Futuro Academy, founded by Clark County School District veteran teacher, Teach For America Alumni, and Nevada's first Building Excellent Schools Fellow, opened its doors in Fall 2017 in East Las Vegas. The Futuro model focuses on quality instruction and the use of data to teach strategically and support every student. Futuro is growing a grade level per year until it is a fully-enrolled kindergarten through eighth grade school.
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In Fall 2017, Democracy Prep at the Agassi Campus (DPAC) was inspired by local efforts to create a city-wide strategy to address educational inequity. Impressed by their academic success in other cities, Opportunity 180 invited DPAC to Clark County, when they were offered a partnership by the Board at Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy to improve student achievement. The DPAC approach is centered around rigorous instruction and high expectations for all students.
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Founded by a 14-year Clark County School District veteran teacher, Teach For America Corps member, and Nevada Building Excellent Schools Fellow, Nevada Rise opened its doors in Fall 2018 to serve students and families in East Las Vegas. Part of the school's focus is on character development, parent engagement, and data-driven instruction. Nevada Rise plans to grow a grade level per year until it is a fully-enrolled kindergarten through fifth grade school.
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Founded by a Clark County School District veteran teacher, Teach For America Corps member, and Nevada Building Excellent Schools Fellow, Nevada Prep opened its doors in Fall 2018 to serve students in East Las Vegas. The school focuses on communication and critical thinking skills and leadership development. Nevada Prep plans to grow a grade level per year until it is a fully-enrolled fifth through eighth grade school.
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BBA is a new public charter school serving students and families in downtown Las Vegas in the 89101 zip code. We propose to open in August 2022 with initial grades Kinder, 1st, 5th, 6th - scaling to serve grades K-8. BBA is a tuition-free charter school open to families in the 89101 zip code and surrounding areas.
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The curricular approach and educational philosophy employed at Explore Academy is based on three core ideals: increased student accountability using a standards-driven system in course design and academic reporting, selectivity and student choice for all classes to promote both a customized and individualized form of education, and college preparation through the implementation of a curriculum which increasingly resembles and simulates college academics in structure, rigor, and content.
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Girls Athletic Leadership School Las Vegas (GALS LV) is an all-girls middle school serving grades 6th through 8th from our location adjacent to the UNLV campus in the heart of Las Vegas. GALS LV provides a safe environment for adolescent girls to receive a college preparatory education that is tailored to their needs. At GALS girls are empowered to succeed academically, lead confidently, live boldly, and thrive physically.
Las Vegas Collegiate Charter School (“LVC”) is a kindergarten through fifth grade, tuition-free, public charter school. Opening August 2021, LVC is proud to educate scholars of the Historic Westside community.
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TEACH Public Schools are innovative, dynamic, creative, and educationally enriching institutions of positive-driven learning. We believe that all children can learn when taught well and given an opportunity. We adhere to the thinking of philosopher G. Givhan, “What you pay attention to grows.” By looking consistently at our students and the data of our practices, our teachers and students will “grow” in their development and to great successes in the 21st century.
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