Christel House Plans Second Academy
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowAn Indianapolis charter school is opening a second location. Christel House Academy West should be ready for the 2014-2015 school year. It will anchor a new development on the site of the former Central State Hospital. September 30, 2013
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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., – Christel House Academy is pleased to announce it will open Christel House Academy West in time for the 2014-2015 school year.
Christel House Academy West will open on the old Central State Hospital grounds on the near Westside in August 2014. Located at Washington and Tibbs in Indianapolis, the charter school will initially serve students K-2 and plans to be an anchor in the new Central Greens development.
“The addition of this new public charter school will allow Christel House to reach another high-needs area in Indianapolis and give quality education options to at-risk children,” says Carey Dahncke, director and chief academic officer, Christel House Academy. “Our small school approach keeps students and parents connected to teachers,” adds Dahncke.
Under the award-winning arm of Chistel House Academy, Christel House Academy West is authorized by the Mayor of Indianapolis to serve urban students. For more information, please visit www.chacademy.org.
About Christel House Academy
Established as a public charter school in 2002, Christel House Academy (CHA) currently transforms the lives of more than 600 at-risk students. The school has a 93 percent economically disadvantaged population and a nearly equal representation of Hispanic, Black and White students; 30 percent of the students are English language learners; and 16 percent receive special education services. Recently, CHA became Indiana’s first charter school to receive the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform’s “School to Watch” designation for its commitment to student achievement.
For more information, please visit www.cha.christelhouse.orgSource: Christel House Acadmey