Each Performance Academy School is a safe, small, neighborhood school focused on strong academics and fitness.
Because it’s a charter school, it’s not part of a city school district, but rather part of a “network” of public schools who share the same mission.
In addition, each school shares in the abundance of best-in-class resources that none could afford on its own: curriculum planning, materials purchasing, teacher training, special education experts, testing resources, school lunch, human resources, accounting, facilities maintenance, IT services, and many other technical specialties.
Plus, our teachers aren’t a small group isolated at an independent charter, but are part of a learning community of hundreds of peers, who come together regularly throughout the year to train, share, and improve.
Our families also know that if they ever have to move to another part of town or another Ohio city, there will probably be a Performance Academy close enough to welcome their student with no interruption in their learning program.
Instead of a large, bureaucratic school district with a politically-elected school board, each of our schools is governed by a small non-profit board, with meetings open to the public.
Instead of a district office, our schools are expertly run by a lean team of leaders and specialists, a team we call Central Support. This team works in the field, across the state, to make sure each school operates with long-term vision and all the resources for daily success. Our Superintendents supervise only 3 or 4 schools, spending their day on-site with our Principals; our Special Education leaders also support and train our student services staff on-site daily.
How do we know our student-oriented, team-supported model works?
Just take a look at our most recent published test scores. Among all the charter schools in the state, Performance Academies schools dominate the top of the curve. Our approach surrounds our educators with support, gives our parents confidence that their students are getting a great education, and enables our students to achieve their very best.
