MISSION-ArtSpace Charter School offers a complete education, through an integrated curriculum centered around visual and performing arts, utilizing an experiential approach. We believe in a family-centered, cooperative approach to education that encourages parental involvement and community service in order to nurture responsible citizenship.
The mission of Asheville City Schools is to provide quality education in which we respect students’ individual and cultural differences, develop their talents in partnership with family and community, and ensure that they possess the life skills necessary for personal success and civic responsibility.Asheville City Schools is creating and sustaining a culture of life-long learning which features ever-present, equitable access to mobile technologies and programs designed to foster the talents and interests of all students. Students are engaged in authentic, real-world activities and projects based on national technology standards.
Every five years Buncombe County Schools develops a Strategic Plan that will guide the direction of the school system for the coming five years. The Plan is designed to set long-term goals, identify some of the most significant strategies that will be used in reaching those goals, and provide specific evaluation measurements to be used in determining whether the goals have been reached.The 2012-2017 Buncombe County Schools Strategic Plan was developed, reviewed and revised with input from educators, students, parents, members of the community, and the Board of Education. It is designed for actual use by professional educators; as such, the Plan out of necessity contains many specific details and measurements that may make it appear complex. The plan was approved by the Board of Education at their regular meeting held on April 12, 2012.
Welcome To Evergreen Community Charter School-Evergreen is a learning community committed to the pursuit of excellence in holistic education of mind, body, and spirit. We prepare students for lifelong learning, environmental responsibility, and service. We value the voice of every member of our community.In 2009, Evergreen received full SACS CASI Accreditation through AdvancED, an organization that advances excellence in education worldwide. This accreditation ensures that Evergreen is meeting quality educational standards, engages in continuous improvement and demonstrates quality assurance through internal and external review.Evergreen Community Charter School is one of 78 schools nationwide to receive the inaugural U.S. Department of Education's Green Ribbon Schools Award, which recognizes the highest performing green schools in the nation. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, together with White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, made the announcement.
PHILOSOPHY FOR LEARNING AT FRANCINE DELANY NEW SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN-We believe that students learn best when they are actively engaged in an experientially rich, hands-on program of study in classrooms that serve as working models of the learning community we strive to create. Students are challenged to develop critical thinking skills and to reach ambitious academic goals while developing self-respect and respect for others. Curiosity and creativity are valued; teachers function as guides and partners.We are required to participate in the North Carolina ABCs of Accountability End-of-Grade testing program, and we follow the North Carolina Standard Course of Study in all tested subjects. However, we teach using authentic learning materials and individualized instruction, rather than textbooks and pre-programmed curricula. Students read in self-chosen age- and ability-appropriate novels, write on self-chosen topics, use primary sources for research, and use manipulatives to study math concepts. This method of teaching requires small classroom sizes (we average 16 students per class), and a strong sense of personal accountability from each student.Different students learn differently. We are therefore committed to the full integration of the arts into our classrooms, so that students can demonstrate their learning in ways other than pencil-and-paper.The learning community we strive to create includes students, teachers, parents and guardians, and the community working in partnership. Parents and guardians are always welcome in the classroom, and staff works hard to be responsive to parents and guardians on the telephone and in conferences. We encourage parents and guardians to be responsive to us as well.Finally, we are committed to honoring the professionalism and skill of our talented and diverse teaching staff.