01August, 2019
20:1 Class Size and More Blue Track Enhancements for 2019-20
- a Dr. Jessica Spallino
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We’re continuously refining our program to better serve students of all backgrounds, abilities and interests. And as we enter our sixth school year, we're more equipped and committed than ever to support growth for each-and-every student. We have made many enhancements to better support online,...
23July, 2019
Back to the Roots of Independent Study Public Charter Schools
- a Dr. Jessica Spallino
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Small Class Sizes, School Choice, Charter Schools, Legislation, personalized learning
I've worked in the independent study public charter school space since 1999 back when they were far more utilitarian than they have become today. There were no funds for families to spend, no selecting and purchasing preferred curriculum, and no desire for freedom from the requirement to...
16July, 2019
Introducing Our New Transparency Web Page
- a Mark Holley
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Charter schools are the only mechanism for free educational choice in California and most states. However, rapid expansion due to parents choosing charter schools has created growing pains. Some laws are vague and others are clearly intended to damage charters and, in doing so, educational...
28June, 2019
Pathway to the Moon: A Plan to Make Change Happen
- a Dr. Jessica Spallino
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Creating change within organizations and our lives can be daunting and often fueled by fear and resistance. I have often tried to live by the wisdom that if the only thing keeping me from taking a step towards a bold change is fear, then that is the clearest sign that I must do it. In working in...
20June, 2019
The Negative Cycle of Student Immobilization
- a Dr. Jessica Spallino
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School Choice, Charter Schools, educational freedom, mobility
During a time of heated intolerance of public charter schools, we are reminded of those who ultimately suffer the consequences of limited school choice. The potential decline of school choice due to struggles over student revenue are sharpening the impact on those trapped in the poorest of...
03June, 2019
This is Connected Learning
- a Dr. Jessica Spallino
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Method Schools, Online Curriculum, smartfox, student information system, connected learning, learning management system
At Method Schools, we've developed effective online systems and rigorous content we call SmartFox, to not only engage students, but to ensure interaction, collaboration and support for ultimate success in an online environment. Our tools and practices require regular student and teacher...
28May, 2019
We Don't Cut Corners: Quality, Ethics and Choice in California Public Education
- a Mark Holley
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Method Schools, School Choice, public charter school, California legislature, educational freedom, AB 1507, AB 1505, AB 1506
As a charter school today it feels like we're fighting a battle on two fronts. The first is well-known: traditionalists who are against individual choice in education. Everyone needs a boogeyman, and for public education it's been things like perceived lack of funding, the digital divide, new...
15May, 2019
The Disenfranchising of California Families
- a Dr. Jessica Spallino
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School Choice, Charter Schools, California legislature, educational freedom, AB 1507, AB 1505, AB 1506
I grew up in a strict Democratic household. So severe in fact, that anyone who did not share the same beliefs was left to feel moderately or even extremely uncomfortable in our home. We represented the working class and with my father as an impassioned union steward, we closely aligned ourselves...
23April, 2019
A Healthy Breakfast and Student Academics
- a Dr. Richard Krejcir
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success, importance of breakfast, breakfast and school performance
