January 2012 Announcements:
Progress Report went home on Friday, January 6, 2012 (K-8).
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observed, No School! Monday, January 16, 2012. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 8:15am.
We would like to thank our Board Menbers: Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Brown, for visiting their students and staff on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.
I. School of Excellence
The Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University released a list of K-8 charter schools that are high performing and beating the odds. Academy of Southfield is one of only 52 charter schools across the state of Michigan that has achieved over 60% academic proficiency with a population made up of more than 50% free or reduced lunch students. Academy of Southfield is approaching the “School of Excellence” designation which requires at least a 70% 3 year average proficiency rate for reading and math. Academy of Southfield’s extraordinary achievements reinforce the belief that every child can learn if given the right support, environment and tools.
II. Adequate Yearly Progress
The Academy of Southfield has achieved Adequate Yearly Progress for the eighth consecutive year (2010/2011).
III. Education Yes
The Michigan Department of Education has given the Academy of Southfield a grade of “B” for the 2010-2011 school year.
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