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"Our Children, Our School, Our Future"
| Meetings The MJACS Board meets the Third Thursday of Every Month at 6:30 pm Coalition Office Main St., Mt. Jewett |
Hello!
It is time for an update! If you have not already heard, we submitted our AMENDED
CHARTER application to the Kane Area School District on Friday, Oct. 3rd. HERE WE GO
AGAIN!!!!! Please see the Bradford Era press release in the link below.
http://www.bradfordera.com/articles/2008/10/07/news/doc48e6d30aa0ee6151737494.txt
Among the changes that were made to the application, our curriculum area was intensely
reviewed and modifications were made to help better explain our vision for our Charter
School Curriculum.
During the process of amending our application, The Mt. Jewett Charter Coalition’s
Curriculum Committee held a 2-day workshop aligning its reading curriculum with the PA
Department of Education’s new Standards Aligned Systems (SAS).
We were quite honored to have Jo Beth McKee of the Pennsylvania Department of
Education attend this meeting to assist us with the Standards Aligned Systems!
Jo Beth McKee is a Language Education Advisor, Bureau of Teaching and Learning
Support, Division of Standards and Curriculum in the Pennsylvania Department of
Education. In her position, she is the PDE Literacy consultant for the Standards Aligned
Systems (SAS) whom is in charge of designing model curricula for the state.
Jo Beth has assisted the Mt. Jewett Area Charter School for Academic Excellence by
providing initial training in Standards Aligned Systems curriculum planning and also
guided us through writing our SAS Literacy curriculum.
With the submission of this amended application, the clock starts ticking immediately!
First of all, the KASD may (but is not required to) hold a public hearing. Secondly, the
KASD must vote on the Amended Application at its first meeting following 45 days from
submission of the amendment which was on October 3rd.
Last time KASD held the PUBLIC HEARING, we did not think it was important that charter
school supporters show up at the hearing to prove the support of the charter school.
WE WERE WRONG!!!! It is imperative that we have as many people attend this public
hearing in support of the charter school, as possible! If we do not show the support at
the hearing, they will use it as a reason to deny the charter again! So, if the KASD decides
to hold a public hearing, please make plans to attend!
We will let you know the date of the actual Public Hearing as soon as the Kane Area
School District informs us of their intended date, but they only have until November 17th
to vote on our amended application so this could all happen quickly.
Please be looking for our next newsletter to be available in area businesses! We will keep
you updated as much as possible!
Talk to you soon.
Skye Ognen
Mt. Jewett Charter Coalition
It is time for an update! If you have not already heard, we submitted our AMENDED
CHARTER application to the Kane Area School District on Friday, Oct. 3rd. HERE WE GO
AGAIN!!!!! Please see the Bradford Era press release in the link below.
http://www.bradfordera.com/articles/2008/10/07/news/doc48e6d30aa0ee6151737494.txt
Among the changes that were made to the application, our curriculum area was intensely
reviewed and modifications were made to help better explain our vision for our Charter
School Curriculum.
During the process of amending our application, The Mt. Jewett Charter Coalition’s
Curriculum Committee held a 2-day workshop aligning its reading curriculum with the PA
Department of Education’s new Standards Aligned Systems (SAS).
We were quite honored to have Jo Beth McKee of the Pennsylvania Department of
Education attend this meeting to assist us with the Standards Aligned Systems!
Jo Beth McKee is a Language Education Advisor, Bureau of Teaching and Learning
Support, Division of Standards and Curriculum in the Pennsylvania Department of
Education. In her position, she is the PDE Literacy consultant for the Standards Aligned
Systems (SAS) whom is in charge of designing model curricula for the state.
Jo Beth has assisted the Mt. Jewett Area Charter School for Academic Excellence by
providing initial training in Standards Aligned Systems curriculum planning and also
guided us through writing our SAS Literacy curriculum.
With the submission of this amended application, the clock starts ticking immediately!
First of all, the KASD may (but is not required to) hold a public hearing. Secondly, the
KASD must vote on the Amended Application at its first meeting following 45 days from
submission of the amendment which was on October 3rd.
Last time KASD held the PUBLIC HEARING, we did not think it was important that charter
school supporters show up at the hearing to prove the support of the charter school.
WE WERE WRONG!!!! It is imperative that we have as many people attend this public
hearing in support of the charter school, as possible! If we do not show the support at
the hearing, they will use it as a reason to deny the charter again! So, if the KASD decides
to hold a public hearing, please make plans to attend!
We will let you know the date of the actual Public Hearing as soon as the Kane Area
School District informs us of their intended date, but they only have until November 17th
to vote on our amended application so this could all happen quickly.
Please be looking for our next newsletter to be available in area businesses! We will keep
you updated as much as possible!
Talk to you soon.
Skye Ognen
Mt. Jewett Charter Coalition
| A copy of the MJACS Charter Application and related documents can be viewed here: MJACS Application |