SCHOOLS (A-E)
SCHOOLS (A-E)Alpha Academy
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 182
Year Approved: 2000
Year Open: 2000
Lead Administrator: Eugene Slocum
Address:
907 Hay St.
Fayetteville, NC 28305
910.223.7711 (phone)
910.678.9011 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits:
February 9, 2007; October 31, 2007; November 29, 2007; December 13, 2007; March 20, 2008; September 22, 2008; January 14, 2009;
American Renaissance School
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 509
Year Approved: 1999
Year Open: 1999
Lead Administrator: Stephen Gay
Address:
217 South Center Street
Statesville, NC 28677
704.878.6009 (phone)
704.878.9350 (fax)
Consultant: Ben Putnam
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3492
Consultant Visits:
February 8, 2007; May 15, 2007; September 4, 2007; April 21, 2008, September 12, 2008; January 22, 2009; March 30, 2009
Arapahoe Charter School
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 347
Year Approved: 1997
Year Open: 1997
Lead Administrator: Tom McCarthy
Address:
9005 NC Hwy 306S
Arapahoe, NC 28510
252.249.2599 (phone)
252.249.1316 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits: April 23, 2007; October 11, 2007
Arts Based Elementary
Arts Based Elementary School (ABES) is a public charter school that charges no tuition and is open to everyone.We teach children the basics and beyond through first-hand encounters with dance, music, theatre, and visual arts. ABES' K-5 students will achieve high academic performance. They learn in classes led by creative and caring certified teachers and through arts partnerships with local arts and cultural agencies. ABES provides imaginative learning experiences to nurture student character development, self-esteem, and self-confidence. The school works to advance important values and appreciation of art and beauty, democracy, families, individual freedom, personal responsibility, and building social capital -- a better and more inclusive community.
Grade Span: K-5
Best One of Two 2007-08: 281
Year Approved: 2000
Year Open: 2002
Lead Administrator: Robin Hollis
Address:
1380 N Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336.748.4116 (phone)
336.748.4117 (fax)
Consultant: Jackie Jenkins
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3493
Consultant Visits: September 5, 2007; November 11, 2008; December 8, 2008;
ArtSpace Charter School
At ArtSpace Charter School students learn core content subjects (math, language arts, science and social studies) through the arts (dance, drama, music and visual art). Academic skills and concepts are applied and experienced in artistic contexts. Arts Integration allows students to explore their acquired knowledge and skills, while providing teachers the opportunity to authentically assess student learning. The school offers a complete education through integrated curricula based on the visual and performing arts, utilizing an experiential approach. We believe in a family oriented, cooperative approach to education that encourages parental involvement and community relationships to nurture responsive citizenship.
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 346
Year Approved: 2000
Year Open: 2001
Lead Administrator: Lori Cozzi
Address:
2030 US Hwy 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778-8211
828.298.2787 (phone)
828.298.6221 (fax)
Consultant: Ben Putnam
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3492
Consultant Visits:
March 22, 2007, Septemer 10, 2008; December 8, 2008; December 19, 2009; March 11, 2009
Bethany Community Middle School
Grade Span: 6-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 155
Year Approved: 2000
Year Open: 2000
Lead Administrator: Vicky Bethel
Address:
181 Bethany Rd
Reidsville, NC 27320
336.951.2500 (phone)
336.951.0087 (fax)
Consultant: Jackie Jenkins
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3493
Consultant Visits: October 11, 2007
Bethel Hill Charter School
Grade Span: K-6
Best One of Two 2007-08: 373
Year Approved: 2000
Year Open: 2000
Lead Administrator: John Betterton
Address:
401 Bethel Hill School Rd
Roxboro, NC 27573
336.599.2823 (phone)
336.599.9299 (fax)
Consultant: Jackie Jenkins
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3493
Consultant Visits:
January 8, 2007; March 12, 2007; April 27, 2007; October 2, 2007; October 18, 2007, May 25, 2008
Brevard Academy
Brevard Academy graduate to be literate, articulate, competent in information communication and technology, creative across the curriculum and globally aware. To this end, the School has adopted Core Knowledge as the foundation of its curriculum. We strive to educate the whole child and continually resist the temptation to teach solely to the test. We develop enthusiasm for investigative learning, encouraging children to think creatively and produce original ideas. We recognize not all learning takes place in the classroom and see the landscape as a teaching tool; for there are many sources of knowledge in the world, but the greatest source of information has always been nature itself.
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 172
Year Approved: 1998
Year Open: 1998
Lead Administrator: Shirley Reed
Address:
299 Andante Lane
Brevard, NC 28712
828.885.2665 (phone)
828.862.3497 (fax)
Consultant: Ben Putnam
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3492
Consultant Visits: April 18, 2007, September 11, 2008, September 23, 2008
Bridges
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 156
Year Approved: 1997
Year Open: 1997
Lead Administrator: Paul Welborn
Address:
2587 Pleasant Ridge Rd
StateRoad, NC 28676
336.874.2721 (phone)
336.874.3804 (fax)
Consultant: Jackie Jenkins
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3493
Consultant Visits:
September 4, 2007; October 20, 2008; October 27, 2008; December 4, 2008;
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 355
Year Approved: 2000
Year Open: 2000
Lead Administrator: Brian Corrigan
Address:
3131B Randall Parkway
Wilmington, NC 28403
910.362.9822 (phone)
910.362.0048 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits: January 9, 2007; October 18, 2007; July 18, 2008
Cape Lookout Marine Science High School
Grade Span: 9-12
Best One of Two 2007-08: 104
Year Approved: 1998
Year Open: 1998
Lead Administrator: Susan Smith
Address:
1108 Bridges St
Morehead City, NC 28577
252.726.1601 (phone)
252.726.5245 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits: April 24, 2007
Carolina International School
Carolina International School is a college preparatory public charter school in Harrisburg offering grades K-10 in 2007-08 and adding a grade each year to be a full K-12 school. Our educational program emphasizes international education, environmental studies, and inquiry-based, project-centered learning on a 36-acre wooded campus with streams and natural wetlands.
Grade Span: K-10
Best One of Two 2007-08: 451
Year Approved: 2003
Year Open: 2004
Lead Administrator: Carole Forbes
Address:
8810 Hickory Ridge Rd
Harrisburg, NC 28075
704.455.3847 (phone)
704.455.7247 (fax)
Consultant: Ben Putnam
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3492
Consultant Visits: February 8, 2007; February 20, 2009;
Carter Community School
Carter Community School has developed a curriculum, at the core of which is the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. This curriculum focuses on the development of economic and financially literate students. Students will be engaged in relevant learning experiences that will help them better understand the why behind what they are required to learn. Students will begin to see and make connections to the application of knowledge in the real world.
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 167
Year Approved: 1998
Year Open: 1998
Lead Administrator: Gail Taylor
Address:
1305 West Club Blvd
Durham, NC 27705
919.416.9025 (phone)
919.416.9815 (fax)
Consultant: Jackie Jenkins
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3493
Consultant Visits: March 22, 2007; August 11, 2008; September 9, 2008
Casa Esperanza Montessori
Casa Esperanza Montessori preschool and charter school uses Montessori philosophy and pedagogy in English-Spanish dual-language and Spanish enrichment multi-grade classrooms. The Casa Esperanza community of families, educators and dedicated volunteers actively fosters enthusiasm for learning, independence, individual academic progress, cultural awareness, and social and emotional well-being.
Grade Span: K-6
Best One of Two 2007-08: 308
Year Approved: 2002
Year Open: 2003
Lead Administrator: Janice Bonham West
Address:
2600 Sumner Blvd #130
Raleigh, NC 27616
919.855.9811 (phone)
919.855.9813 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits: April 13, 2007; September 24, 2008
Charlotte Secondary School
Balanced & comprehensive liberal arts education with emphasis on civic education, integrated arts & humanities for grades 6-12; Paideia for 6-8; Comprehensive curriculum; 9-12 College Prep; Partners: National Paideia Center, National Humanities Center, NC Civic Education Consortium, & the American Youth Policy Forum
Grade Span: 6
Best One of Two 2007-08: 78
Year Approved: 2006
Year Open: 2007
Lead Administrator: Jeremy Spielman
Address:
8310 McAlpine Park Drive
Charlotte, NC 28211
704.295.0137 (phone)
704.295.0156 (fax)
Consultant: Ben Putnam
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3492
Consultant Visits:
January 9, 2007; May 23, 2007; June 6, 2007; August 24, 2007; September 6, 2007; September 13, 2007; May 15, 2008; January 30, 2009
Charter Day School
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 744
Year Approved: 2000
Year Open: 2000
Lead Administrator: Jennifer Beamer
Address:
7055 Bacon's Way
Leland, NC 28451
910.655.1215 (phone)
910.655.1549 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits:
January 9, 2007; April 16, 2007; September 6, 2007, November 7, 2008
Chatham Charter School
Chatham Charter School was among the first 37 schools who gained charter status back in July of 1997.Over time our enrollment has grown from 120 to currently 274 students in grades K-8. Chatham Charter School serves students from the Siler City area, several from all over Chatham County and a few from Randolph, Lee and Wake County.
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 287
Year Approved: 1997
Year Open: 1997
Lead Administrator: Ronnie Joyce
Address:
PO Box 245
Siler City, NC 27344
919.742.4550 (phone)
919.742.2518 (fax)
Consultant: Jackie Jenkins
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3493
Consultant Visits: May 17, 2007; October 28, 2008
CIS Academy
Grade Span: 6-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 107
Year Approved: 1997
Year Open: 1997
Lead Administrator: Ronald Bryant
Address:
PO Box 706
Lumberton, NC 28359
910.521.1669 (phone)
910.738.6220 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits:
February 9, 2007; May 18, 2007; June, 26, 2007; July 25, 2007; July 30, 2007; August 15, 2007; August 23, 2007; November 28, 2007; December 1, 2007; March 18, 2008; October 2, 2008; January 14, 2009;
Clover Garden
Grade Span: K-12
Best One of Two 2007-08: 466
Year Approved: 2001
Year Open: 2001
Address:
2454 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd.
Burlington, NC 27217
336.586.9440 (phone)
336.586.9477 (fax)
Consultant: Jackie Jenkins
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3493
Consultant Visits:
January 8, 2007; February 28, 2007; October 3, 2007; November 17, 2008
Columbus Charter School
Traditional caring environment that emphasizes traditional values & direct instructional methods; Unites & balances all subjects -; language, math, art, music, history & sciences - by teaching each as method for expressing ideas with standard rules and classical examples for study in each area.
Grade Span: K-3
Best One of Two 2007-08: 137
Year Approved: 2006
Year Open: 2007
Lead Administrator: Steve Smith
Address:
35 Bacon's Way
Whiteville, NC 28472
910.641.4042 (phone)
910.641.4043 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits: August 10, 2007; September 6, 2007; October 30, 2008
Community School of Davidson
Children's Community School is a public charter school located in Davidson, NC.Children's Community School believes that every child can and will succeed in ways that reflect his or her own aptitudes and interests. Our mission is to use The Basic School educational program to provide an optimum environment for learning.
Grade Span: K-6
Best One of Two 2007-08: 597
Year Approved: 2003
Year Open: 2004
Lead Administrator: Joy K. Warner
Address:
565 Griffith S
Davidson, NC 28036
704.896.6262 (phone)
704.335.9695 (fax)
Consultant: Ben Putnam
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3492
Consultant Visits:
January 9, 2007; May 16, 2008; September 8, 2008; January 16, 2009; March 13, 2009
Crosscreek Charter
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 152
Year Approved: 2001
Year Open: 2001
Lead Administrator: Robin Jackson
Address:
P O Box 1075
Louisburg, NC 27549
919.497.3198 (phone)
919.497.0232 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits: April 17, 2007; November 19, 2007
Crossnore Academy
Crossnore Academy offers a stable, emotionally supportive, educational environment for children who are academically delayed. Our goal is to empower the child to achieve his or her real academic and social potential.
Grade Span: K-12
Best One of Two 2007-08: 85
Year Approved: 1999
Year Open: 1999
Lead Administrator: Sharon Smith Wise
Address:
PO Box 309
Crossnore, NC 28616-0249
828.733.5241 (phone)
828.737.7915 (fax)
Consultant: Ben Putnam
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3492
Consultant Visits: February 8, 2007; August 1, 2007, August 7, 2008
Crossroads Charter High
The mission of Crossroads Charter High School is to serve as a lighthouse for students, parents and the community by providing educational solutions and innovative teaching techniques in an effort to achieve academic excellence for high risk students, whether they are termed high-risk or academically gifted. The purpose of the Crossroads Charter High School is to evaluate and design an individual education plan to orchestrate the students' education for success in the future. By defining the strengths and weaknesses of each student's abilities, the Crossroads' administrators, and faculty etc. can actively assess their progress through the education experience
Grade Span: 38606
Best One of Two 2007-08: 239
Year Approved: 2001
Year Open: 2001
Lead Administrator: Gentry Campbell
Address:
5500 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28213-7918
704.597.5100 (phone)
704.597.3941 (fax)
Consultant: Ben Putnam
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3492
Consultant Visits:
January 25, 2007; April 26, 2007; May 24, 2007; September 14, 2007; January 16, 2009; March 10, 2009
Dillard Academy
Grade Span: K-4
Best One of Two 2007-08: 133
Year Approved: 1998
Year Open: 1998
Lead Administrator: Hilda Hicks
Address:
504 West Elm St
Goldsboro, NC 27530
919.581.0166 (phone)
919.581.0122 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits:
April 25, 2007; November 15, 2007; January 9, 2008; February 20, 2008; September 10, 2008;
East Wake Academy
Grade Span: K-12
Best One of Two 2007-08: 857
Year Approved: 1998
Year Open: 1998
Lead Administrator: Brandon Smith
Address:
400 NMC Dr.
Zebulon, NC 27597
919.404.0444 (phone)
919.404.2377 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits:
April 10, 2007; August 14, 2007; January 14, 2008; October 2, 2008
Endeavor Charter School
Endeavor Charter School will nurture and inspire students to push themselves beyond the ordinary and into the extraordinary by providing a challenging curriculum that enhances traditional education with experiential opportunities. Students in grades K-7 will be in classes of no more than eighteen students, offering teachers an opportunity to learn about and meet the needs of their students. Schedules will be flexible and allow for large chunks of teachable time that may change with the needs of the students. Teaching will not always be out of a textbook; it may be hands-on and utilize manipulatives, technology, and other media that allows learning to be experiential. Learning across curriculums will involve simulations and other activities that allow students to experience, or live, what they are learning.
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 378
Year Approved: 2008
Year Open: 2008
Lead Administrator: Steve McAdams
Address:
9400 Forum Drive
Raleigh, NC 27615
919-848-0333 (phone)
866.392.1080 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits: August 13, 2008; October 23, 2008; November 14, 2008;
Evergreen Community Charter School
Evergreen Community Charter School is a learning community committed to the pursuit of excellence in the holistic education of mind, body, and spirit. We prepare students for successful lifelong learning, environmental responsibility, and service. We value the voice of every member of our community. Evergreen offers an academically challenging, developmentally appropriate, experiential, holistic, child-centered education. We strive to nurture a life-long passion for learning as we challenge our community to discover their individual gifts, to honor their inner worth, to strive for excellence, to pursue respectful and ethical relationships with themselves and others, and to find their own path of service.Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound (ELOB) emphasizes hands-on, project-based instruction to encourage high academic achievement and personal growth. We embrace the Positive Discipline model of character development and classroom management which, with natural and logical consequences, promotes personal responsibility. The progress of students is evaluated through multiple criteria assessment strategies and a work sampling portfolio system linked to the North Carolina standards
Grade Span: K-8
Best One of Two 2007-08: 381
Year Approved: 1999
Year Open: 1999
Lead Administrator: Dr. Susan Gottfried
Address:
50 Bell Road
Asheville, NC 28805
828.298.2173 (phone)
828.298.2269 (fax)
Consultant: Ben Putnam
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3492
Consultant Visits:
March 22, 2007; January 25, 2008; May 20, 2008, September 24, 2008; March 11, 2009
Exploris Middle School
The principles and practices of Exploris Middle School are based on Exploris' understanding of how adolescents learn best. At Exploris Middle School academic disciplines and basic skills are addressed through broad themes. Exploris themes are project-based, focus on current global issues, and integrate the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, student questions, and teacher affinities.
Grade Span: 38510
Best One of Two 2007-08: 188
Year Approved: 1997
Year Open: 1997
Lead Administrator: Kevin Piacenza
Address:
401 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
919.715.3690 (phone)
919.715.2042 (fax)
Consultant: Jean Kruft
Consultant Phone: 919.807.3367
Consultant Visits: January 8, 2007; October 19, 2007; January 9, 2009