The intent of the Charter Schools Act of 1992 is, among other things, to

"provide vigorous competition within the public school system to stimulate continual improvements in all public schools." In keeping with this intent, and in keeping with the "open-source" culture of the charter school community, we host professional development workshops at no cost to educators.  

 

SVA opened its doors to education leaders again this year for Excellence or Bust after last year's inaugural success. This year, we highlighted two ways in which SVA pursues excellence. We outlined the "Principles and Practices of Restorative Justice," encouraging school and district leaders to rethink student discipline in order to break the "prison pipeline" and turn the inevitable conflict that arises in relationships into teachable learning experiences. In "Principles and Practices of Gifted Education for All" Ms. Dutton examined the use of techniques developed for Gifted Education to achieve the 21^st century learning goals outlined by the Common Core for all students. Visitors saw SVA's practices in action during the event, starting the day with our students followed by classroom visits.