size in Wilmington is 2.39000 with an average family size of 3.19000.
There are 28617 occupied housing units in Wilmington, 14332 are occupied by owners and 14285 are non-owner occupied.
www.nationalrelocation.com /real-estate/Delaware/Wilmington.aspx   (302 words)

  
 Bush Administration To Celebrate Charter Schools Week
Throughout this week, charter schools will host open houses and welcome the public to visit, learn and experience some of the activities that go on in charter schools.
The development of charter schools is a key element of the No Child Left Behind Act–President George W. Bush's plan to make sure every child in America receives a quality education.
President Bush's proposed 2003 budget continues his commitment to charter schools, including $200 million to simulate the continued growth of charters.
www.ed.gov /news/pressreleases/2002/04/04252002.html?exp=8   (541 words)

  
 Employer-Linked Charter School Initiative - OverView
These principles are based on extensive surveys of educators and business leaders and designed to assist schools and the business community to develop relationships that support mutual goals and offer long-term, sustainable benefits for students and schools.
Charter schools are public schools, and in theory, both charters and other public schools should have positive relationships with each other.
Participants will address issues unique to their charter school or public non-charter high school.
www.cew.wisc.edu /charterschools/forumsbrochure.asp   (2211 words)

  
 How to Get Into the Charter School of Wilmington - WikiHow
Getting into one of the top public high schools east of the Mississippi River can be a challenge, but these steps can help ensure your success.
Arrange a visit to the school to shadow a student.
Urban explaining why you would like to attend CSW and what you can offer to the school (e.g., sports, clubs, academic acheivements (sort of like a resume).
wiki.ehow.com /Get-Into-the-Charter-School-of-Wilmington   (264 words)

  
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 Charter School Advisory Group
Bush was to spend his afternoon in New Orleans, with a speech at a charter school.
The executive director of the downtown charter school says he hadn't had any contact with Streisand's staff until he learned of the gifts last month.
I went to a charter school in New Bedford and kids were impressed, amazed.
www.charterschoolgroup.com   (168 words)

  
 DNREC News - CORRECTION: Results of 2006 Delaware Envirothon
The 2006 Delaware Envirothon was held May 4 at the St. Jones Reserve in Dover, with 18 teams of high school students from the First State vying for prizes and places in a challenging environmental competition.
After more than three hours of testing, the Charter School of Wilmington Team A was crowned as state champions.
Charter School of Wilmington Team B won third place and received the $150 Dean Belt award, and Polytech FFA was awarded $100 for placing fourth.
www.dnrec.state.de.us /dnrec2000/admin/press/story1.asp?PRID=2044   (423 words)

  
 Charter School of Wilmington Test Scores - Wilmington, Delaware - DE
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 How to Get Into the Charter School of Wilmington - WikiHow
Getting into one of the top public high schools east of the Mississippi River can be a challenge, but these steps can help ensure your success.
Arrange a visit to the school to shadow a student.
Urban explaining why you would like to attend CSW and what you can offer to the school (e.g., sports, clubs, academic acheivements (sort of like a resume).
www.wikihow.com /Get-Into-the-Charter-School-of-Wilmington   (279 words)

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