My question is: "Is this considered a Public Charter School and is it being subsidized by the Public School system?
Pam Ellison Como Park Saint Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "List Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "St. Paul Issues Forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:07 PM Subject: [StPaul] Charter School Dispute? > Interesting articles about a St. Paul charter school. Interesting, > because it addresses some key issues in public education. > > I believe that Nova Classical Academy was started (at least > partially) by a group of parents that left Capital Hill magnet > school, because of concerns over the academic rigor at Capital Hill, > which is a magnet for the gifted and talented in the St. Paul School > District. > > Corrections or clarifications appreciated. > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Charter school is successful, but control is an issue > http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5197424.html > James Walsh, Star Tribune > January 21, 2005 > > "Dick Nunneley, who was escorted from the school in the Highland Park > neighborhood Tuesday night after board members fired him, said he > believes there is a strong current pushing to make the charter school > the exclusive home of gifted students -- and perhaps to invite a more > Christian-centered philosophy into the curriculum. He noted that the > school board has been communicating with Andrew Kern, an education > consultant who has written about classical teaching from a Christian > perspective." > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Charter parents, board clash > http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/10696559.htm > Posted on Fri, Jan. 21, 2005 > BY JOHN WELBES > > "Nova, with 220 students, is the third St. Paul charter school to > encounter high-profile problems this school year. The two others had > financial difficulties; the problems at Nova display yet another way > a charter school can run into trouble." > > "The classical model used at Nova has fifth-graders reading excerpts > from Homer's "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey," while seventh-graders are > now working on Cervantes' "Don Quixote." History is taught > chronologically, and students move from the ancient to the modern > world three times between kindergarten and 12th grade, each time > delving deeper into the subjects." > > ------------------------------------------------- > > NOTE: I have one child at Capital Hill Magnet School. > > -- > Tim Erickson > List Manager > St. Paul Issues Forum > http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ > Hamline Midway Resident > 651-643-0722 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > St. Paul Links - http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/links.html > > "The St. Paul Issues Forum is a interactive e-mail discussion on > important issues about St. Paul public policy. Participation is free > and open to anyone. We currently have about 350 concerned citizens > and community leaders subscribed to our discussion." > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [email protected] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
