Results tagged “award”

• KIPP LA Teacher Wins Prestigious Nationwide Award from Teach For America

   

  Hoang Pham, who teaches first graders at KIPP Empower Academy, was recently one of four teachers in the country selected for the Sue Lehmann Award from among 23 semi-finalists and 117 regional nominees.

  From: In the News. Published June 14, 2013. Last Modified June 14, 2013.

• 2013 Susan Steelman Bragato Scholarships Honor Five Outstanding High School Seniors

   

  The California Charter Schools Association is proud to award $1,500 college scholarships to five deserving charter high school graduates at Association member schools.

  From: In the News. Published June 7, 2013. Last Modified June 7, 2013.

• "Go forth and make your mistakes" - Words from a Graduate

   

  

  It may be hard to believe a student with a 4.61 GPA could ever make mistakes or lack courage. "I was a coward," Hamidah Mahmud told her fellow graduates at Granada Hills Charter High School's commencement last week. Read the rest of her great speech!

  From: In the News. Published June 4, 2013. Last Modified June 4, 2013.

• South LA Charter School Named Best Urban Elementary School in America

   

  Synergy Charter Academy in South Los Angeles has been named the Best Urban Elementary School in America by the National Center for Urban School Transformation. Synergy's 953 API makes it the highest performing elementary in Los Angeles - 88 percent of the school's students qualify for free or reduced price lunch.

  From: In the News. Published June 3, 2013. Last Modified June 3, 2013.

• 19 Charter Students Named Gates Millenium Scholars

   

  Nineteen California charter school students were among just 1,000 students nationwide selected for the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program. GMS rewards high-performing, low-income students by fully covering the cost of pursuing a degree in any undergraduate major at the accredited college or university of the recipients' choice. See the full list of students and their schools.

  From: In the News. Published May 30, 2013. Last Modified May 30, 2013.

• KIPP Among the Nation's Top Charter School Systems

   

  The Edith and Ely Broad Foundation named the three finalists for the 2013 Broad Prize for Charter Public Schools: **Achievement First**, **KIPP Foundation** and **Uncommon Schools**.

  From: In the News. Published May 15, 2013. Last Modified May 21, 2013.

• Thirty-Two Charter Schools Named California Distinguished Schools

   

  Schools earning California Distinguished School recognition are chosen because of their strong commitment and innovative approaches to improving student academic achievement. "California charter schools are known for innovative approaches that enable each child to achieve academic success," remarked Jed Wallace, President and Chief Executive Officer of the California Charter Schools Association.

  From: In the News. Published April 16, 2013. Last Modified April 24, 2013.

• Hart Vision Award for Charter School Volunteer of the Year is Shared by Meadows Art and Technology Charter School Parents Tommy & Cheryl Kitahata

   

  

  Hart Vision Award for Charter Volunteer of the Year was presented to Tommy and Cheryl Kitahata, parent volunteers with Meadows Art and Technology Charter School (MATES), founded in the Thousand Oaks area of Los Angeles in 2009.

  From: In the News. Published March 13, 2013. Last Modified March 18, 2013.

• 20th Annual California Charter Schools Conference Presents Hart Vision Award for Charter School Teacher of the Year to Jeanne Saiza of Palisades Charter High School

   

  

  Charter schools in California were created to give teachers opportunities to be innovative and transformative leaders, and Jeanne Saiza - Hart Vision Teacher of the Year- brings these qualities to her work with faculty, families and students alike," said Dr. Pamela Magee,

  From: In the News. Published March 13, 2013. Last Modified March 18, 2013.

• 20th Annual California Charter Schools Conference Presents Hart Vision Award for Charter School Leader of the Year Jackie Elliot

   

  

  The Hart Vision Award for the outstanding Charter Leader of the Year was presented to Jacqueline Elliot, Ed.D., of Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC) schools. As co-founder and CEO of PUC schools, Dr. Elliot opened Community Charter Middle School in 1999 and now operates 12 schools.

  From: In the News. Published March 13, 2013. Last Modified March 18, 2013.

• 20th Annual California Charter Schools Conference Presents Hart Vision Award for Charter School of the Year to Lighthouse Community Charter in Oakland

   

  

  The Lighthouse Community Charter School student population is made up of a diverse student body that comes from almost every neighborhood in Oakland, California. Boasting 95% of its three graduating classes having been accepted to a 4-year college, 9 in 10 of the students will be the first in their family to go to college.

  From: In the News. Published March 13, 2013. Last Modified March 18, 2013.

• Fenton Avenue Charter School Receives the Hart Vision School of the Year Award for its Leadership and Continued Success in School Transformation

   

  

  While known as a model of success, Fenton Avenue Charter School is awarded the Hart Vision award for doing something unprecedented - taking over a conversion school that was struggling.

  From: In the News. Published March 13, 2013. Last Modified March 18, 2013.

• CCSA Statement Applauding Charter Schools Recognized with the Title I Academic Achievement Award

   

  17 California charter schools were recognized with the 2011-12 Title I Academic Achievement Award.

  From: In the News. Published April 11, 2012. Last Modified April 12, 2012.

• CCSA Statement on New Broad Foundation Award for Charter Schools

   

  Broad Foundation Announces New Award for Charter Schools.

  From: In the News. Published November 1, 2011. Last Modified November 1, 2011.

• We're Looking for the Next Teacher and Volunteer of the Year

   

  Why not take a moment to recognize those teachers and volunteers that have risen to the top over the past year? Submit your nomination for the Teacher of the Year and Volunteer of the Year Hart Vision Award categories.

  From: In the News. Published October 20, 2011. Last Modified October 20, 2011.

• California Charter Schools Association Responds to Newsweek's List of Top High Schools

   

  Jed Wallace, president and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association, issued this statement today following the release of Newsweek's List of Top High Schools in the U.S., which includes some of California's top charter schools.

  From: In the News. Published June 20, 2011. Last Modified June 20, 2011.

• 5/27/11 Charter News Round-Up

   

  Charter school news for the week ending May 27, 2011.

  From: In the News. Published May 27, 2011. Last Modified May 27, 2011.

• CCSA Statement Lauding 2011 California Distinguished Schools

   

  Jed Wallace, President and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), released this statement applauding the winners of the 2011 California Distinguished Schools Award.

  From: In the News. Published April 12, 2011. Last Modified April 21, 2011.

• CCSA Statement Applauding Winners of Title I Academic Achievement Award

   

  Jed Wallace, President and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), released this statement applauding the winners of the 2010-11 Title I Academic Achievement Award, which include 22 California charter schools.

  From: In the News. Published March 30, 2011. Last Modified April 21, 2011.

• 2011 Winners of the Susan Steelman Bragato Scholarship

   

  The California Charter Schools Association is proud to award $1,500 college scholarships to five deserving charter high school graduates at Association member schools. The scholarship is named for Susan Steelman Bragato, the co-founder of the first charter school in California,...

  From: In the News. Published March 14, 2011. Last Modified March 14, 2011.