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Equity and School Culture

Interactive STEM

Interactive STEM

In partnership with a local professor, Lake Lure Classical Academy formulated a Literacy in STEM program to initiate increased outdoor learning opportunities.

Preparing Students for their Future

Preparing Students for their Future

Sugar Creek Charter School’s unique College and Career Readiness program providing teachers with professional development focused on understanding and teaching tools for eradicating generational poverty.

Wildcat Time

Wildcat Time

Sugar Creek Charter School prioritized the SEL of students during Wildcat Time highlighting a virtual pep rally followed by Challenges where students participated in zumba, cooking, painting, or talking to a therapist.

Meeting Students’ Needs

Meeting Students’ Needs

Using NC ACCESS funds, MINA Charter school identified and addressed three primary areas of need for their students: adequate resources for learning, targeted instruction to improve academic achievement, and access to transportation.

Super Tutors

Super Tutors

Focusing on Math and ELA, Next Generation Academy implemented an Academic Coaching program delivered by Super Tutors to increase the amount of small group instruction and individualized attention.

Don’t Leave the Boys Behind

Don’t Leave the Boys Behind

With 91% identified students of color, Guilford Preparatory Academy intentionally addressed the achievement gap found in their boys by training staff to incorporate teaching strategies into daily instruction.

Buses: Moving More Than Students

Buses: Moving More Than Students

Covering six counties, Tillery Charter Academy utilized buses during COVID not only for transportation of students, but also to deliver instructional packets and kits equipped with art, music, and physical education supplies.

A Journey Around the World

A Journey Around the World

Wilmington School of the Arts fine-tuned their Multi-Tiered System of Supports for students by implementing a new curriculum, creating a staff-wide committee, and adding additional student support.

Agents of Change

Agents of Change

IC Imagine focused on developing students into leaders who advocate for change, addressing issues of race, poverty, and education led by trained staff.

“Checking-in” on Students & Families

“Checking-in” on Students & Families

Bonnie Cone Classical Academy implemented a structured SEL support plan to ensure students' success as instruction moved between remote, blended, and in-person.

Students as Individuals

Students as Individuals

Community Public Charter School implemented professional development that focused on the needs of every child and targeting their individual strengths and weaknesses.

Creating a Peaceful School

Creating a Peaceful School

Exploris initiated a collaborative partnership with Peaceful Schools NC that created relationships with other charter schools, provided professional development, and developed a mentoring program among students.

Playground for Learning

Playground for Learning

Tillery Academy utilized NC ACCESS funding to purchase playground equipment to build an outdoor “ninja warrior” course.