What's Happening
We have kicked off our school year with a bang! Our students are learning at deep levels. We are using our Intervention time to fill learning gaps from COVID. We have begun co-oping with Canadian for basketball, the upper grades had a field trip to a museum in Arkansas, we have started our monthly Student Celebrations, and we have updated our website! Please check it out with the button below!
Mama Tigs Pizza is BACK!
Starting Friday, October 21st, we will be able to offer Mama Tigs' pizza on Fridays for the students. If you are interested in creating a tab for your student with Mama Tigs, please email mamatigspizza@gmail.com for directions on setting up a tab like you have with The Meeting House and High Street Coffee House, OR Janette will be here Friday, September 30th after school to set up accounts as well. If you have questions, please call 918 314-8067.
Each meal will consist of a large piece of either cheese or pepperoni pizza and a bottle of either water or pink lemonade. Cost is $6.00.
CLA Board Vision
The Board of Education met in August to discuss where they want to see our school grow and improve. Here is a list of items the board would like to see us be able to offer as we grow:
Have High School
Gym/Multi-Use Space or Facility
Storm Shelter for the School and Town
Top Academics
IB School
Marine Biology Class
Variety of Sports and Art Classes and Activities
Maintain School’s Small Student/Teach Ratio
Graduating Class of 60+
Second language class
Ability for Field Trips
STEM School
PLTW School
Better Playground
Specific goals for this year are:
Time Management/Academics
Building Team
Improve Communication
Telling Our Story
Security
Execution and Follow-Thru
Responses to Board Vision
So far this year we have done the following to meet the goals and vision of the board:
- We met with Canadian in order to co-op for basketball and Middle School golf. Basketball has started for 5/6 already.
- We are pro field trips. 5th - 8th have already gone to a museum to connect to their unit on the constitution. PreK - 4 have a trip to the pumpkin patch planned in early November. Mid November, the whole school will go to see a live performance of Hansel and Gretel at the Oklahoma City University School of Theatre.
- We will start Project Lead the Way (PLTW) in January with 5-8th grades. Their science class will be Medical Detectives.
- The 2023 summer, the teachers will go to International Baccalaureate (IB) training. This is a global program that focuses on hands on learning for students. One of the expectations for IB schools is a second language, so next year, we plan to have Spanish as a class for our students.
- In order to focus on gaining in academics, we have created the intervention time in the afternoon. We are also using a program called Exact Path to identify learning gaps and show as students master those gaps.
- We have instituted a texting and calling program where we can send messages to parents / guardians through calls and texts. We have updated our website, and we are sending monthly newsletters to parents as well as using Class Dojo to communicate daily with parents / guardians regarding events at school.
- We sent a postcard to families in the area to start sharing our story. So many people think we are a private school. Many do not understand charter schools are public schools and held to the same standards as other "traditional" public schools. Our students test each year; we must fill out all the same reports all public schools do; and we must follow all the State Department of Education rules.
- We are in the process of getting a School Resource Officer (SRO) for our school from 7:30 - 3:30. This position will be filled by an off-duty Pittsburg County Sheriff Deputy.