Lincoln Academy Core Knowledge Charter School

Lincoln AcademyA Core Knowledge charter school

in Arvada, COGrades Pre-K through 8

The Mission of Lincoln Academy is to help students attain their highest social and academic potential through an academically rigorous, content-rich educational program in a safe, orderly, and caring environment.

School Mission

Core Knowledge

• Educational reform

• Based on the premise that a grade-by-grade core of common learning is necessary to ensure a sound and fair elementary education

• Started by Professor E. D. Hirsch, Jr., author of Cultural Literacy and The Schools We Need

• Based on a large body of research in cognitive psychology, as well as a careful examination of several school systems Hirsch thought to be the world's fairest and most effective.

Core Knowledge

Learn more about Core Knowledge at

www.coreknowledge.org

Enrollment/ratios

Education levels of teachers

• 21 full-time teachers• 15 part-time teachers (.3 time up to .8 time)• 13 teachers have advanced degrees (master’s or doctorate). All 3 administrators have advanced degrees.

Teachers’ experience

• Average years of teaching experience: 5• Percent of teachers teaching in the subject in which they received their degree: 50%• Teachers with three years or more of teaching experience: 18• Teachers with less than three years of teaching experience: 10

Support staff

• 18 classroom assistants

• Large exceptional student services staff: 5 paraprofessionals, 4 special education service providers (speech, occupational therapy, psychologist, social work)

• 1 staff member that works with students with Advanced Learning Plans

• 3 administrators — 1 full-time principal and 2 part-time assistant principals.

Academic status

The elementary school has earned a "high" rating from the Colorado Department of Education every year since the ratings began. The middle school has earned a "high" rating for three of its four years.

Academic status

Student performance

Student performance

Student performance

No advanced courses

Although the school has no advanced courses, Principal Mary Ann Mahoney pointed out that “many of our algebra students do not need to take algebra in high school. Some students move directly to Spanish 2 when they enter high school.”

Special classes

• BETYOU (Building and Enrichment Time for Youth) is a program for grades three through five that offers a wide variety of extra classes for elementary students ranging from cooking to karate and book studies to Chinese language study.

• In the middle school, Lincoln Academy offers several electives that are not common in middle schools in the neighborhood: multimedia, film study, and specialized science classes.

Student offenses

2007-2008

• 1 instance of substance abuse - drugs

• 29 other violations of the code of conduct

Free/reduced lunch eligibility

• 2005-2006: 13.1%

• 2006-2007: 15.2%

• 2007-2008: 17.9%

Community of Arvada

Community of Arvada

Community of Arvada

Community of Arvada

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2007 American Community Survey

School Web site

http://www.lincolnacademy.net