Is your Florida charter school high performing?
Keeping with new state law, the Florida Department of Education has blessed 104 charter schools as "high performing" this year. The appellation grants these schools added powers, making it even more difficult for local school boards to govern them. (See Pasco County's recent deliberations over a Charter Schools USA application.)
The new abilities granted to these high performers include adding enrollment annually without outside permission, expanding grade levels without sponsor approval, getting 15 year contracts, and opening "replicated" schools anywhere in Florida with minimal barriers. Of course, that replication is limited to one per year, but that hasn't stopped some operators from proposing several all over the state. Keep an eye on that one.
Which are these "high performing" schools?
They include schools run by or connected to lawmakers, including Rep. John Legg (Dayspring Academy in Pasco) and Rep. Seth McKeel (South McKeel Academy and McKeel Elementary Academy in Polk), Rep. Erik Fresen (several Academica schools in Miami-Dade) and Sen. Anitere Flores (Doral Academy in Miami-Dade). Others include Hillsborough's Terrace Academy, Literacy Leadership Training Academy and Learning Gate Community School, Pinellas' Pinellas Preparatory, Plato Academy, St. Petersburg Collegiate and Academie da Vinci and Hernando's Gulf Coast Academy.
Read on for the complete list.
| District |
School |
| Sarasota |
Student Leadership Academy |
| Polk |
Berkley Accelerated Middle School |
| Palm Beach |
Palm Beach Maritime Academy |
| Sumter |
The Villages Charter School |
| Dade |
The Charter School at Waterstone |
| Brevard |
Sculptor Charter School |
| Palm Beach |
Academy for Positive Learning |
| Hernando |
Gulf Coast Academy of Science & Technology |
| Polk |
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy |
| Sarasota |
Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences |
| Dade |
Youth Co-op Charter School |
| Pinellas |
Pinellas Preparatory Academy |
| Lake |
Spring Creek Elementary School |
| Brevard |
Odyssey Charter School |
| Dade |
Summerville Advantage Academy |
| Indian River |
North County Elementary Charter School |
| Seminole |
Choices in Learning |
| Orange |
Lake Eola Charter School |
| Okaloosa |
Liza Jackson Preparatory Academy |
| Alachua |
Alachua Learning Center |
| Dade |
Aventura City of Excellence School |
| Lee |
Bonita Springs Charter School |
| Broward |
Coral Springs Charter School |
| Osceola |
Four Corners Charter School |
| Lee |
Gateway Charter School |
| Broward |
Hollywood Academy of Arts & Science Elem. |
| Broward |
Hollywood Academy of Arts & Science Middle |
| Dade |
Keys Gate Charter School |
| Broward |
North Broward Academy of Excellence Middle |
| Broward |
North Broward Academy of Excellence Elem. |
| Dade |
Renaissance Elementary Charter School |
| Dade |
Renaissance Middle Charter School |
| Lee |
Gateway Intermediate Charter School |
| Pinellas |
Plato Academy Charter School |
| Gadsden |
Crossroad Academy |
| Bay |
Bay Haven Charter Academy Elem. |
| Bay |
Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle |
| Lake |
Mascotte Elementary |
| Escambia |
Pensacola Beach Elementary |
| Pasco |
Dayspring Academy |
| Alachua |
The One Room School House |
| Lake |
Minneola Elementary |
| Dade |
Florida International Charter School |
| Broward |
The Charter School of Excellence Ft. Lauderdale 1 |
| Walton |
Seaside Neighborhood School |
| Lake |
Round Lake Elementary School |
| Dade |
Coral Reef Montessori Academy Charter School |
| Leon |
The School for the Arts and Sciences |
| Martin |
Clark Advanced Learning System |
| Broward |
Ben Gamla Charter School |
| Dade |
Pinecrest Academy Charter Middle School |
| Dade |
Pinecrest Academy, South Campus |
| Dade |
Pinecrest Academy Charter School |
| Dade |
International Studies Charter High School |
| Indian River |
Sebastian Charter Junior High |
| Hillsborough |
Literacy Leadership Technology Academy |
| Brevard |
Royal Palm Charter School |
| Dade |
Somerset Academy Silver Palms |
| Dade |
Somerset Academy Middle Charter School |
| Dade |
Somerset Academy Charter High School |
| Dade |
Somerset Academy Charter School |
| Broward |
Somerset Academy Middle School Miramar |
| Broward |
Somerset Academy Charter School Miramar |
| Broward |
Somerset Academy Charter School |
| Broward |
Somerset Academy Charter School Davie |
| Broward |
Somerset Academy Charter High School |
| Broward |
Somerset Academy Middle Charter School |
| Indian River |
Indian River Charter High School |
| Dade |
Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores |
| Palm Beach |
Western Academy Charter School |
| Collier |
Marco Island Charter Middle School |
| Alachua |
Micanopy Area Cooperative School |
| Hillsborough |
Learning Gate Community School |
| Dade |
Archimedean Upper Conservatory |
| Dade |
Archimedean Middle Conservatory |
| Dade |
Archimedean Academy |
| Dade |
ASPIRA South Youth Leadership Charter School |
| Putnam |
The Children's Reading Center |
| Sarasota |
Island Village Montessori Charter School, Inc. |
| Lee |
Christa Mcaulliffe Elementary School |
| Lee |
Oasis Elementary Charter School |
| Lee |
Oasis Middle School |
| Orange |
HOPE Charter School |
| Brevard |
Imagine Charter School at Weston |
| Hillsborough |
Terrace Community |
| Pinellas |
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School |
| Pinellas |
Academie Da Vinci |
| Polk |
Hillcrest Elementary |
| FSUS |
Florida State University School |
| Lake |
Imagine Charter School at South Lake |
| Broward |
Central Charter School |
| Polk |
South McKeel Academy |
| Polk |
McKeel Elementary Academy |
| Dade |
Doral Academy |
| Dade |
Doral Academy Charter Middle School |
| Dade |
Doral Academy Charter High School |
| Dade |
Doral Performing Arts Academy |
| Dade |
Mater Academy East Charter School |
| Dade |
Mater Academy Charter Middle School |
| Dade |
Mater Academy Charter High School |
| Dade |
Mater Performing Arts and Entertainment Academy |
| Dade |
Mater Gardens Academy |
| Dade |
Mater Gardens Academy Middle School |
| Dade |
Mater Academy Lakes Middle School |
| Dade |
Mater Academy |
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