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School districts think outside the classroom to compete with charters
May 15, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
- Boyertown students attend 12 separate charter schools, including Renaissance Academy. But when a sampling of 25 charter school students and their families within the district’s area were asked if they’d consider attending a Boyertown-run cyber school, 16 answered they’d consider it, according to Karen Beerer, Boyertown assistant superintendent, in the cyber school presentation.
- “We see that cyber education is the best academic and financial option for a number of our students,” Beerer said. “(That is) not all of our students, but certainly a number of them.”
- Like Boyertown, Pottstown School District officials believe their product of cyber school is superior to the current cyber-charter models.
- Superintendent Reed D. Lindley explained their “plug in” program. Essentially, through partnerships in the community, students of the Pottstown Virtual Academy can “plug in” at areas such as the YMCA for physical education, the Gallery on High for art education, and Ben’s Music for music education, as well as other “plug in” sites.
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School districts think outside the classroom to compete with charters
May 14, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
With the arrival of charter schools, the way was paved for their Internet-based equivalent, cyber-charter schools.
Cyber schools established outside of brick and mortar establishments have seen growth in recent years, prompting the efforts put forth by Spring-Ford Area School District, Phoenixville Area School District, Boyertown Area School District and Pottstown School District.
In his presentation on Boyertown’s cyber school initiative, Superintendent Dion Betts outlined two motivations for the program: to recoup some of the money lost when students go to other programs outside the district and to provide a better cyber program than what the current cyber school programs provide.
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The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School announces interim CEO
May 12, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School today announced that Dr. Nick Trombetta, its founder and Chief Executive Officer, will step down on June 30. Michael Conti has been nominated to serve as interim CEO, pending approval by the PA Cyber Board of Directors.
“After 36 years in public education, it is time for me to start a new, active chapter of my life. I am extremely proud of the work we have done to build the best cyber charter school in Pennsylvania and I look forward to continuing to do what I love most: advocating for students,” Trombetta said.
Founded in 2000, PA Cyber is a public school that brings together proven academic methodologies and modern technology to offer a compelling alternative to traditional brick-and-mortar public schools for K-12 students across Pennsylvania. PA Cyber has experienced extraordinary success and growth in the past twelve years. The school served 500 K-12 students in 2000 and now has more than 11,000 K-12 students across the commonwealth enrolled.
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