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Charter schools grow in Prince George’s County
Article published on February 21, 2012 by the Washington Post. Over the past few years, Prince George’s County has quietly amassed the largest cluster of charter schools in the Washington suburbs. Three of the independently run, publicly funded schools opened this school year in Prince George’s, bringing the county’s total to seven. That is the [...]
Rotary Takes a Look at Charter Schools
Article published on February 17, 2012 by the Town Square Buzz. Charter schools can be a mystery to most parents. Bracy Wilson, the former Stonebridge Church pastor who has championed charter schools since helping his dad open the Life School in Dallas, gave the Rotary Club of McKinney a way to understand what options can [...]
Imagine Schools at Camelback – A Model for Effective School Turnaround
Article published on Feb. 8, 2012 in the Spring Edition of the Arizona Department of Education Quarterly Newsletter. Imagine Schools at Camelback is an urban campus located in a four story former office building in Phoenix. We serve a diverse student population including 25% ELL, and 98% qualifying for free and reduced lunch. In the [...]
District grades leave teachers bristling, officials defensive
Article published on Feb. 8, 2012 by the Daily Commercial “Lake County Schools’ poor showing in district and school rankings has the teachers’ union asking for more planning and teaching time, while the superintendent says the district has been proactive to make improvements since last summer. In a statement to the school board on Monday, [...]
Voice: The Imagine Schools Eighth Grade Class Went to Tallahassee
Article published on Feb. 7, 2012 by TCPalm. “The Imagine Schools eighth grade class went to Tallahassee. After the bus trip we arrived at Tallahassee on Friday. We visited a museum before going to visit the Governor. We went to the capitol and the Governor’s Aid came and met us. He led us through the [...]
Letter to the Editor by Imagine Southeast Board Chair Dr. Barbara Bazron
LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE WASHINGTON POST FROM DR. BARBARA J. BAZRON, CHAIR, IMAGINE SOUTHEAST BOARD OF DIRECTORS As board chair of Imagine Southeast, an outstanding public charter school, I take exception to the January 26 article “Study: Help or shut schools in poor D.C. areas, add charters” and the IFF study it reports. [...]
New high school football program coming
Article published on Feb. 3, 2012 by ABC7 News. “SARASOTA COUNTY – Imagine School in North Port is ready for some football. Friday the school became the first charter school in the area with plans to field a football team. It would also become just the second high school football program in the county’s largest [...]
Pasco public school rankings released
Article published on Feb. 1, 2012 by Tampa Bay Online LAND O’ LAKES – Parents and students in Pasco County who wonder how their schools stack up against others in the state can now find out. The Florida Department of Education released lists this week that rank every public school in the state. Pasco’s highest ranking [...]
Broward public schools land at top of state rankings
Article published on January 30, 2012 by the Sun Sentinel. “Imagine Charter School at Weston, one of Broward’s best performing public schools for nearly a decade, is near the top of new rankings out Monday for Florida’s public schools. The popular, 900-student school is tied at No. 3 on a list of the state’s more than [...]
International Botanical Beauty Company PHYTO Plants Garden at Imagine Bell Canyon
PHOENIX, Ariz., JANUARY 18, 2012 – Imagine Bell Canyon announced today that it is partnering with international botanical hair products creator PHYTO to build an herb garden on its campus. The creation of the garden takes place Sunday, January 22, from 12:30 – 4PM and more than 60 volunteers, including PHYTO employees, parents, and students [...]
King’s ideals shape North Las Vegas school’s code
Article published on January 16, 2012 by the Las Vegas Review Journal. Dozens of children leap and shuffle on the playground before gathering into lines under a crisp blue sky as the school day begins. The Pledge of Allegiance blares from speakers atop the adobe school building across the driveway. Clad in khaki uniforms personalized [...]
Imagine Careers MicroSociety Inauguration
Students learn leadership, 21st century skills, and academic applications with new program ST. LOUIS, MO (January 10, 2012) — Imagine Academy of Careers Middle School has new leadership: 8th grader Kala Sutton, School President. The student body and local community gathered yesterday to witness the inauguration of the new school leaders and the ratification [...]
Statement by Imagine Schools on the Improvement Plan Progress Reports Issued by Missouri Baptist University
ST. LOUIS, MO (December 19, 2011) — Alan Olkes, Acting Executive Vice President of Imagine Schools in St. Louis, today issued the following statement in response to the release to the school governing boards of the school improvement plan progress reports by their sponsor, Missouri Baptist University. “We take each student’s education seriously and we [...]
Weston School Wants Grant to Buy New Technology
Article published on Dec. 6, 2011 by the NBC Miami. Imagine Weston has its eye on a $25,000 grant which they would use to outfit its classrooms with the latest technology, like new document cameras and computers. More than 1,600 schools from coast to coast or hoping to come away a winner this Thursday in [...]
Imagine students meet Mayor Netts
Published by the Daytona Beach News-Journal on Dec. 3, 2011 “Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts visited Imagine School at Town Center on Monday. Netts talked with second-graders about how Palm Coast is organized and how it runs, as well as the importance of education. The children asked questions about his biggest challenges, who pays taxes [...]
Imagine Schools and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Collaborate to Improve Student Learning
St. Louis campuses adopt new reading program and engage HMH’s Leadership and Learning Center ST. LOUIS — Nov. 18, 2011 — Imagine Schools, one of the nation’s leading public charter school networks, is pleased to announce an improvement initiative in collaboration with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), a global education leader [...]
Collin County Charter School Breaks Ground For Building
McKinney, TX – November 16, 2011 – The Imagine International Academy of North Texas, a public tuition-free charter school scheduled toopen in the fall of 2012 in McKinney, held a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the commencement of construction for the school’spermanent home. Operated by Imagine Schools, the Academy plans to serve approximately 950 students [...]
New Imagine leader here hopes to give schools the push they need to succeed
Article published on November 10, 2011 by the St. Louis Beacon. The man chosen to lead Imagine schools in St. Louis to higher levels of achievement, in the face of withering criticism from the mayor and a recommendation from Missouri’s top education officials that they shut down, doesn’t view his job as a turnaround situation. Instead, [...]
Imagine Schools Announces New Interim Leadership for St. Louis
ARLINGTON, VA (November 8, 2011) —Imagine Schools’ CEO Dennis Bakke announced today the appointment of Alan Olkes as Acting Executive Vice President for St. Louis. Mr. Olkes replaces Sam Howard, who was placed on administrative leave. “Alan Olkes is a seasoned educator with more than 50 years of experience, including serving as Superintendent of Miami-Dade [...]
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