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Causes: Education, Secondary & High Schools
Mission: To provide eligible individuals an affordable and convenient way to earn a california teaching credential while meeting california's demand for new teachers. Expanded operations include charter schools, which have the mission to graduate high-achieving students of good character prepared for college and citizenship in a democratic society.
Programs: K-8 charter school operations: fortune school and hardy brown college prep are college preparatory charter schools that have been authorized to serve grades kindergarten through grade 8. During 2016-17 fortune school served students in grades k-7 while hardy brown college prep served students in grades k-8 grade. Founded by civic and community leaders from sacramento, california, the schools are high achieving and academically rigorous that serve predominately low income, african american students. While the focus of our tuition free public charter schools is to close the achievement gap for african american students. The schools are open to all students.
district intern credential program that provides an alternative path to teacher certification for single subject - middle school/high school (grades 7-12) general education teachers, a mild, moderate disabilities levels i & ii credential for education specialist teachers and a multiple subject credential for grades k-8 teachers in self contained classes. The programs include two years of professional development coursework completed on weekends from september through june of each year while simultaneously teaching on an intern credential.
the fortune excursions after school program is a service offered to our charter school families to provide affordable after school care to their children. Our goal is to provide an exciting and dynamic experience for the well-being of the children. We strive to provide the highest standard of enrichment and to develop young people into leaders. Our after school program focuses on fun activities in the arts, recreation, and the outdoors and includes the following courses: * sports * art (drawing - painting - arts & crafts) * dance * theater * martial arts * urban gardening * vocal