Summer School Started June 6

Summer School started on June 6 with approximately 40 students enrolled for the month of June for either Summer School credit classes or private tutoring. Students are studying Spanish, Math, English, Science and Social studies for credit or to reinforce their knowledge base.
Students can sign up for Summer School throughout the summer. They must attend three weeks of school for 1/2 credit. But these weeks do not need to be consecutive. Students who need a full credit, need to attend six weeks of Summer School. Classes are held Monday through Friday from 9 am until 1 pm.
Private tutoring is held from 9 am to 1 pm and from 4 pm to 6 pm.
Call the school for further information. 913-341-6666

Kansas Rep. Sheryl Spalding will speak at Graduation

Twelve students will received their high school diplomas from the Accelerated Schools of Overland Park on Thursday, May 19.

“The school is proud to hold commencement exercises in celebration of their accomplishments as these graduates prepare for the future,” said school Director Jane Curran.

Kansas State Representative Sheryl Spalding is this year’s commencement speaker. Representative Spalding has a distinguished career caring about children and working to provide education for all children. She served for eight years as a member of the Blue Valley Board of Education and five years as a member of the Kansas School Board Association, where she also held the position of vice president. She served as a board member of the Blue Valley Education Foundation and volunteered as a CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocate for children involved in the court system.

In her four years as a State Representative for District 29, Rep. Spalding serves on two education-related committees: the Education Policy Committee and an education budget committee.

For 17 years, Rep. Spalding worked as a field research assistant working with teachers in urban, suburban, and rural schools in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area to develop successful learning strategies in inclusive classrooms for the University of Kansas.

The Accelerated Schools of Overland Park focuses on helping the students who do not fit into the box of traditional education. Each student benefits from the school’s individualized instruction, effective motivational system, and low student to teacher ratio. Accredited by AdvancED and the State of Kansas, the Accelerated Schools of Overland Park offers full day school, after school tutoring and a fully accredited summer school program.
Contact the school at 913-341-6666 or visit its website at www.AcceleratedSchoolsOP.org.

Learning Center At Accelerated Schools of Overland Park

“Many students cannot succeed in schools because they are missing a few key fundamental skills,” said Roxanna J., the Director of the Learning Center.

This after school and Saturday morning program offers students in grades 1 to 12 individualized instruction in all basic skills, including math, reading and writing. Students can focus on reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, phonics and composition while studying basic language skills. Or they might need to focus on computation, math concepts or problem solving (word problems). Higher level math instruction is also available.

Some students, who attend the Learning Center, focus on study skills or speed reading. Typically, students come two or three times a week, spending one to two hours at the Learning Center each time. Students are expected to spend at least 40 hours at the Learning Center for each subject.

The Learning Center students come from a wide range of schools within the metropolitan Kansas City area.

‘Because we have 100 percent parent participation,” Roxanna said, “it enables us to institute a successful program. Given adequate time in the program, 98 percent will achieve their goals.”

Roxanna has been associated with the Learning Center At Accelerated Schools since its beginnings in 1969. She was running the Learning Center when the day school began in 1978. Both operate under the same principles of education.

With a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree from Wichita State University, Roxanna enjoys being at the Learning Center “because of the opportunity to use best methods available to implement a proven program and fine tune precision teaching for the purpose of rapid acceleration.” With the teaching methods available, the Learning Center instructors are able to help the children in providing the skills needed to catch up to their classmates and move forward.

Summer School Program for 2011

With just two months left in the school year, it is time to start thinking about summer plans. One idea is to attend summer school to either move forward in the high school education or to re-address a problem subject. All courses are accredited by AdvancED and the State of Kansas. The courses are offered on a FLEXIBLE Schedule.
Because each child is works on an individualized basis, the student may start at any time and may attend on a flexible schedule as well. Each 1/2 credit is 60 hours, or three weeks. Weeks do not have to be consecutive. Cost is $325 per week: 9 am to 1 pm, Monday through Friday.

We offer High School Credit courses in the following topics:
Social Studies: World Geography, World History, United States History, American Government and Economics
Science: Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Earth/Space Science
Math: Fundamentals of Math; Algebra 1A, 1B, 1, Inter, 2; Geometry
English: 9, 10, 11, 12
Health

Middle School Students can also attend courses on Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Composition, Math, Social Studies, Science, Study Skills are incorporated.

Individualized Tutoring is available for students in grades 1 through 12. Most students focus on vocabulary development, reading comprehension, grammar, composition or math. Study skills are incorporated. Cost is $35 per hour.

Schedule Changes due to Snow Days

Hope everyone enjoyed Spring Break. Due to the number of snow days this year, Spring Break was shortened by one day. Also, the school year will be increased by two days. Students will have school 9 am to 1 pm, Wednesday through Friday, May 25 to 27, 2011. Final exams will be held on these three days. The original last day of school was Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
However, the Awards Banquet will still be held on May 5 for students in Grades 4 to 12. Graduation for seniors will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2011, as previously scheduled.