Mecklenburg County School Districts
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CHARLOTTE SECONDARY SCHOOL
Mission:“...challenging students to think critically and creatively, act with ethical and aesthetic awareness, and communicate effectively in a free and open exchange of ideas...”
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CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS
Mission:The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.Vision:Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and productive life.Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is located in the Charlotte, North Carolina region and provides academic instruction, rigor and support each school day to more than 141,100 students in kindergarten through 12th grade in 159 schools throughout the cities and towns of Mecklenburg County. CMS believes setting high standards for all students creates a greater opportunity for future success – in our communities, within the region and across our diverse and global society. Each day, CMS students are prepared to be leaders in a technologically savvy and globally competitive world.
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COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON
Mission-Community School of Davidson believes that every student can and will succeed in ways that reflect his or her own aptitudes and interests. Our mission is to use the principles of The Basic School to provide an optimum environment for learning in which:Ø Teachers and parents work together to create an inclusive community of learning.Ø Students are intrinsically motivated as lifelong learners through hands-on teaching, integrated curriculum and real life learning with meaningful community connections.Ø Teachers are empowered and encouraged to teach to the needs of each individual student
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COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Imagine a school whose classroom is the community, where a learner-centered, project-based approach nurtures each individual child within the context of partnership between parents, teachers, students, and community members. Community Charter School is a no-cost, public charter school serving grades K-5 in Charlotte’s historic Cherry neighborhood. Students learn in multi-grade classrooms (K-1, 2-3 or 4-5) where each individual can learn at their own pace. With two full time art teachers, CCS integrates studio and performing arts into a standards-based curriculum to provide our students with a rich environment that is truly a place to grow
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CROSSROADS CHARTER HIGH
The mission of Crossroads Charter High School is to serve as a lighthouse for students, parents and the community by providing educational solutions and innovative teaching techniques in an effort to achieve academic excellence for all students
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KENNEDY CHARTER
Elon Homes and Schools for Children, Inc. (EHSC), was pleased to be granted one of the first North Carolina Department of Public Instruction official Charter Public School certifications in 1997. Our intent for the school - named the Kennedy Charter Public School, Inc. in memory of Fred J. Kennedy, founder of Boy's Town of Charlotte - was to educate at-risk or otherwise disadvantaged youth in our care as well as students from across the community. The school has grown dramatically since that time, and with it, so has our academic rigor and educational results.With the addition of Kennedy Charter's elementary program in 2009, we began offering early educational attention to K-1 students. That program, too, has grown steadily as word has spread about the academic impact our small class sizes and expert instruction is yielding for our students.Today Kennedy Charter Public School is poised to offer K-12 education, a unique scenario in the Charlotte area. Our extended school day, extraordinary school leadership, small class sizes, innovative teaching practices, free transportation, new academic facility and compassionate staff make us unique among schools in the Charlotte area.Research shows that a student who graduates with a high school diploma has significantly better chances for success in life relative to employment, relationships, personal development, health and decision making. To this end we work with every student in every grade to help him or her, in every way, be successful at our school.
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KIPP: CHARLOTTE
Mission:The mission of KIPP Charlotte is to prepare all of our students to excel in the nation’s finest high schools and colleges by cultivating the habits of mind, character skills, and knowledge necessary for their success. We provide an education that will enable our students to lead full lives and empower our graduates to be the future leaders of Charlotte and agents of change in the world beyond.
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LAKE NORMAN CHARTER
Mission Statement: Lake Norman Charter School prepares students to be community leaders demonstrating personal integrity with a life-long desire to learn, lead, and serve.Together we learn, lead and serve Lake Norman Charter prepares students to be community leaders demonstrating personal integrity with a life-long desire to learn, lead and serve.
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METROLINA REGIONAL SCHOLARS ACADEMY
Mission:Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy is a charter school for children of extremely high intellectual ability. We provide an exceptionally challenging educational environment supporting the distinctive needs of each student.Vision-Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy is a learning community dedicated to providing the most apropriate educational challenges for highly intellectually giveted students in a flexible environment, that offers emotional and social support, and fosters self-acceptance, join in learning, a celebration of diversity and a desire to be of service.
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SOCRATES ACADEMY
If I were to describe Socrates Academy in one word, I would have to say "family." As trite as that sounds, it fits many aspects of working in this school. This is a diverse family, with all the spice and variety that one could expect to find in any large family, but with one unifying goal, the success of the students. The daily routines of co-existence, balancing curriculum with state and national goals, global integration with the Greek staff, along with classroom management and the business of teaching is evident, but it is how this is achieved that sets this school apart from many others.This school's staff is a buzz with creativity in this supportive home. Walk down any hallway, on any day and feel the current of engaged students taking part in their classroom as active participants in the Socratic Method of teaching. Classrooms are taught by effective teachers that are continuously in communication with their fellow teachers, striving to learn and share from each other. Students feel support and encouragement from caring adults, but are also reminded of the Socrates Proud rules for behavior, to peacefully maintain unity throughout the grade levels.The staff is familiar with all the students and they find time to greet them, listen to their stories and share in their lives. The students understand that they are loved, but that they are also expected to achieve the high goals set for them. This kindness and respect is created from the top down, from the supportive board and administration down through the teachers to the students. The parents are also active members of the Socrates family, always ready to volunteer many hours and are quick to participate in multiple directions. With this support of EACH member of the family, the students have no choice but to succeed-Laurie Sullivan.-Socrates Academy Art Teacher
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SUGAR CREEK CHARTER
Our Mission-Sugar Creek is committed to providing an environment that is conducive to learning for all students that sets high expectations for student behavior and academic achievement. Sugar Creek is a uniform school and students are required to adhere to a strict uniform policy. The Code of Conduct has been designed to guide the efforts of teachers and staff in creating a safe, orderly environment and to reinforce the primary mission of the school: demanding academic learning. The Code, states clearly all school-wide rules governing student behavior as well as the consequences for breaking the rules, serves as a contract among parents, students, and staff.