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• A+ ACADEMY

  
  

  Our Mission Statement: “A+ Academy is to provide a positive growth and learning experience for children of this community in a safe, caring, and consistently structured atmosphere. Due consideration will be made to both the construction of the curriculum and our teaching practices to offer a high level of education to the gifted student, while at the same time offering an accelerated education for the 'At Risk' student.”

• ACADEMY OF DALLAS

  
  

  The mission of the Academy of Dallas Charter school is to provide a place where parents, teachers, and students work together to create a positive, safe and secure environment that fosters a community of life-long learners and good citizens.

• ADVANTAGE ACADEMY

  
  

  Our Vision: We are preparing all students for their future success by revolutionizing American education: ? Renewing Academic Excellence ? Restoring Character and Moral Values ? Reclaiming America’s Foundational Truths ? Reaching the Whole Student. Our Mission: We are dedicated to: Providing quality instruction in all subjects through innovative, brain-based learning and state-of-the-art technology. Fostering positive role models to create a kind and compassionate school community that promotes character and personal responsibility. Challenging students to establish the foundation of knowledge that created “One Nation Under God” through the study of unabridged American history and the Bible in History and Literature. Empowering students to discover and develop their gifts and leadership skills to fulfill their purpose in life. Connecting businesses, faith-based organizations, and families with the school to support a healthy and balanced life for each student.

• ALPHA CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  Alpha Academy began doing busines as Alpha Charter in 2001 to serve students and families in Garland and surrounding areas. Through the vision of the Superintendent and founder, Dr. Charles York and the late Mrs. Wilma York, Alpha opened it's doors on the notion that ALL students can succeed with structure, direction, nuture, and intruisic will. Alpha Charter motivates empowers students with the tools and skills neccessary to become strong, productive members in society. Through rigorous academics, character building, and parent involvement Alpha Charter School will "soar above expectations".

• AUSTIN CAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  Austin Can Academy is a premier charter school for high school students who are seeking a non-traditional opportunity to earn a high school diploma. Our campus enrollment is approximately 400 students, with a total of 513 graduates since opening in 2002. Our mission is...To provide the highest quality education for all students, especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting, in order to ensure their economic independence.

• A W BROWN-FELLOWSHIP LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

  
  

  The A. W. Brown – Fellowship Leadership Academy is a third generation elementary school presently serving students from pre-kindergarten three-year-olds through sixth grade. Founded in 1999 by the Reverend Armond W. Brown, this charter represents the most contemporary and aggressive trend of thought in public pro-choice education today. The mission of A.W. Brown-Fellowship Leadership Academy is to provide a learning environment in which children are trained, prepared and equipped for life leadership and academic excellence.

• CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD

  
  

  C-FB ISD provides instructional services to children who live in portions of Addison, Carrollton, Coppell, Farmers Branch, Irving and Dallas. C-FB ISD prides itself on making the schools, principals and teachers accessible to its communities. Vision Statement: All students will meet the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) at the satisfactory or advanced level and graduate college-ready or workforce ready without remediation. Mission Statement: Together with families and community we commit all district resources to guide the learning of each student to graduate as: A responsible individual, A passionate life-long learner, A complex thinker, An effective communicator who understands and respects our global interdependence.

• CEDAR HILL ISD

  
  

  The mission of Cedar Hill Independent School District, as the leader in world class education, is to develop confident leaders with the character, knowledge and skills to excel in any endeavor they pursue; this will be accomplished through master educators utilizing relevant and innovative curricula, a commitment to engage families and the community as educational partners and advocates, supported by premier facilities and operations.

• CHILDREN FIRST ACADEMY OF DALLAS

  
  

  The Children First Academy is a school setting where children will be provided with an opportunity to learn the basic skills in Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Music. Our program will feature a highly focused instructional program for each subject and for each grade level to ensure that students are successful in mastering the skills outlined in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skils (TEKS) manual, and the objectives as outlined on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) tests. The highly focused instructional program will be designed by the teachers, principal, and the staff development coordinator. The staff development coordinator will be a person on staff who will assist with the planning, implementation and evaluation of the staff development program. The campus atmosphere reflects teachers teaching, students learning, and parents involved.

• COPPELL ISD

  
  

  The mission of the Coppell Independent School District, as a committed and proven leader in educational excellence, is to ensure our learners achieve personal success, develop strong moral character, and become dynamic leaders and global citizens with a zeal for service by engaging each individual through innovative learning experiences led by a visionary staff and progressive community.

• TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES

  
  

  Our mission is... To provide the highest quality education for all students, especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting, in order to ensure their economic independence.

• DALLAS COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

• ACADEMY FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

  
  

  The Dallas County Juvenile Department is charged with the enormous responsibility of rehabilitating youthful offenders. We have learned that to accomplish this task, it takes all stakeholders of the Juvenile Justice System working in unison toward a common goal. All of us, as we serve our three primary customers -- the client and his or her family, the victim and the community at large --- must remember that the decisions we make directly correlates to the offenders' chances of success and, ultimately, to the protection of our community. Our agency appreciates the strong partnerships we have in the North Texas area with law enforcement agencies, school districts, faith-based organizations, community providers, and the many individuals and organizations who volunteer to assist in making a difference in the lives of the young adults we serve and in improving our community both today and tomorrow. OUR MISSION: To assist referred youth in becoming productive, law-abiding citizens, while promoting public safety and victim restoration.

• DALLAS ISD

  
  

  The Dallas Independent School District is proud of its award-winning schools, its outstanding teachers and staff, hard-working students and committed parents and volunteers. We are the 14th largest school district in the nation with a diverse population of more than 157,000 students. Serving these students are more than 20,000 employees, making the Dallas ISD one of the largest employers in the city. Dallas ISD boasts several U.S. Blue Ribbon Schools, 30 Exemplary and 67 Recognized schools as determined by the Texas Education Agency and is steadily increasing its graduation rate. As a matter of fact, the number of students graduating from Dallas ISD is at its highest since the mid-1980s. Our schools are also receiving renovations made possible by a $1.35 billion bond program approved by voters that is also building 14 new schools. Vision: Dallas ISD seeks to be a premier urban school district.

• DESOTO ISD

  
  

  With a current enrollment just over 9,000 students, DeSoto ISD is a small, suburban district 15 miles south of Dallas in north Texas. The 23-square-mile district serves students in DeSoto, Glenn Heights, and Ovilla with 12 campuses. The mission of DeSoto ISD is to prepare each student academically and socially to be a problem solver and productive citizen for a 21st century global society.

• DUNCANVILLE ISD

  
  

  Duncanville ISD is home to approximately 60,000 residents within a 28.7 square mile area, and serves the entire city of Duncanville and portions of Dallas, Cedar Hill, and DeSoto. The district currently educates approximately 12,900 students throughout its 18 campuses, including nine elementary schools, three intermediate schools, three middle schools, one high school, and PACE Learning Center, which offers accelerated instruction for non-traditional students. The Summit campus provides educational services within a structured environment to students with behavioral concerns. The mission of the Duncanville Independent School District is to provide each individual student with the necessary skills to achieve lifelong success and contribute to a global society.

• EDUCATION CENTER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY

  
  

  The vision and mission of Education Center International Academy Charter School District (ECIA CSD) is to offer a multicultural, safe and friendly environment in which students can successfully learn basic skills and core academic content, develop and demonstrate their special talents and gifts, and develop social competencies that demonstrate citizenship and character. Within this vision, knowledge and literacy are encouraged through learning activities that are developmentally appropriate, individually paced, and personalized to each student's academic performance and interest. ECIA CSD. will extend values beyond the classroom by making sure skills and concepts taught in the classroom are authentically useful in the world beyond school. As students develop problem solving skills, they will be encouraged to live, study and strive to be effective and productive citizens in their communities. Our mission is to help students understand that a productive and meaningful life is successful due to personal integrity, leadership and service to family, friends, and the community.

• EL PASO SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

  
  

• EVOLUTION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  Evolution Academy Charter School (EACS) is a public high school that provides students with a school of choice and targets adolescents who have dropped out of high school or who are seriously at risk of doing so. The mission of the EACS is to enable its students to achieve academic, social and career success. This supportive school community identifies, encourages and develops students' interests and abilities while, acknowledging and respecting each student's personal and cultural identity.

• FAITH FAMILY ACADEMY OF OAK CLIFF

  
  

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• FOCUS LEARNING ACADEMY

  
  

  FOCUS Learning Academy is a school of choice that provides an academic atmosphere for the learning different and at-risk child as well as the traditional or gifted learner. Recognizing each child’s individual talents and strengths, the model at FOCUS Learning Academy is designed to deliver instruction and activities utilizing multi-sensory structured techniques. FOCUS Learning Academy utilizes the CSCOPE sequence to ensure the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) are taught at the appropriate grade level and at the appropriate level of rigor.

• FORT WORTH CAN ACADEMY

  
  

  OUR MISSION: To provide the highest quality education for all students, especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting, in order to ensure their economic independence.

• GARLAND ISD

  
  

  GISD is located in the thriving northeast corner of Dallas County and serves the suburban cities of Garland, Rowlett and Sachse. MISSION: The Garland ISD exists as a DIVERSE COMMUNITY with a SHARED VISION that serves to provide an EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION to ALL of its students. GARLAND ISD VALUE CORE BELIEFS: All children, regardless of their racial and SES differences, have the capability to learn and succeed at equally high academic levels as required by the TEKS. It is the responsibility of all of the adults in the district to ensure that all of the children succeed academically. Equitable and excellent classroom learning is the primary focus of district operations.

• GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY

  
  

  The mission of Gateway Charter Academy shall be to provide, in partnership with parents and the community, a multicultural, safe and friendly environment in which children of all ethnic groups are: Equally respected, Educated in basic skills and core content, Expected to follow school behavioral guidelines, Extended opportunities to express their special talents, and Encouraged to maintain and enrich their own unique cultural heritage.

• GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  The mission of Golden Rule Schools, Inc. is to establish a safe and student-centered environment where knowledge and literacy are encouraged through learning activities that are developmentally appropriate, individually paced, and attuned to each student’s academic performance and interests. Golden Rule Schools, Inc. honors and respects the cultural and ethnic differences of the students served by the school. As students develop the problem solving skills needed for the 21st Century, they will be encouraged to live, study, and strive together to be effective and productive citizens in the diverse and technology-driven global economy.

• GRAND PRAIRIE ISD

  
  

  The Grand Prairie Independent School District is the largest employer in Grand Prairie with approximately 3,372 staff members. More than 2,100 of those are instructional staff. GPISD is a 58-square mile district serving approximately 26,000 students within the Dallas County portion of Grand Prairie. The District boasts 39 campuses, including 25 elementary schools, seven middle schools, two ninth-grade centers, three high schools and two alternative education schools. The District has a diverse student population with 63.1 percent Hispanic students, 17.6 percent black students, 15.1 percent white students, 3.7 percent Asian students, and .5 percent American Indian students. Vision Statement: We are a learning community vigorously pursuing student success. Mission Statement: We will ensure student success through engaging learning experiences, collaborative leadership, and a focus on maximizing student achievement.

• UPLIFT EDUCATION - HAMPTON PREPARATORY

  
  

  Hampton Preparatory is affiliated with the Uplift Education network of public charter schools. Our school opened in the fall of 2007 with a mere 160 students in grades 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th grades. Today, we have over 700 students enrolled in Kindergarten through 1st grades and 4th through 12th grades. By the fall of 2013, we anticipate an enrollment of over 1,300 students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grades. We currently have a Recognized rating with the Texas Education Agency for the 2009-2010 school year. The mission of Hampton Preparatory is to empower every student to reach their highest potential through rigorous academic experiences that inspire a lifelong love of learning, achievement, understanding of others, service, and responsible global citizenship.

• HIGHLAND PARK ISD

  
  

  The Highland Park Independent School District is located immediately north of downtown Dallas in the 6-square-mile suburban area of Highland Park, University Park and a small part of North Dallas. HPISD serves approximately 32,200 residents who are predominantly college-educated professionals and business leaders in the Dallas community. Since Highland Park schools were founded in 1914, there has been a consistent effort to build a tradition of excellence in both academic and extracurricular activities. HPISD MISSION: Highland Park Independent School District, with an unyielding commitment to excellence, will provide an exceptional academic program that recognizes the unique potential of each student and integrates the intellectual, social, cultural and physical aspects of learning. This program will empower each student to become an eager lifelong learner committed to academic excellence, integrity, responsible citizenship and service to others.

• HONORS ACADEMY

  
  

  Honors Academy Charter School District is an innovative and safe learning environment designed to meet the needs of today's learners. Having an exceptional staff, up-to-date education methodology, and technology-based learning techniques, each Honors Academy campus is dedicated to having all students excel. Honors Academy's unique curriculum integrates technology, projects, state adopted texts and traditional instructor-led methods to facilitate students functioning to their highest potential. This allows students to maximize their learning efforts. The seven campuses of Honors Academy are uniquely tailored to meet the needs of the students in each community. The leaders of the campuses strive to incorporate parents into the activities of the school, and take an active part in goal achievements.

• HOUSTON CAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  OUR MISSION: To provide the highest quality education for all students, especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting, in order to ensure their economic independence.

• INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY

  
  

  As a part of the Rylie Family Faith Academies family, Inspired Vision Elementary is known for our unmatched academic standards, highly-qualified educators, and providing a safe environment for children. In this type of environment, our school motto, “To Shape Lives, Dreams, and Futures,” is best achieved. Inspired Vision Elementary is located in beautiful southest Dallas, Texas. Our central location gives our students access to all the historical, cultural, and urban offerings the city of Dallas has to offer. We are proud to educate your pre-K through fifth grader. Inspired Vision Middle School serves middle school students in sixth through eighth grades. Our small class sizes and dedicated teachers make our school the place to be to succeed.

• IRVING ISD

  
  

  The District is one of 1,237 school districts and charter schools in the State of Texas. It provides a program of public education from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve. The Irving Independent School District Board of Trustees ("the Board"), a seven-member group, has governance responsibilities over all activities related to public elementary and secondary education within the jurisdiction of the District. The mission statement of the Irving Independent School District is "We engage learners to become critical thinkers, leaders and contributors in a diverse and competitive world."

• KIPP DALLAS-FORT WORTH

  
  

  Founded in 2003, the mission of KIPP TRUTH Academy (KTA) is to prepare scholars to enter, succeed in, and graduate from college preparatory high schools and colleges. We aim to equip our scholars with the skills to be productive contributors to their community, honoring the legacy of achievement of those before them. KTA's core values are: Tenacity, Respect, Understanding, Teamwork, and Honor. With a focus on rigor, relevance, and relationships, KTA currently serves 350 scholars in grades 5-8; preparing scholars to climb the mountain to and through college.

• LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS

  
  

  La Academia de Estrellas Charter School was established to provide innovative learning opportunities for students, by honoring diverse cultures, languages, backgrounds and academic abilities. The instructional foundation at La Academia de Estrellas is built upon three pillars: 1. Inquiry-based instruction, which engages students in open-ended, student-centered, hands-on activities, which support the acquisition and mastery of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. 2. Community based learning, where students, parents and teachers partner with community members to create connections between the classroom and real-world situations. 3. Differentiated, small group instruction to enable all students to learn according to their preferred learning style and at the appropriate level. School Mission: To be a premier public charter school where students become life-long learners who actively participate in their own learning, remain engaged in the educational process and show mastery of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills objectives at each grade level.

• LANCASTER ISD

  
  

  The mission of Lancaster Independent School District, a leader in providing innovative, quality programs, is to educate every student with the knowledge; skills; and principles to succeed and contribute in a competitive and technologically advancing world by providing rigorous and engaging learning opportunities that promote diversity; create an environment of integrity and respect; and establish a commitment to continued improvement in partnership with families and community. Lancaster ISD is on a quest to become the best of the best.

• LIFE SCHOOL

  
  

  Life School began in 1998 to serve students and families in southern Dallas. Life School began in 1998 to serve students and families in southern Dallas. It is through the vision of the Founder, Dr. Tom Wilson, that Life School opened its doors with 15 faculty and staff members serving 266 students at the Oak Cliff campus. Today, Life School serves about 4000 students at five locations. The mission of Life School is to train leaders with life skills for the twenty-first century by establishing strong academics, character training, and a parenting program.

• MANARA ACADEMY

  
  

  Manara Academy provides all students with a personalized, supportive and engaging school environment where they can obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to find success as individuals and as members of their community. The objective of the curriculum is to incorporate active, project-based learning, which connects learning across academic disciplines, and to meet the specific academic needs of each student. The daily curriculum will actively engage students in multiple opportunities for language development. A strong emphasis on reading and math in all subject areas will be implemented. Staff members are responsible for on-going investigation, assessment, analysis and refinement of curriculum. In addition to the core subjects, Manara Academy implements a foreign language program, art, physical education and technology. Students master a broad range of content through curriculum integration that is relevant, meaningful and engaging. The curriculum design embraces the TEKS, and strives to rise above these state standards through project-based learning. Teaching and learning is student centered and driven and measured by assessments such as the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). Manara Academy partners with Expeditionary Learning Schools - Outward Bound (ELS), one of the Nation’s most innovative and successful school design instructional models. Through ELS design principles and practices, ELS school designers enable our teachers to implement real life, project-based learning “expeditions” that promote literacy and integrate curricular content. ELS also delivers the school’s stated mission goals of providing students with a creative, adaptive and ethical environment consistent with the state’s curriculum standards. ELS best fits Manara’s vision and mission when compared to other school design models as evidenced by our founding board’s exhaustive assessment of multiple models.

• MESQUITE ISD

  
  

  Mesquite ISD encompasses an area of approximately 60 square miles along either side of I-635 in east Dallas County. It draws from the communities of Mesquite, Garland, and Balch Springs as well as areas of Dallas. We believe that by challenging students with high expectations and a rigorous curriculum, they will excel. We believe in cultivating our students’ talent and drive through involvement in extracurricular programs and opportunities. We believe in never giving up on a single student.

• UPLIFT EDUCATION - NORTH HILLS PREPARATORY

  
  

  The mission of North Hills Preparatory is to provide an education that empowers students to reach their highest potential and inspires a love of learning. We will achieve this Mission by: Providing a preparatory curriculum of the highest standards that encourages children to raise the level of expectations that they place upon themselves and motivates them to become successful leaders; Creating a diverse community that embraces the ideals of responsible citizenship in an environment of respect for our world and its peoples; Creating traditions and symbols that continually illustrate and reinforce our goals among all members of our community.

• NOVA ACADEMY

  
  

  Nova Academy is located in the Pleasant Grove, an urban community in the southeast sector of Dallas, Texas. Nova Academy provides a safe, stimulating environment with a rigorous and challenging academic curriculum. NOVA ACADEMY MISSION STATEMENT: Educating all students in a Multi-Cultural environment where parents and the community will serve as partners in achieving academic excellence of our students.

• NOVA ACADEMY (SOUTHEAST)

  
  

  Nova Academy is located in the Pleasant Grove, an urban community in the southeast sector of Dallas, Texas. Nova Academy provides a safe, stimulating environment with a rigorous and challenging academic curriculum. NOVA ACADEMY MISSION STATEMENT: Educating all students in a Multi-Cultural environment where parents and the community will serve as partners in achieving academic excellence of our students.

• UPLIFT EDUCATION - PEAK PREPARATORY

  
  

  Peak Preparatory is an Uplift Education charter school. Peak Preparatory is focused on nurturing strong relationships between teachers, students and parents while maintaining the highest expectations. The school provides a curriculum with the highest academic standards that truly prepare students for college. To foster a professional learning environment, teachers and students are given the time and tools to reflect and achieve academic and professional growth. The mission of Peak Preparatory is to provide an education that empowers students to reach their highest potential and inspires a lifelong love of learning, achievement, service, and responsible citizenship.

• PEGASUS SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

  
  

  The Pegasus School of Liberal Arts & Sciences opened its doors to students in 1997. As an open enrollment public charter school, Pegasus is part of the public school system of Texas, providing tuition free public education to its students. The vision of Pegasus Charter School is to be an interdisciplinary public school, located in the heart of Dallas, designed to develop and educate serious learners, and committed to continuous improvement. The mission is to educate individuals in the liberal arts and sciences in order to prepare them for productive and meaningful lives in an increasingly complex world.

• RECONCILIATION ACADEMY

  
  

  MISSION STATEMENT: Reconciliation Academy exists to work in an educational partnership with families. We desire to provide a distinctive environment of educational opportunity for all children and young people in our community. Reconciliation Academy students will have the opportunity to become well prepared, life-long learners possessing the character, knowledge, and wisdom necessary to succeed, lead, and contribute to their community and to their fellow man. VISION STATEMENT: Our vision is to work in partnership with families to prepare children and young people to fulfill productive leadership roles in society.

• REG 10 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER

  
  

  Region 10 Education Service Center is one of 20 regional service centers established by the Texas State Legislature in 1967 for the purpose of providing services to the school districts within a defined geographic region. Regional service centers are non-regulatory, have no taxing authority, and provide services for which participation is voluntary on the part of the local school district. Region 10 Education Service Center, located in Richardson, provides services that impact more than 650,000 students and 53,000 educators in 80 public school districts, 31 Charter Schools, and numerous private schools in the 8 counties (and portions of a 9th) in north Texas that comprise the Region 10 Service Area. The mission of Region 10 Education Service Center, a dynamic learning community, passionately committed to educational excellence, is to anticipate the rapidly changing needs of students and other stakeholders by building partnerships and providing a wide array of high quality, innovative products and services, efficiently and economically.

• RICHARDSON ISD

  
  

  Richardson ISD covers 38.5 square miles and includes most of the city of Richardson, and portions of the cities of Dallas and Garland (60 percent of RISD is in Dallas, with 35 percent in Richardson and 5 percent in Garland). VISION: RISD - Where all students learn, grow, and succeed. MISSION: To serve and prepare all students for their global future. VALUES: Integrity – Inspiration – Inclusiveness – Innovation. FOCUS: Students are the primary focus of the RISD staff, and staff is the primary focus of the administration.

• RICHLAND COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL

  
  

  Richland Collegiate High School is a unique charter school designed to provide a "rigorous academic experience" for high school juniors and seniors. Students can complete their last two years of high school at Richland College by taking college courses and earning college credits with a focus on mathematics, science, and engineering or visual, performing, and digital arts. Potentially, these students can graduate with both their high school diploma and an associate degree, ready to transfer to a four-year university. Tuition and books are free, making RCHS an educational and affordable choice.

• SAN ANTONIO CAN HIGH SCHOOL

  
  

  Our mission is...To provide the highest quality education for all students, especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting, in order to ensure their economic independence.

• ST ANTHONY SCHOOL

  
  

  St. Anthony's mission is to develop inquiring knowledgeable and caring young people who make better decision for themselves and the world through intercultural understanding and respect. The school focuses on curriculum, innovative instruction and parent and community involvement. St Anthony strives to create an environment based upon academics that encourage students to become active lifelong learner who understands that people with their differences can also be right.

• SUNNYVALE ISD

  
  

  Sunnyvale ISD is located approximately 15 miles from downtown Dallas and is convenient to Lake Ray Hubbard. Residents of our town enjoy both quiet, tree-lined streets and scenic wide-open spaces - and a tremendous sense of community pride! The Town of Sunnyvale was incorporated in 1953 and covers 17 square miles. Mission Statement: The mission of the Sunnyvale Independent School District is to provide the highest quality education by creating life-long learners through comprehensive academic, athletic, cultural, and extra-curricular opportunities for the children of our community. Vision Statement: Sunnyvale ISD, in partnership with the community, is a stable, safe and caring “hometown” learning environment that focuses on the changing needs of our students and achieves educational excellence.

• THE SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE

  
  

• TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY

  
  

  Trinity Basin Preparatory is a free public charter school that was founded in 1998. Since opening the first campus in 1999 in Oak Cliff, Trinity Basin Preparatory has expanded to provide a safe, disciplined learning environment for more than 1300 students in grades PK3 through 8. Trinity Basin Preparatory now has three campuses in Oak Cliff, providing an education that focuses on language acquisition skills to a predominantly low income Hispanic student base. The vision of Trinity Basin Preparatory is to provide this education in an environment specifically designed to meet the individual academic, physical, and emotional needs of its students. Our mission at Trinity Basin Preparatory is to inspire every student to do more, expect more, and be more.

• UNIVERSAL ACADEMY

  
  

  Our Mission: To create a challenging and intellectually engaging curriculum within a safe, nurturing environment by providing varied learning opportunities that focus on the development of instructional excellence, leadership, and character building in partnership with a diverse community of lifelong learners. Our Vision: Universal Academy empowers all students to take their place in the world as knowledgeable, competent, responsible citizens. Students are articulate, creative, achieving individual academic, emotional and physical goals in a safe, equitable educational community. Students are well rounded, achieve in all subject areas, integrate technology, think independently and connect content to real life. All district staff are student-centered, innovative, committed, enthusiastic, educational leaders. They respect student diversity, strengths, and learning challenges. They understand and implement research-based strategies. All staff have high standards for their students, colleagues and themselves. The community is an empowered, positive, collaborative voice that supports teaching and learning and participates in educational decision making for students. The district embraces the global community and is committed to meaningful partnerships. Universal Academy is committed to student success.

• WAXAHACHIE FAITH FAMILY ACADEMY

  
  

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• UPLIFT EDUCATION - WILLIAMS PREPARATORY

  
  

  Williams Prep is an Uplift Charter School which opened in July 2007. Now in its sixth year of operation, Williams Prep is focused on nurturing strong relationships between teachers, students and parents while maintaining the highest expectations. The school provides a curriculum with the highest academics that truly prepare students for college. To foster a professional learning environment, teachers and students are given time and tools to reflect and achieve academic and professional growth. "Williams Preparatory will create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and which inspire a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world."

• WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS

  
  

  Mission: To create a supportive, safe environment that motivates, educates, and trains students so they can graduate from high school prepared with the skills and abilities needed for higher education, employment, and life. Vision: To meet the educational needs of students who prefer a non-traditional way of learning and to meet the specific needs of those students who thrive on individualized instruction. Winfree Academy Charter Schools is an excellent school for At-Promise students, those who are in need of credit recovery, and a great choice for students who are unable to attend high school during normal school hours. Winfree Academy Charter Schools utilizes a comprehensive high school curriculum that is offered via flexible individualized delivery system utilizing online curriculum and constant availability. Our highly experienced educators are available to help students in the early morning hours, throughout the day, and into the early evening, spending the extra time and the extra care to increase student achievement. They use effective methods of teaching to motivate and nurture the students’ to success. Emphasis is placed on preparing students to be college- and career-ready while completing all requirements to earn a high school diploma.