Big Picture Learning’s vision is to see all young people live lives of their own design. They partner with schools and communities to co-build sustainable systems of student-driven, real-world learning.
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The single largest form of public school “choice,” magnet schools are visionary, innovative and open to all students regardless of zip code. With thousands of schools educating millions of students nationwide, each school typically focuses on individually themed curricula.
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All the resources you need for remote, digital and micro-schooling – all in one place!
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CHC specializes in working with families living with ADHD, Learning Differences, Anxiety & Depression and Autism through their two schools, mental health clinic, community education and curated online resource library.
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The Mind Trust invests in public education to transform lives in neighborhoods across Indianapolis, IN.
4.0 focuses on funding the future of education, through taking small bets, writing more checks, and pushing for a more equitable distribution of funds.
Depending on the size of the school and regulatory environment, there are many ways to express policies and procedures for faculty. We’ve included a few examples below: Schoolhouse Learning Communities Faculty Handbook Granville Christian Academy Faculty/Staff Handbook Woodland Star Charter School Employee Handbook Wayland Middle School Faculty/Staff Handbook
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When creating a faculty handbook for your school, it’s important to provide guidance and information to support faculty members in their roles and responsibilities. You will find some schools provide relatively short handbooks whereas others are extensive. Here are topics to consider incorporating in your handbook: Introduction and School Overview: Provide an overview of the
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A school handbook is an important step in the enrollment journey for parents and students as it can welcome them and provide guidance in a new environment. There are many important things to convey for parents, students and relevant stakeholders, and we’ve included a few examples below: Private School Review provides an overview of school
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Ensuring your enrollment and re-enrollment contracts are secure and legally binding will protect your school from legal actions and also from collecting tuition fees when or if families decide they have to leave mid-term or make other last minute arrangements. It is vital to have any enrollment contract reviewed in the jurisdiction or region you
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If you intend to operate a private school, being licensed and being accredited are two different processes: Licensing Licensing refers to obtaining a legal authorization or approval from the relevant state and / or local government agency to operate as a private school. The requirements for obtaining a license vary by state, but they involve
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As the micro school movement evolves, there are hundreds and thousands of microschools around the world. You can find more information about these schools here.