Our Growing Membership – Mt. Auburn International Academy

 

Mt. Auburn International Academy (MAIA)

 

 

 

School Leader Mr. Aaron Bulter, OCQE President Ron Adler with two MAIA students.

Mr. Butler is particularly proud of the MAIA ‘Student Life Organization’….a society run by students to achieve leadership skills with specific goals:

* Reverse negative attitudes and promote a positive outlook.

* Involve students in their own education.

* Promote the highest standards of ethical and moral values.

* Allow students the opportunity to experience real-life work and responsibility.

 

Beginning in kindergarten, every student takes part in daily Spanish instruction.

ECOT’s 10th Anniversary Graduation

“ECOT’s 10th anniversary graduation will celebrate a decade of online learning with national education leader Jeb Bush as commencement speaker” 

Jeb Bush served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. During his two terms, Bush championed bold reforms in education that led to significant and continual rising student achievement. 

Since leaving office, he has maintained his passion for reform as Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Florida’s Future and the Foundation for Excellence in Education. Jeb Bush is principal of Jeb Bush and Associates, LLC. 

Bush earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin American Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. Bush and his wife, Columba, live in Miami and have three grown children. 

“Cincinnati Public Schools Violated State Law”

 Common Pleas Judge Ruling: 

 “Cincinnati Public Schools Violated State Law” 

For years, some urban school districts have gone to great lengths to prevent charter schools from acquiring their abandoned schools buildings that were originally built with public dollars.  Last year, Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) auctioned nine closed school buildings and attached a

‘deed restriction that would prevent any purchaser from using those buildings as a school’.

 

Maurice Thompson, attorney for the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law, took CPS to court and OCQE joined their action as one of the plaintiffs.  Yesterday, Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Ruehlman ruled against CPS. 

 

Thompson said, “It was akin to selling your home and putting a clause in the deed noting that it can’t be sold to a person of a specific race.”

 

He went on to say, “This ruling is ominous for school districts across the state, especially those in major metropolitan areas which can no longer use similar deed restrictions to try to keep charter schools from opening.”

All parents of charter school students and every Ohio taxpayer should join OCQE in thanking Mr. Thompson and the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law for protecting our public dollars and school choice.

Ron F. Adler
OCQE President

 

Toledo School for the Arts

 ’Excellent’ State Report Card

OCQE President Ron Adler presents an Award of Excellence to TSA founder and

 

Well, they just received their preliminary results for their 2009-2010 state OGT tests and it looks like, ’Mr. Porter may need a bigger trophy case’. 

 

The results show that 72 sophomores participated in the tests with 90% passing all five tests.  The subject breakdown passing rate was:

• Writing           99%
• Reading          99%
• Math               99%
• Social Studies  94%
• Science           93%

 Their academic performance just continues to improve every year.

Horizon Science Acadamy

OUR GROWING MEMBERSHIP

 

Horizon Science Academy, Cincinnati    

 

 

 

 OCQE President Ron Adler and Mr. Zen, Director of Horizon Science Academy, Cincinnati

 

Mr. Zen recently ‘took the helm’ of the Cincinnati Horizon Science Academy and like all Concept Schools, he set high expectations for the staff and students.  Located in an underprivileged part of Cincinnati, the student population is 97% minority with a 93% poverty rate.  When asked about his goal for his school, Mr. Zen said without hesitation, “being Excellent — of course!”

Noble Academy, Euclid, Ohio (Managed by Concept Schools)

First State Report Card ~ Excellent 

 

Located in Euclid, Ohio Noble Academy opened the doors of this public charter schools three short years ago.  Mr. Kose, their founding director wanted this neighborhood school to have high expectations for students, staff and parents.  Combining a zero tolerance discipline policy with an unyielding focus to academic success they obtained that goal.  Noble Academy students earned an Excellent ranking on their first ODE State Report Card.  That is truly amazing!

 

 

  

 OCQE President Ron Adler presents School of Excellence award to Noble director Mr. Kose

 

Governors and N.Y. Mayor Call For Education Reform plus more Charter Schools

Leaders from around the country are calling for major reforms to public education while calling for more charter schools.

N.J. Governor Chris Christie unveiled his budget and called   reforms to address an $11 billion state deficit. While proposing a $820 million reduction in K-12 education, he renewed support for charter schools.

“You can expect to see more charter schools next year despite the state’s fiscal woes. In fact, I’ve held charter schools harmless in this budget because they already pay enough”.

He also spoke of education reform, “education dollars belong in the classroom and should be spent on instruction, not on more administrators and additional compliance costs to address onerous requirements that have questionable value”.

March 18, 2010, N.J. Real-Time News