The common misunderstanding is that these kids will be OK no matter what. People don't mean to be cruel and prejudice, they just have not been educated about this at risk population. The Charter School will not only meet the children's needs but serve as a platform to educate and serve. We are a small school and will not be able to service our total community without tremendous financial support. We remain free to our students.
Home schooling is often the only option in some areas.
If you can group a few of these students, so they have peers, and then accelerate and enrich, it can work. If nothing else remember that if all of the brightest students were pulled out of the District, their scores might force them after a couple of years to offer programs. We have a great deal of untapped power. Private schools are not in the position to teach this special population. Their teachers are usually not Credentialed or specially trained.