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FAME Public Charter
School
Please visit FAME Public
Charter School's website here:
http://www.famecharter.org/
Meeting Higher Standards
of Excellence in Education
Accredited
by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
FAME Public Charter
School was among the first of 39 California Charter
Schools in 2007 to be certified by the California Charter
Schools Association
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.
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Attained Academic Performance Index (API) Growth
Target in 2008-2009
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Increased API school-wide growth score in 2008-2009
by 15 points to 743
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Attained Academic Performance Index (API) Growth
Target in 2007-2008
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Increased API school-wide growth score in 2007-2008
by 26 points to 731
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Fulfilled all AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) requirements
under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2007-2008
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Fulfilled all AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) requirements
under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2006
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Attained Academic Performance Index (API) Growth
Target in 2004-2005
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Increased API school-wide growth score in 2004-2005
by 47 points
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Achieved all Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) requirements under the No Child Left
Behind (NCLB) act for 2004-2005
FAME Public Charter School
39899 Balentine Drive, Suite 335
Newark, CA 94560
Maram Alaiwat, Director
(510) 687-9111 (phone)
510-687-9574 (fax)
Web: http://www.famecharter.org/
The mission of FAME is to enable
our diverse population of students to become independent
thinkers, life-long learners, and responsible, contributing
members of society.
FAME recognizes the cultural diversity
and individuality of our student population. FAME strives
to create an education community where students from
all social, academic and economic backgrounds can learn
to their highest potential.
Using the state standards
to guide our educational program: teachers and parents
work together to assure the achievement and progress
of each student, building the knowledge, skills and
attributes necessary for them to be self-motivated,
competent, lifelong learners.
FAME Public Charter School is a chartered
public school serving students in Kindergarten
through 12th grade. Our high school program
is accredited by the Western Association of Schools
and Colleges.
Enrollment in our school
is open to all students in Alameda County and the six
contiguous counties (Contra Costa, San Joaquin,
Stanislaus, Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco)
surrounding it.
No tuition is charged for
enrollment. Families can choose to enroll in one of
three programs.
FAME is an acronym that stands for Families
of Alameda for Multi-Cultural/Multi-Lingual Education.
We are a not-for-profit California public charter school
providing a free public school education to our students.
FAME is the only countywide
charter school authorized by the Alameda County Board
of Supervisors and Alameda County's largest charter
school.
We are an independently
run charter school and operate as our own school district,
which offers us greater flexibility in developing and
operating our school.
FAME's high school program is accredited
by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
For more information, please see the Accreditation
section of our website.
FAME is a unique hybrid school providing
both site-based and independent study instruction.
We have three distinct programs:
Each site provides a high quality program
designed to meet the individual needs of the students
it serves. All programs strive to optimize each child's
learning potential through rigorous and relevant academic
programming.
As a countywide charter, we are in a
unique position to meet the needs of our student body.
By providing a “menu” of programs, we are able to serve
a diverse population of students with differing academic
needs. Enrollment is open to all students in Alameda
County and the six contiguous counties surrounding
it. Upon enrollment families can choose which of our
three programs best suits the needs of their children
and the family unit as a whole.
Each program operates as a small school
under the larger FAME umbrella. The small schools model
offers many benefits to our students and their families.
Specifically, small schools have and offer:
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More flexibility and responsiveness
to student/parent/community needs
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Individual attention and
instruction tailored to student needs
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Every student is visible
and treated as a unique individual
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A consistent educational
experience for students over an extended period
of time
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A coherent focus and philosophy
of education and a curriculum that is integrated
around that focus
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A cohesive group of teachers
that collaborate and discuss the needs of their
students
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A sense of shared leadership
and investment among those participating in the
school
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Increased safety and decreased
physical disruptions/misbehavior
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Involvement of families in the school community
FAME believes that, “educators
must invite students to experience the world's richness,
empower them to ask their own questions and seek
their own answers, and challenge them to understand
the world's complexities" (Brooks and Brooks,
pp. 5, 1999). Specifically, we have determined that
learning best occurs in an environment that:
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is accepting of varied
methods of demonstrating knowledge
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promotes physical and emotional
health and well being and supports questions,
experimentation, self-expression, creativity
and appropriate risk taking
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is relevant and authentic
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is developmentally supportive
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is democratic and student
centered
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models and requires high-level
thinking skills
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incorporates language learning
and multi-cultural education
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celebrates and brings relevance
to cultural and individual diversity
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models self reflection
and self assessment
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is rich and demanding and
promotes depth of learning
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is psychologically safe
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provides a variety of ways for students to engage
in coursework and in the community
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All students will demonstrate
grade-level proficiency in reading and writing.
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All students will demonstrate
mastery of designated outcome goals in the areas
of English Literature, History, Math, Science,
Art, and /or a Foreign Language.
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All students will demonstrate
mastery of skills related to college preparation
and success in continued education and/or career
objectives or other post high school plans upon
graduation.
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All students will demonstrate the development of
a social conscience.
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