The Idaho Charter School Network is a sustainable and robust organization of public charter schools, authorizers, businesses, education leaders and individuals.  Members are actively engaged in the activities and governance of the organization.
 
The ICSN effectively represents the membership to effect policy change that supports innovation and high quality schools, high student achievement, and comprehensive accountability among Idaho’s charter and non-charter public schools. The result is that Idaho’s Public Charter Schools are recognized by citizens in every community as schools of innovation and choice. Programmatic excellence and best practices in Idaho Charter Schools are nurtured and widely disseminated among all schools in Idaho and beyond.
 
 
 
 
 
 
The mission of the Idaho Charter School Network (ICSN) is to ensure and share the success of Idaho Public Charter Schools, for the benefit of Idaho children and families.
 
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COMING SOON!   March 16, 2012  -  Idaho Charter School Network
5th Annual Conference

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Go On’ Challenge Winner    

The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation announced on December 9, 2011 the winners of the ‘Go On’ Challenge that 55 Idaho high schools participated in this past school year (2010-2011).
The intent of the contest was to encourage high schools to measurably increase the number of Idaho students who go on to postsecondary training or education.
Schools competed in at least one of the following categories:
  • Increased the number of students taking the ACT, PLAN, PSAT or SAT
  • Increased the number of students who completed advanced opportunities coursework in AP, Dual Credit and/or Tech Prep
  • Increased the number of students who completed coursework in upper-level math and science
The above three areas were selected for their proven effectiveness in helping to prepare, motivate and challenge students to Go On, and in helping students who have already entered college be less apt to drop out or need remediation.
Winners demonstrated the most significant improvement over the 2009-2010 school year in one of the three categories and were awarded $100,000 to spend as they wish. Schools competed against schools with similar enrollment sizes, and all schools competed for the “most-improved overall” award.
“We want to thank the 55 schools who participated in this challenge,” said Jamie MacMillan, the Foundation’s executive director. “They all worked hard, and we appreciate their efforts and hope that this will make a significant difference in future students going on. We are proud to be the sponsor of this initiative.”
Most Improvement Overall Winner ($100,000)
School: Idaho Distance Education Academy
IDEA reignited their efforts to recognize students who are succeeding in 'Go On' level coursework and has created avenues for them to share their stories with other high school students. The school has also partnered with North Idaho College to begin utilizing their IEN connection at the Boise center to offer dual credit courses via video streaming this spring. 70% of their graduating seniors will have earned credits they can take with them to colleges next year. IDEA High School Principal Deb Pence was the Go-On Ambassador and accepted the award for IDEA. We congratulate all our outstanding colleagues at IDEA,  State Director Jason Bransford and Director of Curriculum and Assessment Laurie Wolfe, past and present  ICSN board members. for their outstanding work and for being the only charter school among the finalists.  Read more at:   http://www.jkaf.org/announcing-the-2011-go-on-challenge-winners/

 
   
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