CSCA is an academically rigorous public K-8 charter school, which uses the Core Knowledge curriculum.
CSCA is a tuition-free, public school which, like other charter schools, has the flexibility to be innovative while still being held accountable for student achievement.
Below are more facts about Colorado's charter schools in general:
- Charter schools are public schools.
- Charter schools do not charge tuition (except K).
- Charter schools use non-discriminatory enrollment practices.
- There are no "test-in" requirements to attend charter schools.
- Currently, nearly 72,000 students attend the 170 charter school campuses in Colorado. This amounts to approximately 8.8% of total K-12 public school enrollment in the state.
- Charter school students must take the CSAP.
- Charter schools are subject to the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
- Charter school teachers must be "highly qualified" under NCLB.
- Charter schools serve a broad range of diverse students, including low-income, racial and ethnic minorities, and students with disabilities or other special needs.
- Colorado charter schools continue to attract a variety of students and are located in diverse geographical areas across the state.
- Charter school programs and academic designs are as diverse as the students they enroll. Some charters implement longer school days, while others implement curricula specifically designed for at-risk students, gifted children, pregnant/parenting teens, juvenile offenders, and more.
We kindle enthusiasm to craft bold and effective citizen-scholars.
Colorado Springs Charter Academy is love for community expressed in action. We are entrusted with dear purchase, to bind our students’ days of innocence and joy with structure, content, and character. To accomplish this, we cultivate the individual potential of all our students by:
- Providing academically rigorous, proven, content-rich educational programs;
- Developing incisive analytical skills and well-stocked minds;
- Fostering self-advocacy, passion, citizenship, and exemplary character;
- Holding individualized high expectations;
- Involving and welcoming parents and community members.
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