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CORE @ The Camptonville Academy
A Personalized Learning California Charter School


Please visit CORE @ TCA's website here:
www.coretca.org


Personalized Learning Profile

Meeting Higher Standards of Excellence in Education

Independent Certifications of High Quality

Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Fiscal Accountability

Reviewed and Approved by the California Department of Education (CDE), the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS), and the California State Board of Education (SBE) for meeting or exceeding state mandated fiscal accountability requirements.

Academic Achievements

  • Attained Academic Performance Index (API) School Growth Target in 2006-2007
  • Increased API school-wide growth score in 2006-2007 by 17 points
  • Achieved all Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) for 2006-2007
  • Attained Academic Performance Index (API) School Growth Target in 2004-2005
  • Increased API school-wide growth score in 2004-2005 by 45 points
  • Achieved all Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act for 2004-2005
  • Exceeded API Growth Target by more than 800% in 2003-2004
  • Attained API Growth Target Awards Eligibility in 2003-2004

Grants

Awarded Digital High School Grant
Enhancing Education Through Technology



Awards and Recognition

Recognized for education excellence and achievement by members of California Senate and Assembly
Featured speaker at prestigious Oxford Roundtable, March 2003
Two Students Received Governor's Awards in 2004
2004 Prudential Spirit of Community Award Presented to 16 year old student
2006 Prudential Spirit of Community Award Runner up Presented to 17 year old student
Four Teachers Received Yuba County Office of Education Awards in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007


 


Administrative Headquarters
848 Gold Flat Rd., Suite 3
Nevada City, CA. 95959

Contact Information
Janis Jablecki, Director
Phone: 530-478-9458
Fax: 530-478-9629
Email: support@coretca.org
Web Site: http://www.coretca.org/

Program Sponsor

Camptonville Union Elementary School District

Communities Served


Camptonville Academy serves students in its sponsoring county of Yuba and the contiguous counties of Butte, Nevada, Placer, and Sutter.

Program Overview

The Camptonville Academy (TCA) charter is a public personalized learning charter school serving K-12 students who live primarily in isolated, rural and suburban Northern California communities. Camptonville Academy currently has 700+ students enrolled, 78% of which are K-8 elementary grade level.

To support its Personalized Learning model of education, which includes both classroom and beyond classroom learning environments, TCA also has 4 Educational Resource Centers throughout the counties in which TCA serves students enrolled in the academy. These centers are located in Marysville, Auburn, Chico and Paradise, and each center supports a variety of learning activities and tools, including classes, computer labs, tutoring, testing, education resource libraries, and teacher/parent/student meetings.

Camptonville Academy also supports a site-based component to the charter called Nia Academy, which is located in Chico. This program serves a population of "at risk" students.

Program Background

Camptonville Academy (TCA) was formed in November 1998 as a California Public Charter School and has been in operation for 4 full years, beginning its fifth year in September of 2002. It became a nonprofit public benefit corporation on August 1, 2002 to manage, operate, direct and promote the school. The school’s main administrative office is located in Grass Valley.

Parents choose to place their student in the TCA personalized learning environment for the following primary reasons:
The student is falling behind in the traditional site-based classroom.
The student is advanced and bored by the pace of the site-based classroom.
Parent wants more involvement with the student.
Student is unable to perform in a classroom full of distractions.
Student has special needs that are not addressed in the site-based setting
  

  

 

Education Vision


Camptonville Academy’s Mission statement is:

In order to foster the educational pursuits of a diversified student population through our Independent Study program, Camptonville Academy:
Supports student development through parental/teacher choice of materials and curriculum aligned with state standards.
Requires parent/student involvement and commitment to produce successful individualized instruction.
Offers family resource centers with the goal that students demonstrate measurably increased knowledge, world/community understanding, and a firm preparation for higher education.
In addition Camptonville Academy’s Vision is:
To provide unique educational opportunities nurturing far-reaching success for students.
To offer parental choice among public schools and to reach children not served by the traditional education system through an individualized approach to education within a supportive learning community. In a report done by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) titled “Any Time, Any Place, Any Path, Any Pace” (2001) compelling and comprehensive evidence was given to validate the personalized learning approach, which advocates e-learning technology along with creating a variety of learning choices and environments in public education. Several components of our charter support this purpose.
To empower parents to be directly involved in the education and social development of their children.
The collaborative learning partnership with professional oversight by a California certificated teacher facilitating individualized instruction to the student and support for the family learning environment.
Integrating existing and emerging technologies into instruction and the preparation of students to enter the workforce or continue their education at college.
Utilizing computers as a tool for delivering educational choice provided in students’ homes.
Integrating standards-based curriculum aligned to state frameworks as well as multiple assessment tests.
Curricula choice aligned with state standards allowing for the flexibility that addresses students’ multiple intelligences.

Notable Achievements
Received a Digital High School (DHS) grant in 2000.
Has been granted candidacy for WASC accreditation.
Received a distinguished invitation for Camptonville’s Director as a participant in the 2003
annual Oxford Round Table Education Conference in England.

Personalized Learning In Action

A Variety of Learning Activities Are Offered at Camptonville Academy Sites