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Awards |
SACS Accreditation (2002) |
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Special features |
before- and after- school care |
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Dress code |
Uniforms required |
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School Mission
- Chancellor Beacon Academies' Mission is to become the nation’s premier provider of affordable, high-quality education for children from pre-school through twelfth grade. Chancellor Beacon Academies offers students, parents and teachers a caring, learning community focused on helping each student achieve his or her full potential.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- Immersion programs in Spanish.
- Bilingual programs in Spanish.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with hearing impairments, language or speech impairment and other health impairments.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
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| Activities and Sports |
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: School Safety Patrol and Ambassadors; Running Club; After School Tutoring and Yearbook and Newspaper.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama, art and music.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parents are involved through our OASIS Parent Volunteer Program and Business Partners help with community involvement. We have a large and very active PTO, which meets the last Thursday of every month.Our School Advisory Council and School Advisory Board meet regulary, the first Tuesday of every month. We participate in ongoing community activities such as Education in the Park.
Other news or notes
- The school is sponsored by the Foundation for Osceola Education and the City of Kissimmee. The school is publicly funded, requiring no tuition. Uniforms are required as part of a school wide dress code. Class size is limited to 25 students per class. Parents contract to volunteer 20 hours per year per family (Aug 1-Mar 15) as part of a Parent-School contract & re-enrollment process.
| Technology and Facilities |
- This school has more computers than students.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established in 2000.
- District provides transportation to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: Foundations Charter Middle School; Denn John M.S. BP Program and Denn John M.S.
- Most 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: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: Dean of Students, DARE, City of Kissimmee Police Department School Resource Officer.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- This school has an emphasis in performing arts.
- Regular classroom hours: 9:00am to 3:45pm;W2:45pm.
- Principal has been at this school for 1 year.
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Volunteer requests
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Category: arts/other enrichment
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Description: Help in school media center
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- Contact name: John Timmerman
- Contact phone: 407-857-1400
- Contact email: jtimmerman-kces@chancellorbeacon.com
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Donation requests
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Category: athletics
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Description: Covered area for students during Physical Education Class.
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- Contact name: Jo Ann Kandrac
- Contact phone: 407-847-1400
- Contact email: jkandrac-kces@chancellorbeacon.com
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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 11/21/2006. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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