1. Cornerstone Charter Academy – A Challenge Foundation Academy
High School Interest Meeting
February 2, 2017

2. Mission Statement
Cornerstone Charter Academy- A Challenge Foundation Academy, a tuition-free, public charter school, will give every student the opportunity to reach his or her full potential by providing a rigorous academic program, character education, and meaningful parental participation.

3. Who is Cornerstone? Founded in 2012 as a public charter school
High School opened in August 2015 with grade 9
It is a tuition free school of choice
A back to basics, traditional alternative to the norm

4. High School Structure
HS students wear CCA Spirit Wear daily; Traditional CCA Uniforms on Official Uniform Day
High School day begins at 8:15 a.m.
HS day ends at 3:20 p.m.
Seven, 50 minute class periods
20 minute daily Smart Lunch for tutoring, Study Halls & club mtg.’s

5. Why Choose cornerstone for high school?

6. The Facilities? Brand new renovations!
20 spacious high school classrooms
Brand new Biology and Chemistry labs.

7. Edgenuity Online program Power School Parent Portal
Technology
Chrome Books
“One 2 One” Initiative
Mimio Projectors
Edgenuity Online program
Power School Parent Portal

8. Character Education
Several of our High School students are gaining experience teaching Character Education lessons to our Middle School students each Wednesday morning.
Students in Leadership class are required to complete a minimum of 25 community service hours

9. Parental Participation
Parent room
School Improvement Team
Parent/ Teacher organization (PTO)
Volunteer opportunities at the school
Parent surveys

10. Our High School is a Leadership School
Through our Foundations of Leadership course in the 9th grade, students are challenged to lead themselves, lead others, and lead in the community.
Many of our clubs are student driven
Many of our extracurricular activities (i.e. Thanksgiving Feast, Christmas breakfast, & Winter Dance) are planned entirely by students in Student Government Association Club (SGA)

11. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THEME

12. Cornerstone Charter Graduation Requirements- Academic Rigor
English: 4 units ■ Electives: 4 units
Math: 4 units ■ TOTAL: 24 units
Science: 4 units *
History: 4 units
Foreign Language: 3 units *
PE I/Health: 1 unit
Leadership Seminar: 1 unit *
Senior Project: 1 unit *
* denotes more rigor than many traditional public schools

13. Academic Course Levels
Standard quality pts.
Honors – 4.5 quality pts.
Advanced Placement (AP) – 5.0 quality pts.(beginning in 10th grade); AP European History & AP Env. Science
GPA: Total quality points divided by total number of courses.

14. 2016-2017 course offerings English
English I, English II, & Honors English I & II
Math
Math I, Math II, Honors Math II, Math III,
Honors Math III, Pre-Calculus Honors
Science
Earth/Environmental, Biology &
Honors Biology, Chemistry Honors, AP Environmental Science
Social Studies
World History & Honors World History, American History I & Am. Hist. I Honors; AP European History
Foreign Lang.
Spanish I, Spanish II
Health & PE
REQUIRED of all freshmen
Foundations of Leadership
Electives
Art I, Art II, Band, Theater, Teacher Cadet, Journalism

15. All High School grade levels: The Door to your Future…
CCA will challenge you to:
Be organized
Effectively Manage your Time
Think Critically
Write Well
Problem solve
Communicate
Exhibit Leadership & Perform Community Service

16. High School Athletics Fall Winter Spring
Boy’s soccer, girl’s tennis, girl’s
Volleyball, co-ed cross country,
cheerleading
Winter
Boy’s and girl’s basketball, cheerleading, swimming
Spring
Girl’s soccer, softball, baseball, boy’s tennis, co-ed golf, track & field

17. What is our high school like??
You will do these things at CCA:
Complete graded homework
Complete graded classwork
Take tests/quizzes
Take mid-term & final exams
Make presentations
Work in groups on projects/lab experiments

18. Our teachers make all the difference
Our teachers have been hand chosen as the best “fit” for our students and their needs
Our teachers make parents aware of what is going on in their classrooms via their newsletters, their websites, Remind texts, and phone calls.
They welcome your questions and encourage parents to support their children’s learning at home.

19. How to stay aware of opportunities
Mrs. Bell operates a large text & messaging system, Remind, for all students & parents in grades Announcements about enrichment opportunities, volunteer opportunities, various CCA announcements, etc. are sent out to keep you informed.
Stay tuned when you enter 9th grade on how to join Mrs. Bell’s Remind group

20. APPLICATION PROCESS
For the 2017/2018 school year, the applications must be completed no later than 4pm on Friday, Feb. 17th, 2017.
The lottery will take place Wednesday, March 15th at 10am.
A computer program randomly chooses the names from 2 pools- the sibling pool first and then the general population.

21. Questions about our High School
Parents/guardians are welcome to our Director, Joe Caraher at
Parents/guardians can also questions to Matt Pugh (Principal) at
Parents/guardians are welcome to Leigh Bell (Counselor)