Thursday, September 16th, 2010

Airport Campus- 2:00pm

Adams Campus- 2:30pm

Family and Friends are welcome!!

Wednesday, September 1st, the Board of Education is having a “Meet and Greet” in the District Board Room. It will last about an hour, 6 pm to 7pm, with refreshments.  This is a real opportunity to meet your Board members in a totally informal, social environment.  As Director Tanner says, “We don’t bite”! 

     STAR Academy’s Community is encouraged to attend, all or even part of the time, to meet and share ideas and views on your choice of subjects.  This meet and greet is the kick-off to several Community Meetings being held at various district school locations starting on 5 October (More on the scheduling and locations will be published in the near future).

Look forward to seeing you all!! 

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Please note the new times:

Airport Campus K-3rd-

Breakfast- 7:15am

School Starts- 7:45am

School Ends- 3:15pm

Adams Campus 4th-8th-

Breakfast- 7:30am

School Starts- 8:00am

School Ends- 3:30pm

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Dear STAR parents,

 We’re excited to announce that STAR Academy will be expanding our campus to include a second building in order to alleviate over-crowding and serve our growing number of students.

Effective with the next school year, STAR students in grades 4-8 will be served at the former Adams Elementary school at 2101 Manitoba St. Grades Kindergarten-3 students will continue their instruction at our current site at 2520 Airport Rd.

 The D-11 Board of Education voted Wednesday night to allow STAR to expand into the former Adams facility and occupy half of the building. The half of the Adams building which STAR will occupy includes a large site, playground, kitchen, offices, multi-purpose/gym room and 9 classrooms, which will accommodate 225 students. The other half of the facility is expected to be leased in 2011-12 to the Junior Achievement education program.

 This change will not only help us deal with over-crowding but it will also help us establish a true middle school program  (grades 6-8) at the Adams site. Because we will not have rental expenses for the Adams facility this will also help alleviate budget pressures, assuming that we are able to add approximately 150 students to our current total enrollment.

 Other announcements regarding staffing and other items regarding the STAR facility will be forthcoming.

 This is an exciting time for STAR academy and the surrounding community- YOU HAVE A CHOICE where you send your child to school, and we appreciate you choosing STAR Academy!

 Please share this information with all your friends, family, and community members.

Kindergarten Graduation

Friday, June 11th @ 9:30am

Students Last Day Of School

Friday, June 11th, 2010

If you would like to register your child for Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale Theatre classe please visit www.kidssing.org for more information.

Parents you are invited for a Free (lunch not included) Colorado Charter School Conference on Thursday, February 25, 2010. It will be held at the Sheraton Denver Hotel, Downtown Denver from 8:00am-5:30pm. For more information please visit www.coloradoleague.org/charterconference

This will include the following:

8:00-9:00am- Registration and Breakfast (no cost)

9:00-11:30am- Visit to the State Capito (no cost)               

                                   Meet your school’s elected officials and educate them about the importance of charter schools and school choice (we will set up the meeting and provide all the talking points.)

12:00-1:45pm- Networking Luncheon (cost of lunch $35)      

                      Hear from education policy and movement leaders while networking with hundreds of charter school parents, leaders, and other supporters.

2:00-5:30pm- Breakout Sessions Designed for Parents/taught by Parents (no cost)                                                                                                                          

    Hear from other parents and charter school supporters about important topics such as:

-Clearing up public mispercetions about charter schools.

- Advocating for charter schools.

- getting involved in your school to help your child succeed.

STAR Academy Charter School will be having a Parent Information Meeting every Thursday at 6:00pm for anyone who is interested in enrolling their student for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. Anyone who is interested is welcome to come meet the Principal, ask any questions you may have, and tour the school.

Attention! Parents;

 STAR Academy is seeking a parent, retired educator, or community member volunteer to help us in the Library. We need a consistent/reliable/committed person to manage and operate our library to include book check-in/out, shelving books, and introducing research/library skills. We are looking for someone to serve 8-15 hours per week. If you are interested, please contact the front office at 638-6554.