by sachartermoms | Aug 13, 2013 | Latest News
As mentioned in this earlier post, the Texas Education Agency recently released a new set of school accountability ratings. To highlight the top-performing schools in the state, the TEA released a list of schools that were rated “met standard” and also...
by sachartermoms | Aug 12, 2013 | Latest News
Today is back-to-school time for many KIPP: San Antonio students, two weeks earlier than most schools in the area. “More Time” is one of the Five Pillars of the KIPP approach. That means a longer school day (see sample teacher schedules from KIPP: NYC), a...
by sachartermoms | Aug 9, 2013 | Latest News
The Texas Education Agency recently released a new set of accountability ratings for Texas school districts and campuses. This is the first set of ratings based on STAAR standardized testing data. (See this earlier post for a discussion of previous ratings.) The...
by sachartermoms | Aug 8, 2013 | Latest News
Premier High School of San Antonio is hosting interest meetings this month: 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2013 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 6 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2013 Premier High School San Antonio is a tuition-free public charter school...
by sachartermoms | Aug 6, 2013 | Latest News
I recently updated my FAQ page. Here is an excerpt: “What is a charter school?” A charter school is a public school. It’s authorized directly by the state, not by a local school district. Students can cross district boundaries to attend the charter school...
by sachartermoms | Aug 5, 2013 | Latest News
UPDATED. The BASIS San Antonio Boosters now have an executive board: President: Richard Gross VP: Lourdes Campos 2nd VP: Chris Conlan (formerly Lloyd Wiltz) Treasurer: Juan Carlos Rodriguez (formerly Tom Immenschuh) Secretary: Rachel Allred Want to stay up to date on...
