Category: Charter School
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Respect
Honor & Politeness The word ‘respect’ comes from Latin: respicere, which means “to look back at, regard”. How does one show respect at school? The Radclyffe School in the United Kingdom spells it out perfectly. They call it “The 5 Respects.” Some say that in order to gain respect you need to give it; that…
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Integrity
Honest and Moral The list of people with integrity could go on and on. Their actions are inspiring and uplifting. People who are honest and moral naturally attract others who are honest and moral. At Cloud Peak Academy we value integrity. It creates an environment of trust. So how do we teach students to have…
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Accountability
Responsible for Choices Being accountable means being completely responsible for what one chooses. Accountability is connected to us all through rules of society and establishments. Airlines really don’t want passengers to vape or smoke. Most of society looks down on drinking and driving. We are free to choose to vape or smoke on an airline,…
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Our Values
Accountability, Integrity, Respect – A.I.R. School is so much more than learning to read or how to work out a math equation. Students are growing humans! And as humans, there is more to us than the grammar we use – or misuse. When teenagers walk through the school doors, they don’t transform from awkward and…
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Individualized Learning Plan
How Successful Students are Created The U.S. Department of Labor defines an Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) as “a set of activities that helps you take charge of your future.” An ILP in the classroom is a written plan with goals and strategies for the student to achieve those goals. At Cloud Peak Academy each student…
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Questions to Ask
When Choosing a School Growing up in a small community means options are limited. You get what you get. But then change happens. The community grows and options start to come. And never having had options before, how do you know what you want? There are not many school options in Sheridan County, and we…
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Should School Start Late?
In September of 2014 the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement about adolescents and the amount of sleep they get. They found evidence that “strongly implicates earlier school start times (ie, before 8:30 AM) as a key contributor to insufficient sleep” in teens. This issue of not enough sleep is what they…
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What Makes a Charter School Different?
What exactly is a Charter School? Is it public or private? What does the “charter” part mean? A charter is a written agreement that gives authority to another group to operate a school. That is why they are called Charter Schools. Not all charter schools are the same because charter agreements differ from group to…