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Hope Charter School, an Orange County Public
Charter School, strives to provide an academic
environment where each child can thrive and
succeed, regardless of the individual’s learning
style and academic strengths or weaknesses.
Hope Charter provides an inclusion model for
autistic children that allows a gradual transition
from the ESE classroom to a regular education
classroom, offering autistic students an
opportunity to reach their full potential.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
The vision of Hope Charter is to create a
learning environment that is safe, interesting
and motivating. The small, intimate atmosphere
of the school encourages friendship, partnership
and understanding among teachers, students,
parents, and community volunteers. Children
learn to value each other based on the simple
belief that each person is worthy of being
valued.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
Hope Charter encourages character
development. Each month a character trait is
emphasized and incorporated into the
curriculum, demonstrating the practical
application of concepts such as persistence and
diligence.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attention Charter School Operators:
 
Florida LEADS, the Department of Education’s
one stop source for charter school information,
would like to spotlight your school's
achievements! By creating a Florida LEADS
account, you will be able to supplement your
school profile presented on this site with
valuable information about your school’s
philosophy, mission, educational and
extracurricular programs, and more.
 
Creating your account is simple –
just fill out
and submit the on-line form. Once your
information is verified, you will receive your
username and password via email (usually
within 24 hours).
 
Please visit Florida LEADS at
www.floridaleads.com
, so that we have the most
current information on your school.
 
Thank you,
The Charter Team
 
 
 
Parent involvement and a partnership between
home and school is fostered at Hope Charter. A
home visit is conducted; the home environment
is considered when evaluating the student’s
abilities and developing an individual learning
program. An atmosphere of professionalism
and advocacy for the child between teacher and
parents is expected. The family system is
supported through monthly parent meetings,
where parents are encouraged to be involved in
their child’s academics, behavior, nutrition and
fitness. Community resources and family
counseling referrals are provided, if desired.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Hope Charter students are given the opportunity
to become peer mentors for Hope’s autistic
students, becoming involved in friendships that
will be mutually beneficial.
 
 
 
 
 
  
If you would like more information on Hope
Charter, please contact the school at
 
 
Congratulations!
 
The Florida Department of Education Choice
Office congratulates
Lori Yaklin
on joining the
office of Under Secretary Gene Hickok. Ms.
Yaklin will address school choice issues and
the implementation of NO CHILD LEFT
BEHIND.
 
The mission of the Office of the Under
Secretary is to develop policy resources,
recommendations, and initiatives that help
define a broad, coherent vision for achieving
the President's and Secretary's priorities. The
office also supports the implementation of
critical policies by the Department and
education providers through application of
resources, analysis, strategic planning, and
evaluation.
407-656-4673.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
You are cordially invited to attend the
 
2002 Florida Public Charter Schools
Statewide Conference
  
Building Bridges to ensure that
NO CHILD is LEFT BEHIND
on
October 29-31, 2002
  
at the Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Studios
 
 
Conference Objectives
•
Empower
the participants with knowledge
•
Educate
on changes regarding local and national
law and policy
•
Ensure
participants obtain tangible resource
materials
 
Invited Special Guests
Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education
Gerald Reynolds, U.S. Office of Civil Rights
Florida Governor Jeb Bush
Florida Lt. Governor Frank Brogan
Florida Secretary of Education Jim Horne
Florida Commissioner of Education Charlie Crist
Howard Fuller, Institute for the
Transformation of Learning
Michael Milken, Milken Foundation
 
Conference Theme and Purpose
The event,
Building Bridges to Ensure NO CHILD is
LEFT BEHIND
, has been designed for charter
school community stakeholders to come together for
two and one-half days to dialogue, share successes
and best practices, clarify legislative intent (federal
and state), and discuss research regarding charter
schools from a national and local perspective.
 
Those That Would Benefit
Charter operators (proposed, new, and existing), all
district personnel (board members, superintendents,
finance officers, board attorneys, ESE and other
student services directors, charter liaisons, etc.),
charter governing boards, families, teachers,
members of charter associations and consortiums,
appointed and elected officials, and other
proponents of school choice initiatives will benefit
from this conference.
 
The conference provides an excellent opportunity to
meet others in the charter school community and
receive valuable information. There will be over 50
breakout sessions, as well as nationally-renowned
keynote speakers.
 
Early Registration Deadline:
October 15, 2002
Early Registration Fee:
  
$100.00
 
The U.S. House or Representatives passed
legislation extending family privacy protections
to home-schooled children. Under current law,
the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA) protects the privacy of students
attending public schools but does not extend the
same rights to home-schooled children. This
legislation closes a loophole that has previously
allowed public schools to freely disseminate
home-schooled children’s private information in
states that did not otherwise protect such
information. Florida had previously taken
measures to protect the privacy of home-
schooled children.
 
“I believe we must treat all students fairly. That
is the purpose of my bill,” said Rep. Mark
Kennedy (R-MN), who sponsored the bill.
 
Under President Bush’s No Child Left Behind
Act, home-schooled children are exempt from all
federal testing requirements. The bill also
prohibits federal control over home schools,
including the curriculum of home-schooled
students.
 
Call for Materials
 
 
Every Child Can Learn.
No Child Should Be Left Behind.
 
The commitment to this belief has put Florida on
the forefront of the school choice movement.
  
School choice allows parents to assess all
options, public and private, and make an
informed decision regarding their child’s
education. Schools become accountable to the
parent for the child’s progress. School choice
provides parents with the ability to monitor their
child’s progress and make subsequent changes,
when necessary.
 
Choice News provides a forum for supporters of
educational choice in Florida to share
information. Articles spotlighting charter schools
or private schools participating in the scholarship
programs are welcome. Profiles of educational
victories for students allow the public to witness
the benefits of school choice for Florida’s
children. Information on upcoming conferences
or news regarding educational alternatives will
provide Florida’s education choice community
an opportunity to stay informed.
 
If you have information you would like included
in Choice News, please e-mail Kendra Lee at
kendra.lee@fldoe.org.

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