Tuition Free  •  K-6  •  Public Charter School

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School Office Hours: School days from 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

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Tours of the school are given by appointment. Please contact the front office to schedule a tour.

Authorized by: Minnesota Guild of Public Charter Schools (www.guildschools.org)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS

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October 22nd, 2019

November 19th, 2019 - Working Session for Nov 21st Meeting

November 21st, 2019

December 3rd, 2019 - Working Session for Dec 19th Meeting

December 19th, 2019

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All meetings begin at 6 p.m. at Phoenix Academy,

38460 Lincoln Trail, North Branch, MN, 55056

in the school library.

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Working Session Meetings occur on the 1st Tuesday of each month

Board Meetings occur on the 3rd Thursday of each month

Why do we integrate the arts?

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Research strongly supports the notion that arts education and integration can help struggling students to better learn the topics. For example, (Fiske, 2002) found that the arts provide students with authentic learning experiences that are real and meaningful to them. Others have discovered that when the arts are integrated into academic instruction, the learning experiences can become enhanced with discovery, improving the conditions for learning. Over the past two decades, ample research has been conducted establishing direct correlations between sustained involvement in arts programs and the development of cognitive and meta-cognitive capacities or “habits of mind,” associated with high student achievement and college readiness. These capacities include focused perception, analysis, elaboration, problem solving, motivation, active engagement and critical thinking skills.

We do not believe that simply increasing art activities alone is a silver bullet in achieving academic success. The Phoenix Academy school program also incorporates practices of schools that have been labeled “highly successful.”

For example, we offer:

• Smaller class sizes

• Research supported curriculum

• Small group instruction daily

• Uniform policy to enhance a strong school culture.

• A team teaching approach

• Connected classrooms that allow for daily team teaching.

• High levels of professional development for teachers;

• Instructional assistants that are highly trained;

• Staff that possess (and demonstrate) attributes of flexibility, optimism, adaptability, and the ability to problem solve.