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Charter schools are public schools that are created with a special charter that defines their governance and academic focus. They are free to all students, and spaces are often filled by lottery or on a first-come, first-served basis. Charter schools are required to administer standardized tests and their 5 year charter renewal process depends on meeting testing requirements.According to the California Charter Schools Association, "Research shows charter schools do a better job increasing student achievement than traditional public schools."
"Some of the myths that are out there are that charter schools take students from the traditional programs, along with the myth that charter schools aren't unionized," says Jay Dunlap, principal of SLV Charter School. He points out that "charter" just refers to how the school was created, not any specifics about how it is run or where it draws students from.
Below is a list of charter schools operating in the Sierra region of California. To submit corrections, please e-mail s...@sukiwessling.cm. Click here to view our national database of charter schools.
Alpine County
There are no charter schools presently listed for Alpine County.
Madera County
Ezequiel Tafoya Alvarado Academy
http://www.roadrunnersatwork.com
City: Madera
Grades served: K-7
Glacier High School
http://www.glacierhighcharter.org/
City: Oakhurst
Grades served: 9-12
Mountain Home School Charter
http://www.mountainhomecharter.org
City: Oakhurst
Grades served: K-12
Pioneer Technical Center
http://www.pioneertech.k12.ca.us/
City: Madera
Grades served: 9-12
Sherman Thomas Charter School
http://www.madera.k12.ca.us
City: Madera
Grades served: K-8
Mariposa County
There are no charter schools presently listed for Mariposa County.
Merced County
John C. Fremont Charter School
http://www.mcsd.k12.ca.us/sections/schools/Fremont
City: Merced
Grades served: K-5
Merced Scholars Charter School
http://charter.mercedlearn.org/
City: Merced
Grades served: 6-12
Mono County
There are no charter schools presently listed for Mono County.
Tuolumne County
California Virtual Academy @ Jamestown
http://www.summbears.k12.ca.us/
City: Tuolumne
Grades served: 7-12
Gold Rush Charter School
http://www.goldrushcs.com/
City: Sonora
Grades served: K-12
Non-district charter schools
California Virtual Academies
http://www.k12.com/cava/
City: Virtual. Open to residents of all Sierra counties, see website.
Grades served: K-12
Comments
My children and I loved our time at Antioch's The Learner-Centered School (TLCS) which is now called the Antioch Charter Academy. It was definitely worth sleeping on a cold, wet lawn with dozens of other families trying to get into the county's first charter school.
It was a pleasure helping compile this nationwide directory. www.examiner.com/x-6741-SF-Family-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Charter-schools-101-Charter-schools-in-the-east-SF-Bay-area
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