F R I E N D S H I P PUBLI CCHARTERSCHOOL
20072008
ANNUAL REPOR
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The mi ssi on ofFr i endshi p Publ i cChar t erSchool ( FPCS)i st o pr epar est udent st o becomeet hi cal , l i t er at e,wel l r ounded,and sel f suf f i ci entci t i zens by pr ovi di ng a wor l dcl ass educat i on t hatmot i vat esst udent st or eachhi ghacademi cst andar ds, enj oy l ear ni ng,achi eve success,and cont r i but e act i vel yt ot hei rcommuni t i es.
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Fi nance 20072008Budget 22 20072008Donat i onsandGr ant s 24 Fr i endshi pPubl i cChar t erSchoolEvi denceof Per f or manceandPr ogr ess Appr ovedAccount abi l i t yPl ans Chamber l ai nEl ement ar y Woodr i dgeEl ement ar yandMi ddl e Sout heastEl ement ar yAcademy Bl ow Pi er ceJ uni orAcademy Col l egi at eAcademyHi ghSchool Account abi l i t yPl anPer f or mance Chamber l ai nEl ement ar y Woodr i dgeEl ement ar yandMi ddl e Sout heastEl ement ar yAcademy Bl ow Pi er ceJ uni orAcademy Col l egi at eAcademyHi ghSchool Addi t i onalPer f or manceCr i t er i a Cer t i f i cat i onRegar di ngRel evantAut hor i zat i ons Addr essi ngPr ogr am Devel opmentRevi ew Fi ndi ngsand Publ i cChar t erSchoolBoar dAct i onTaken
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LessonsLear nedandAct i onsTaken
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Repor t i ngAccount abi l i t yI nf or mat i on
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CURRI CULUM DESI GN ANDI NSTRUCTI ONAL APPROACHPre-Kindergarten El ement ar ySchool Mi ddl eSchool Hi ghSchool
Att heFPCS,t hef oundat i onofourcur r i cul um desi gni st hebel i eft hatal lchi l dr encan,do, andwi l ll ear n.Weuset heDi st r i ctofCol umbi ast andar dscombi nedwi t hr i gor ousnat i onal st andar ds( Nat i onalCounci lofTeacher sofMat hemat i cs,Nat i onalCounci lofTeacher sof Engl i sh,AdvancedPl acement ,I nt er nat i onalBaccal aur eat e,Habi t soft heMi nd)t ocr eat ea r i chandr i gor ouseducat i onalexper i encef orourst udent s. Overt hepastt woyear s,FPCShasunder t akenaschoolcommuni t ywi deef f or tt or ef or mi t sacademi cdesi gn.Ther esul toft hi si ni t i at i vehasbeent hecr eat i onofast andar dsbasedcur r i cul um andi nst r uct i onalmodel ,movi ngFPCSawayf r om scr i pt edi nst r uct i ont ot heuseofcur r i cul um mapsandavar i et yoft ext st osuppor tt hedel i ver yofi nst r uct i onacr osscont entar eas.Thi sef f or t i ncl udedt eacher sandadmi ni st r at or sf r om acr osst heFPCScommuni t y,andt hei nt entoft hi s r ef or mi st oai dt eacher si nt hedi f f er ent i at i onofi nst r uct i onf orvar i edst udentneeds.Wi t hi nt he desi gn,t eacher swor kcol l abor at i vel yt odet er mi net hebi gi deasandessent i alquest i onsi nher ent i neachst andar dandpl ani nst r uct i ont oensur et hatst udent sachi evehi ghl evel sofl ear ni ng.Assessmenti susedasat oolt ogaugest udent s’mast er yofst andar dsandhel pst eacher si dent i f y t hei ndi vi dualneedsofeachst udent .Thr oughacont i nualcycl eofi nqui r y,t eacher sar eabl et oi ndi vi dual i zei nst r uct i onandaddr essdef i ci enci esi mmedi at el y. Weknow t hatt hesuccessofourst udent si sl ar gel ydet er mi nedbywhatourt eacher sbel i eve, know,andar eabl et odo.Ther ef or e,wei nvest edagr eatdealoft i meandener gyandmanyf i nanci alr esour cesi nensur i ngt hatourt eacher sr ecei vet hebestpr of essi onaldevel opmentavai l abl e andi npr ovi di ngst udent swi t hext endedl ear ni ngoppor t uni t i essuchast heSat ur daypr ogr ams.
Pr eKi nder gar t en FPCSpr ovi desacompr ehensi vef ul ldaypr ogr am f orchi l dr enagedt hr eet osi x.Ourpr eki nder gar t enandki nder gar t enl ear ni ngenvi r onmentf eat ur eshandsonl ear ni ngcent er s, cl assr oom l i br ar i es,andcomput erl ear ni ngst at i ons.Cent er edonFr i endshi pl ear ni ngst andar ds,ourpr ogr am i spr i mar i l ybasedonThe Cr eat i veCur r i cul um.Endor sedbyt heNat i onal Associ at i onf ort heEducat i onofYoungChi l dr en( NAEYC) ,TheCr eat i veCur r i cul um encour ageschi l dr ent omakesel f di r ect edandgui ded choi cest hr oughoutt heday.Weal sout i l i ze OpenCour tReadi ngandEver ydayMat hemat i csasr esour cest osuppor tl i t er acyandmat h emat i cs. At ypi caldai l yschedul emayi ncl ude Mor ni ngMeet i ng( at t endance,weat her , newsandannouncement s,et c. ) Vocabul ar yBui l di ng( wor dwal landvocabul ar ybui l di ngact i vi t i es) Lear ni ngCent er s( wr i t i ngcent er ,sci ence cent er ,dr amat i cpl ay,et c. ) ReadAl oud Cont entAr eaLessons( mat hemat i cs,sci ence,andsoci alst udi es) Out doorPl ay
Ourpr ogr am i sdesi gnedt ochal l engeand suppor tt hesoci al / emot i onal ,physi cal ,cogni t i ve,andl anguagedevel opmentneedsof al lchi l dr en.Att hecor eofTheCr eat i veCur r i cul um ar ewel l pl annedl ear ni ngcent er s t hatof f erchi l dr enmul t i pl eoppor t uni t i est o expl or e,di scover ,andl ear nagi venski l l . Weal souseOpenCour tReadi ngaswel las Ever ydayMat hemat i cst osuppor tourl i t er acyandmat hemat i cspr ogr ams. Homeandschoolar eayoungchi l d’ st wo mosti mpor t antwor l ds.Recogni zi ngt hat par ent sar evi t alt ot hesuccessofourpr ogr am,Fr i endshi pencour agespar ent st o becomeapar toft heFr i endshi pcommuni t y. Par ent sar eencour agedt ogot ost udentassembl i esandper f or mances,vi si tcl ass r ooms,par t i ci pat ei nschoolcl ubsandext r acur r i cul aract i vi t i es,at t endpar entwor kshopsandt r ai ni ngs,andj oi nt he Par ent / TeacherAssoci at i on. Wear ecommi t t edt opr ovi di ngawor l dcl ass educat i on.Ourf ul ldayear l ychi l dhoodpr ogr am pr ovi dest henecessar yf oundat i onf or ourst udent st osucceedi nki nder gar t enand beyond.
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