Newly enshrined Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders wants to take a different approach with campuses that merge academics and athletics from the start. State officials are expected to decide Friday whether Prime Prep Academy, a reference to Sanders’ “Prime Time” nickname, will be among the new batch of Texas charter schools… Josie Duckett, vice president for public and government affairs at Texas Charter [...]
“Prime Time Charter School”
by Baker Mitchell on September 25, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, Students, Uncategorized
East Wake students are out of this world!
by Baker Mitchell on September 22, 2011 in Blogs, Parents, School News, Students
Two North Raleigh schools win national education award
by Baker Mitchell on September 19, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, Students
Two North Raleigh schools received today the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Schools Award from the U.S. Department of Education.
The Franciscan School and Quest Academy are among eight schools in North Carolina and 305 nationally who are being honored for their overall academic excellence or for their success in closing achievement gaps.
The Franciscan School and Quest won because of their high academic performance. For instance, Quest [...]
$5,000 for Innovation!
by Baker Mitchell on September 12, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Students, Uncategorized
Institute for Emerging Issues Prize for Innovation – Proposals due 11/11 for $5,000 prize. Read more here…
News 14: Alpha Academy, Alliance & “fast tracks”
by Baker Mitchell on September 1, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Students, Uncategorized
View interview with Alliance President and coverage of Sate Board’s action on Council and “fast tracks”. View here…
Like, Totally Awesome 80′s Dance
by Baker Mitchell on August 7, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Students, Uncategorized
Exploring Funding Opportunities for Charter Schools
by Baker Mitchell on July 11, 2011 in Administrators, Educators, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Students
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
3-4 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Interactive Webinar
In order to build and sustain high-quality programs, charter schools across the country often need to access funding beyond the standard per-pupil allocation. Join us to learn more about exploring grant opportunities and competing effectively for funds during an interactive webinar hosted by the National Charter School Resource Center: Exploring Funding Opportunities for Charter Schools.
Our July [...]
Hope-ful Dreams Fill Charter School
by Baker Mitchell on July 6, 2011 in Administrators, Educators, Parents, School News, Students
Hope Elementary Charter in the news! Click here to read the story.
Attention Parents! Attend our Conference for free!
by Baker Mitchell on July 5, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Parents, Students, Uncategorized
Parents (and grandparents) – You are invited to participate at our Conference for FREE. Please join us on Monday, Aug 1st at the Marriott in downtown Raleigh (500 Fayetteville St) at 9:30 AM for registration. Busses will leave at 10 AM for a trip to the legislative building, where you’ll be able to meet legislators and join our press conference. At noon the busses will bring you [...]
Washington Montessori
by Baker Mitchell on June 23, 2011 in Administrators, Blogs, Educators, Newsletters, Parents, Press Releases, School News, Students, Uncategorized
27 applications filed Nov 10!
Charter Council met today and will reconvene Dec. 13th.
Older "news":
All bills below have passed the House are are eligible
HB 823- Constitutional Amendment on SBE Governance of K-12
This bill will be taken up July 13, 2011 when the legislature reconvenes. The Alliance Board has not taken a formal position but our staff and lobbyist would recommend to the Board that we not support this bill in its present form.
HB 503- "Food" regulations
H503, a bill restricting the sale of certain non-nutritious foodstuffs in school, passed the House of Representatives today and is heading to the Senate. In its current form the bill would apply only to ‘competitive’ foods (not regular lunches) sold on campus after the last lunch period. For grades 9-12, it would not apply to foods sold as part of a fund-raising campaign either. Its main effect would appear to be to restrict the kinds of snacks that can be offered in vending machines on campus.
The original bill applied only to LEA schools, but it was amended in the House Education Committee to apply to charter schools as well.
HB 837 Completion of CPR by Students Required
This unnecessary regulation includes charters and we encourage you to take a look at it and talk to your legislators. It has not come to House floor at June 9th.
This bill takes the three Rs to 4 Rs. "Reading, Riting, Rithmetic, and Resusitation."



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