New Village Academy Public Charter School Inc

STUDENT-FAMILY AND STAFF RECRUITMENT: New Village Academy recruited over 200 student applicants for the AACPS lottery process and had offered seats to 150 students (75 of whom had enrolled) before we made the decision to postpone opening. We had also recruited and interviewed staff and made 4 hires before our postponement. We also worked to take care of families and staff impacted by the delay, ensuring they were appropriately placed in other AACPS schools.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: Our educational program is highly innovative and unique both in design and in its place-based, local curriculum and community partnerships. We partnered strategically with national organizations to design our competency-based assessment structures, our internship program, and our self-paced instructional framework. We also developed partnerships with over 20 local organizations and businesses to host student internships, serve as professional experts for project-based learning curriculum, and provide wraparound services.

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