What Do Charter Schools Offer?
Having received nearly 700 applications for admission to Quest Charter Academy, the Peoria Charter School Initiative (PCSI) will hold a public lottery to select students for enrollment in the charter school’s fifth, sixth and seventh grades.
The lottery will be held Thursday, May 13 at 4 p.m. at the Peoria Civic Center in Room 220-222. The public is invited to attend.
Quest Charter Academy will begin classes August 24 offering grades 5-7. Each grade will have three classes, with 25 students in each class. PCSI received 301 applications for fifth grade, 230 applications for sixth grade and 140 for seventh grade. Since the number of applications exceeded the 75 seats available for each grade level, Illinois Charter Law requires that a public lottery be held to ensure random selection of students for enrollment in the school.
PCSI’s lottery process will include drawing 75 students for each grade level, with an additional 30 names drawn for each class that will be placed on a waiting list.
Notification letters will be sent to all applicants informing them of their status during the week of May 17th.
TEACHER APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
If you're ready to make a difference for Peoria's youth, become part of this promising program and grow professionally with the school itself. Peoria's first Charter School is now accepting applications for the following positions:
• English: 3 full time
• Mathematics: 3 full time
• Science: 2 full time
• Special Education: 1 full time
• Physical Education: 1 full time
• Social Studies: 2 full time
• Art: 1 full time
• Computer: 1 full time
• Dean of Students: 1 full time
Email your resume with cover letter to teacherapplication@peoriacharterschools.org
Make a financial contribution
To match the Cat Foundation’s $500,000 challenge grant—which will help cover first-year operating costs—we need to raise $250,000 from businesses and $250,000 from individuals. Every dollar counts! Click here for a contribution form.
Caterpillar Inc. has offered a $500,000 challenge grant to help bring a charter school to Peoria for the 2010-2011 school year. The challenge? The business community must raise $250,000 and the private sector another $250,000 to match Caterpillar's generous contribution. That's a potential $1 million! Every contribution, large or small, makes a difference, so please contribute what you can now. Your dollars will help make our community's first math, science and technology charter school a reality -- offering a new educational choice to District 150 families and ensuring a unique learning opportunity for Peoria's kids.
Phone: 309.495.5988
