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Principal |
Fatih Karatas email the principal |
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Awards |
Excelling Label from AZ Department of Ed. (2008), Excelling Label from AZ Department of Ed. (2007), Excelling Label from AZ Department of Ed. (2006) |
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Special features |
before- and after- school care |
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School Mission
- The mission of Sonoran Science Academy (SSA) is college preparation for students to achieve success in the high-tech community of the new millennium through a science and math instructional program that includes high educational standards, a liberal arts foundation and meets individual student needs to compete successfully in a global technological society upon graduation.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish and Turkish.
- 0-10% of students receive special education services.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on accelerated learning, honors, college preparation.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Instructional Program Highlights
- College preparation ,Accelerated math placement-Saxon Math,Collaboration with universities
- Over 30 After-school programs, such as Science, Math, Computer teams, Chess, Art clubs, and athletic teams
- Tutoring programs in all subjects, Low student-to-teacher ratio,Smaller class sizes,Individual attention to student needs
- Full curriculum of Math, Science, Technology,Fine Arts,History, Language Arts,Personal development,and Physical Education.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, soccer and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, soccer and volleyball.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Computer Club,web design,simcity; Math Counts Team, AMC , Mathcounts, MathLeague; Bio.Olympiad,SARSEF,Rocketry,Robotics, Lego; Music, arts,creative writing,peer tutoring,altered book,spelling bee Club; Volleyball,basketball,soccer,table tennis and ceramics,movement club , National Geography Bee.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama, photography, drawing/painting and ceramics.
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Parent and Community Support
- Sonoran Science Academy believes that the educational process can only be successful if the essential underlying triad of Student-Teacher-Parent works in harmony. Therefore, SSA strives to establish constructive participation with students, parents, staff, and citizens within the community.
Other news or notes
- SSA is not just a school but also rather a learning environment.All parents are welcomed on campus and encouraged to find a place to make their own personal contribution. Although this is by no means a requirement, SSA faculty and students enjoy the many individual contributions parents share and thus enrich our campus. Many parents, as well as faculty, assist with the academic and social booster clubs while other parents find their own unique niche to enrich the lives of our student body.Arizona Department of Education labeled Sonoran Science Academy”excelling". SSA is one of the two Tucson charter schools got”excelling" label. This verifies SSA's commitment to "excellence in public education".
| Technology and Facilities |
- 7 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established in 2001.
- No transportation is provided to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: University of Arizona and Arizona State University.
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- About half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Security guard(s) (full or part-time); Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- This school has an emphasis in mathematics, performing arts, science, technology and visual arts.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:15am to 3:15pm.
- Accredited by AALE in 2004.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 10/16/2008. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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