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Parents Advocate League Update Dear PALs, I hope your school year has started off well. I wanted to let you know about a unique opportunity for CUSD students. Oxford Preparatory Academy Chino Charter School is looking to start a K-8 school called Oxford Preparatory Academy South Orange County next fall in CUSD. Even though CUSD has great schools and teachers, some of you may be interested in a different choice for your children. As you may know, charter schools are public schools and there is no tuition. Due to the fact that charter schools are public schools, students may not be turned away based on academic need, race, socioeconomic level, religion, disabilities, etc., (just like any other public school). They usually function under a school district, but they have a different approach to student learning. The daily per-student, state-funded rate follows the student to the charter school, not the district. In the case of Oxford Preparatory Academy South Orange County (OPASOC), they plan to buy back services from CUSD, most notably being special needs. Teachers will be trained to teach students using the Multiple Intelligences approach, which is designed around the belief and assumption that all children are gifted, and they learn in a wide range of ways. The Oxford Prep curriculum is focused on college prep, offering foreign languages, performing arts, sports, music, ASB, and school newspaper, just to name some of the programs being offered. If you are interested in finding out more about OPA, please visit their website created by Wix.com at www.oxfordchampions.com If you are interested in this opportunity for your child, please fill out the Intent to Enroll form (click here) and fax it to the number listed at the bottom of the form. You can also email your completed Intent to Enroll to opasoc@gmail.com . [Deadline was extended to Oct. 30; suggest emailing first to ask if applications are still being accepted.] So far, OPA has hundreds of students all over CUSD signed up. They even have several students from other districts interested as well. CUSD students will get first priority if it opens in CUSD. Please note, sending the Intent to Enroll is not a guarantee of enrollment to the school. You will get more information regarding enrollment at a later date. Likewise, signing an Intent to Enroll does not disenroll you from your current school. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact the OPA people via email with your questions. All the best, |
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