Imagine Schools

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Imagine Schools

• Learning Communities of Achievement and Hope

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Who we are

• We are a company primarily made up of teachers,
  helping parents educate their children.

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Our Mission

• Our mission is to help parents and guardians
  fulfill their responsibility to educate their
  children.

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Our goal

• Our goal is to provide each of our students with
  a challenging, effective program of study and
  strong moral development in a safe, nurturing
  learning environment.

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The Imagine School Principles

• Academic Achievement
• Economic Sustainability
• Shared Values and Principles
• Character Education
• New School Development
• True Parent Satisfaction

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Academic Achievement

• Al l students have access to challenging
  curriculum
• Professional collaboration focuses on student
  learning
• Classroom practice reflects best practices in
  education
• Professional development is on-going, focusing on
  the areas of greatest need for our students
• Teacher acts as coach/facilitator

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Academic Achievement

• Technology is integrated into the curriculum
• Project-based learning opportunities
• Curriculum is reviewed on an on-going basis
• Instruction is data-driven
• Benchmarking is conducted at least twice a year
  in order to monitor students progress and make
  changes to curriculum as needed

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Economic Sustainability

• Educational staff understands and is well-versed
  in the budget
• Increases ownership in the schools economic
  capacity
• Task forces assist in moving the school
  towards/maintaining Economic Sustainability
• The staff understands where the school stands
  year-to-date budget versus actual.

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Shared Values and Principles

• Decision-making is a shared venture, using a
  School Leadership team, Task Forces
• New teachers receive formal mentoring from
  experienced educators
• Integrity , Justice and funShared Values
• The staff feels a sense of shared accountability
  for all students
• All opinions are respected and valued

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Character Education

• Character education is integrated within the
  curriculum
• Service activities are incorporated
• The school reaches out to the community
• Activities and clubs are offered promoting
  character education
• An Imagine Schools national task force continues
  assisting schools in developing their character
  education program

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New School Development

• Imagine Schools look for opportunities to expand
  their family within local communities
• An Imagine school student has the opportunity to
  attend an Imagine School from grade Pre-K to 12th

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True Parent Satisfaction

• All staff members reach out to all families
• We offer workshops to parents /guardians based on
  their needs/requests
• Parent/guardian surveys are used to understand
  parent satisfaction
• PTOs are an integral part of the school
  community
• Parents /guardians have formal and informal ways
  to comment on the schools communication

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True Parent Satisfaction

• We provide parents/guardians with ideas and
  materials that they can easily use with their
  children at home.
• We solicit parent/guardian input to evaluate
  their childs progress
• We have opportunities for parents/guardians to
  volunteer within the school

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School of Excellence

• Peer review visits conducted annually to
  benchmark the progress of an Imagine School
  towards full implementation of the Imagine School
  Philosophy, Values and Principles
• Comprised of experienced educators within the
  Imagine School network
• A final report is provided to all staff to assist
  them in moving forward