Over 1.8 million nonprofits and charities for donors, volunteers and funders
13 Pageviews Read Stories
Causes: Education, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Literacy
Mission: The academy for urban leadership charter school (the "charter school") provides a full range of educational services for grades 8 through 12. These services include regular as well as special education and basic skills instruction. The charter school completed the sy 2016-2017 school year with enrollment of 493 students. By every indicator, the charter school is a successful young charter school with great promise for future. With a focus on leadership, civics, community service, and academics, the charter school maintains a large waiting list for entrance and is armed with a strong board, experienced staff, significant seed funding, a well-developed mission and accompanying core values.
Programs: Major initiatives for 2016-2017 school year centered on activities associated with the continued implementation of the charter school's program and the challenges of the charter school's growth expansion for year three of operation. Specifically, the following were areas of focus for operational activities: fiscal controls/compliance and financial stability; sustain maximum enrollment; expanding staff to accomodate program growth and student needs; building competency in staff to perform required deliverables; providing systematic professional development for staff for the common core; facility and infrastructure enhancements; institutonalizing the charter school's discipline and academic culture; promoting student achievement outcomes/improving program design; preparing graduating class for college.
the charter school provided nutritionally balanced, low cost or free meals to students each school day through its breakfast and lunch programs. The programs are federally and state assisted.