Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School

Primary and Secondary EducationUnited States11-50 Employees

Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School prepares kindergarten through 8th grade students in the Mississippi Delta to excel in high school and college by providing rigorous instruction within a structured, ambitious, and jubilant school community.

Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School will open in the fall of 2018 with 150 students in kindergarten, first, and second grades. We will add one grade level each year after to ultimately serve students in kindergarten through 8th grade. Students in Clarksdale, Coahoma County, and adjacent counties within the Mississippi Delta are eligible to attend. 

Clarksdale Collegiate will be unapologetically college preparatory and will work relentlessly to achieve our urgent and ambitious mission. The following core beliefs, informed by research and proven practice in high performing charter schools nationally, will position us to achieve our goals and will drive our educational plan.

-ALL students excel within structured, ambitious, and jubilant environments.
-ALL students grow and achieve with hard work and effective teachers. 
-Comprehensive, targeted, and practice-based training ensures an effective teacher in every classroom. 
-College preparatory curriculum, rigorous assessments, and data-driven instruction propel student achievement.
-Transformative literacy - reading, writing, and speaking on or above grade level - is the foundation for all academic success. 
-Values-based character education supports students’ personal growth, academic achievement, and life success.
-More time on task, prioritized on the core subjects and individualized daily interventions, accelerates student achievement.
-Successful schools invest families in the mission, and provide clear strategies to support the success of their children. 
-Successful schools close the achievement and opportunity gaps by strategically exposing students to their community and world.

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