New Frontiers Public Schools Inc

Programs: New frontiers charter school served approximately 659 children in kindergarten through 8th grade during the 2014-2015 school year with the following programs. Title i school wide campus funding from title i - each student participates in an intervention period, which is a time set aside during a period of each day. Intensive intervention, customized for the student group, based on timely data is targeted to maximize student performance in the core content area. Intervention teachers and support staff provide instruction to small groups of students as well during these periods, thereby creating small class sizes in the general education classroom. Teachers and student track their progress, based on measurable goals. These activities are designed to reinforce and supplement content taught during the regular instructional period. Special education idea b funding - special ed currently serves 69 special needs students. Multiple methods of instruction co-teach, inclusion, intervention, tutoring, and state assessment staar intervention sessions to provide various strategies and educational atmospheres to reach the more challenged learner are utilized. Specialized teachers who are highly qualified provide students,with cognitive disabilities, instruction in multiple areas to fulfill the educational needs of our special education students. Esl english as a second language - state funds as well as federal funds are utilized. Service delivery and curriculum are designed to provide enhanced instruction for english limited/deficient students as they strive toward being english language dominate learners. Our current population of 60 esl students varies in their abilities. Staff is esl certified as well as highly qualified as content generalists in appropriate grade assignments. Our esl students in grade k-8 receive instruction in small groups to attain language acquisition to enhance their attainment of the content.