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Charter School Prospectus August 29, 2008 To be located in Southwest Marion County Charter School Prospectus August 29, 2008 Submitted to: The Honorable Mayor of Indianapolis Greg Ballard Office of the Mayor 2501 City-County Building 200 East Washington Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Charter Applicant Information Sheet Name of Proposed Charter School Indiana Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) Academy Proposed School Address (if known) Not yet determined School District in which Proposed School would be located Not yet determined Legal Name of Group Applying for the Charter Indiana Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) Academy Inc. Applicant's Designated Representative Pete Rimsans Address 1701 West 18th Street City Indianapolis State Indiana Zip Code 46202 Daytime Telephone 317-636-0806 Fax 317-638-0806 E-mail address [email protected] Website The proposed school will open in the fall of school year: 2009-10 Proposed Grade Levels & Total Student Enrollment Grade Levels Total Student Enrollment First Year 9 140 Second Year 9-10 230 Third Year 9-11 350 Fourth Year 9-12 440 Fifth Year 9-12 440 Sixth Year 9-12 440 Seventh Year 9-12 440 Maximum 9-12 440 Are you planning to work with an educational management organization (EMO)? Yes _____ No __X__ Have you submitted this application to another sponsor? Yes _____ No __X__ Do you plan to submit this application to another sponsor before the Mayor of Indianapolis makes a final determination on your application? Yes _____ No __X__ i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mission The mission of The Indiana ACE Academy is to provide an experiential learning environment that prepares students for high skill, high wage jobs. This will be accomplished by providing our students the highest levels of instruction and achievement combined with exemplary character development that prepares them for the architecture, construction, and engineering industries. Students will be prepared for entrance into an apprenticeship and/or post-secondary institutions upon graduation from the Indiana ACE Academy. Need The Indiana ACE Academy will be the first industry-linked charter school in Indiana, providing students with an early exposure to careers in the architecture, construction, and engineering (ACE) industries. It will service a niche that is currently not available in Indianapolis by featuring a curriculum aligned with post-secondary education programs, including building trades apprenticeship programs, building trades Associate’s degrees at Ivy Tech Community College, and four year Bachelor’s degrees in architecture, construction management, and engineering. It will draw students from throughout the Central Indiana region from a convenient location on the southwest side of Marion County. Construction related careers interest students at a young age. In a survey of all Hoosier 9th grade students in Fall 2007 (with 63% of the total statewide enrollment responding), over 11,000 – nearly 20% – of students ranked “Architecture and Construction” their top three career choices. Yet the non-residential construction industry in Central Indiana is facing a skilled worker shortage starting in 2009, as not enough new journeymen are entering the professions. In Central Indiana alone, the Roundtable projected a shortage of 4,238 skilled workers starting in 2008 and continuing through 2011. Goals • The Indiana ACE Academy will successfully motivate and appropriately prepare students to pursue professions and trades identified as targets by the Board. • The Indiana State Building & Construction Trades Council, building trades apprenticeship programs, contractors, businesses, public education partners, and community organizations will play a major role in the support, advocacy and sustainability of the Indiana ACE Academy. • By the fall of 2012, the Indiana ACE Academy will reach an enrollment goal of 440 students, with the students enrolled reflecting the Indiana ACE Academy target population identified in the mission statement. • After graduation from the Indiana ACE Academy, a minimum of 80% of graduates will enroll in post-secondary opportunities consistent with the schools mission statement, including building trades apprenticeships and/or 2 or 4 year degrees. • Student performance at the Indiana ACE Academy will meet or exceed Adequate Yearly Progress requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act each year. ii • An aggressive recruitment plan will ensure that female and minority youth are fully represented in the school to increase their representation in the construction industry. Educational Foundation The central pedagogical approach at the Indiana ACE Academy will be project-based learning. Project-based learning is defined as a "comprehensive instructional approach to engage students in sustained, cooperative investigation" (Bransford & Stein, 1993). This approach allows students to work together to make sense of the problem at hand. The project/problem based approach is the tradition in apprenticeship training as well as in Career and Technical Education courses. Every student attending the Indiana ACE Academy will proceed through a single-track curriculum that will enable them to earn a Core 40 with Technical Honors Diploma (see the curriculum map on page 12). While there will be some coursework will focus on career-specific technical skills (e.g. drafting, electricity), graduates of the Indiana ACE Academy will not be expected to enter directly into low-skill jobs but rather will embark on further education necessary for high-skill careers. Business Plan The unique nature of this school will require an aggressive upfront fund-raising campaign to obtain significant private funds to supplement governmental sources. We are committed to raising these funds, and have established a Development & Fundraising Committee headed by Hugh Baker of Schmidt Architects and Bob Bowen of Bowen Engineering. Both have significant fundraising experience and deep ties within the architecture, construction, and engineering industries. Hugh is a past President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Central Indiana Chapter and has raised significant funds for numerous organizations, including $2.7 million in 16 months for an Independent School in Boone County. Bob Bowen’s lengthy career in the Central Indiana construction industry and Board membership on the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce ensures that the Indiana ACE Academy will have direct access to industry leaders. The Committee has created an aggressive Strategic Fundraising Plan, included in Appendix 10. Founding Group In spring 2005 the Indiana State Building and Construction Trades Council was approached by representatives of then Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson about the possibility of opening a Building Trades Charter School. Starting in Fall 2005 a planning committee was formed with representatives of the Indiana State Building Trades Council, M.S.D. of Decatur Township, the Central Indiana Building Trades Apprenticeship Coordinators, and Area 31 Career Center. By Fall 2007, the planning committee had expanded to include a variety of partners including Indiana Construction Association, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, and The Mind Trust. iii INDIANA ACE ACADEMY PROSPECTUS TABLE OF CONTENTS Information Sheet .......................................................................................................................... i Executive Summary...................................................................................................................... ii Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................... iv I. Vision .......................................................................................................................................1 A. Mission ...........................................................................................................................1 B. Need ................................................................................................................................1 C. Goals...............................................................................................................................2 II. Who We Are............................................................................................................................3 A. Founding Group............................................................................................................3 B. Board of Directors.........................................................................................................5 C. School Leader ................................................................................................................8 III. Educational Services Provided ..............................................................................................9 A. Education Philosophy ...................................................................................................9 B. Curriculum ..................................................................................................................10 C. Assessment ...................................................................................................................14 D. Special Student Populations.......................................................................................17 IV. Organizational Viability and Effectiveness........................................................................18 A. Enrollment/Demand....................................................................................................18
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