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eScholar Academy Charter School
Learn: “Anytime” - “Anyplace” - “Anypace”

Please visit eScholar Academy's website here:
http://www.escholaracademy.net/

Personalized Learning Profile

Independent Certifications of High Quality

Candidate for Accreditation. Approved by the Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

eScholar Academy is certified by the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA)

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 Achievement

Ranks #1 of all ASAM schools in Tehama County
Increased API school-wide growth score in 2007-2008 by 151 points to 671
Achieved all Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) for 2007-2008

Grants

Awarded Charter School Implementation Grant
Awarded CAL Works Grant
Awarded United Way Grant

Awards and Recognition
Received 2008 APLUS+ Personalized Learning Pioneer Award for Academic Excellence

Administrative Headquarters
20 Antelope Blvd.
Red Bluff, CA. 96080

Contact Information
Harold Vietti, Ed. D., Director
Phone: 530-527-0188
Fax: 530-527-0273
Email: hvietti@escholaracademy.net
Web Site: http://www.escholaracademy.net

eScholar Academy serves students in grades K-12

Communities Served:
Tehama, Shasta, Butte, Trinity, Mendocino, Glenn, and Plumas counties

Program Overview

eScholar Academy is a personalized learning school which offers a full range of academic courses, grades K through 12. We provide a fun and secure place for students to complete coursework and improve academic skills. Students who live in Tehama or adjacent counties may enroll.

Our courses, meet the California State Content Standards and are taught in a secure online "neighborhood" under the guidance of California Certificated Teachers.

The School's History
The Mineral School District, home of eScholar Academy, is situated at an elevation of 4,500 feet, just six miles west of the entrance to Lassen Volcanic National Park and forty-five miles east of Red Bluff, California on Interstate 5. The district has a sixty-eight year history of providing quality educational programs to the students who live in the surrounding areas.

As a result of a forward thinking community, the Mineral School District created eScholar Academy, with the intent of offering an alternative environment to "at risk" students. Our intent is to use computers as an instructional tool, allowing students to learn "anytime", "anyplace", at any "anypace."

Currently we are in our fifth year of operation serving slightly over 100 students. Students can attend onsite at our learning centers located in Red Bluff or complete their course work from anywhere they can access the Internet.

Mission Statement
eScholar Academy is committed to providing the highest quality education through the use of innovative curriculum quality academic service, and reliable technical support.

Educational Philosophy
We believe that the learning process is characterized by a need for ongoing feedback from within one's self and from the input of others. Both internal and external feedback, based on conversations between the teacher, student and parents, Personalized instruction brings life to the process and helps to bring about learning. eScholar Academy teachers are 'motivators' who encourage. They are 'guides' who help lead and direct students to reach their goals.

The learning environment is:

Continuous - not dependent on time and place or students pace.
Relevant - where content and curriculum is current and meaningful to the learner.
Adaptive - where instruction adapts to the needs of the individual learner

Expected School Learning Results (ESLRs)

Students will learn to be :

Self-directed learners - who are able to demonstrate self-motivation, self-discipline and responsibility to accomplish achievable goals.
Effective communicators - who are able to read, write, speak and listen reflectively and critically with a sense of purpose within a group and to an audience; as well as use technology effectively as a communication tool.
Productive and collaborative workers - who take pride in participating successfully and equitably in group projects, and use effective leadership and group skills with problem solving and critical thinking strategies to solve everyday problems.
Contributing members of society - who understand, accept and respect the value of diverse viewpoints, beliefs and cultures, which will enable them to make informed, responsible decisions.

We guarantee:

Experienced California K-12 Credentialed Teachers who are experts in their academic fields. Educational Programs which are individualized to each students ability, needs and learning styles. Open entry/open exit enrollment allowing for flexible scheduling of instruction and study. Computerized curriculum that allows for speedy and up-to-date instruction in all programs of study. Adaptive technology for students with disabilities.