On the grow!
Utica Shale Academy in Salineville, Ohio, is just now completing a growth spurt which included a relocation and a new, larger space. But school leaders are already working on their next expansion, which will include not only their physical space but also their career-focused curricular tracks.
Keeping quarantined students moving forward
Arizona State University and Cleveland’s Breakthrough Schools this week announced a new effort to make sure that students who must quarantine at home due to possible Covid exposure can continue learning without interruption. The “Learning Under Quarantine” program includes grade-level specific tailoring along with daily synchronous instruction and additional asynchronous learning activities. The goal is to make sure that when students return to class, they can pick up again without needing lengthy catch up efforts.
New leader
A mayoral primary was held in Cleveland this week, with the top two vote-getters going head-to-head in November. As the only mayoral-control school district in Ohio, the ultimate winner will become the head of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
New charter school
Cardinal Academy, an Idaho charter school aimed at supporting pregnant and parenting teens to graduation, opened its doors in Boise recently for its inaugural year. Best wishes to students, staff, and families.
Shrinking
The co-founder and co-executive director of MESA Charter High School in Brooklyn published an op-ed in the New York Daily News last week in which he chronicles the steep enrollment declines in traditional district schools in the borough and opines that parents must have strong, reliable options like charter schools to choose from as alternatives.
NAGB information session
For anyone considering applying for a position on the National Assessment Governing Board (remember, nominations are due November 1), the board is holding a virtual information session on Wednesday, September 22 to explain more about the work and to have current board members describe their experiences while serving. More details and registration for the information session is here.
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