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Parent Survey Announcement
RECEIVE ONE VOLUNTEER HOUR for completing and submitting the Parent Survey. You will receive this survey by email to your home or you can log on to SIS and click on the link under ANNOUNCEMENTS.
(The notice will read "Mid-Year Parent Satisfaction Survey") This survey will provide us with valuable information on the performance & operations of your charter school. We appreciate your input and thank you for participating. The deadline for submitting the survey is May 25, 2012.
NEW for 2012-2013
Cambridge Advanced Program of Studies (CAPS)
Cherokee Charter Academy will offer a Cambridge Advanced Program of Studies for grade 6, 7, and 8. The Cambridge/AICE Program is an internationally-recognized, pre-university curriculum which offers a rigorous and relevant program of studies and is sponsored by Cambridge University in England.
To find out more about the Cambridge Program visit http://www.cie.org.uk/countries/usa.
For information and to apply, please contact
Lorelei Maurer, at (678) 385-7322 or lmaurer@cherokeecharter.org
Cherokee Charter Academy Students Sweep Animated Graphics in County
Students from Cherokee Charter Academy took home 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for Animated Graphic Design at the Cherokee County Schools Sequoyah Regional Technology Fair. Click here to read more.
More than 1,500 Rally for Georgia School Choice
Cherokee Charter Academy student Maryn Young, 8, cheers as State Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan (D-Austell), left, speaks at a rally on the Capitol in support of school choice as a proposed constitutional amendment to fix the state's charter school process appears stalled as lawmakers focus on the budget and taxes in Atlanta, Ga. Click here for the complete story.
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Cherokee Charter Academy
Welcome to Cherokee Charter Academy. We are a SACS Accredited, tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades K-8. Cherokee Charter Academy is a member of the Charter Schools USA family of schools and provides Cherokee County with a great neighborhood school of choice.
Mission
The Cherokee Charter Academy will provide students with the necessary tools and skills needed to develop superior levels of achievement. We will strive for academic, social and physical excellence by providing a quality and challenging curriculum. We will promote positive moral and social values, foster an atmosphere of self-discipline in a safe learning environment, and maximize individual productivity to meet the needs of a changing global society. Cherokee Charter Academy students will be able to maximize their potential for successfully actualizing their goals with confidence and intrinsic motivation, thereby enabling each student to become a lifelong learner and strong functional contributor to their local community as well as their global community.
What is a Charter School?
Charter schools are tuition-free public schools of choice, but each charter school is governed independently. Unlike traditional public schools, every charter school must demonstrate success, or it will lose its charter.
The Cherokee Charter Academy is a member of the Charter Schools USA family of schools. CSUSA is one of the largest providers of charter school management services in the nation. CSUSA manages private and municipal charters for grades Pre-K through 12.
For more information on charter schools or Charter Schools USA, please visit www.charterschoolsusa.com.
Advantages Cherokee Charter Academy
- Provides a school choice option in Cherokee County
- Active and Meaningful Parental Involvement
- School Uniforms
- Local Governance
- Personalized Learning Plans for ALL students
- Research-based Instructional Strategies
- Foreign Language in all grade levels
- Arts, Music and Enrichment Activities in all grade levels
- Student Information System that creates effective and consistent communication between school, parents, and the detailed data drives instruction
- Continuous Performance Monitoring & Measurement
- Provides innovative academic and enrichment programming that includes:
- Integrated Character Education Program across the curriculum
- Developed Communities of Character framework that integrates partnerships and hands-on learning experiences for students with local/community parents, government, businesses and organizations