The schools invite teachers to training at each other's facilities. In many ways, school choice has been good for Canyon City. Cooper finds parents are more supportive and committed to a school that they have selected for their children. The charter has a positive rapport with the superintendent and it has helped the public school system solve some problems. And for her son, Bryson, it has provided a needed academic challenge.
Parents are key to the charter school's success.
Linda Carlson, founder of the school, has put about 20 hours a week into her role as president of the school's governing board for the past six years. We're in this for the kids. It can help. The key to mastering mathematics is practice. Stop your child's math skills from getting rusty during the summer.