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DAYTON HIGH
2014-2015HSA Dayton High School
Annual Report
HSA Dayton High School is open to all students, regardless
of academic achievement, race or economic background. There are no entrance exams or
tuition.
HSA Dayton High School is managed by Concept Schools, a charter school management
organization that serves 13,000 students in 30
schools in 7 Midwest states.
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INDEXLetter from the Director .................................................................. 3
HSA Mission and Vision Statements ................................................ 4
Student Profile .............................................................................. 5
Sponsor’s Legal Compliance Assessment ............................................ 5
Board of Directors, Administrative Team, Teachers, and Support Staff ... 6
OAA and Ohio Graduation Test Comparison Charts ............................ 7
CONSEF, MathCON, Math Counts, and STEMEXPO ............................. 8
Spoken Word ........................................................................................... 9
Athletics .................................................................................................. 9
Field Trips .............................................................................................. 10
Community Involvement ................................................................ 11-12
Volunteer Activities ................................................................................. 13
Clubs and Programs ................................................................................ 14-16
Guests and Visits ..................................................................................... 17
Parent Survey .......................................................................................... 18
Fiscal Responsibility ......................................................................... 19
Concept Schools Success Stories .............................................................. 20-21
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LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL
DAYTON HIGH
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Dear HSA Community,
Pasteur, who developed the pasteurization of milk and discovered the rabies vaccination, once said destiny favors prepared minds. That is what we have been doing here at HSA Dayton High School regardless of all challenges. The 2014-2015 school year was unique and all the changes in our school were for that purpose: Preparing young minds for the future. We are very thankful to our School Board Members, Sponsor, Management Company and parents for their continued support. With their guidance, we are stronger and looking forward to a brighter future.
Let’s remember our ultimate goal for our students: We want our students go to colleges with scholarships and necessary skills so they can finish their higher education and be productive citizens for the community. That is why we processed 303 college applications for 31 seniors. Our acceptance rate for four-year institutions is 82%. Our students were awarded a total of $1,088,700 in merit based scholarship. Six of our students took college classes while in their junior and senior years.
We organized ACT camps and Saturday schools. Our students showed their mastery in STEM at various events such as: in-school
science fair, Spring Academic Showcase, CONSEF science fair, Robotics, and City/District/State science contests. We are very proud of them.
Community engagement and parent involvement was always on top of our agenda in the 2014-2015 school year. As a public charter school, we reported to our community and looked for ways to improve student achievement at Friday parent breakfasts, freshmen parent nights, award ceremonies, parent advocate programs, and community breakfasts/lunches. These were great events for community involvement and will continue next school year.
We believe that together with the parents at HSA Dayton High we can prepare our students for a better future. Please take some time stop by and see the hard work and dedication present every day at our school.
Respectfully,
Mr. Hakan-Principal
DAYTON HIGH
We prepare students to succeed in college and the world by offering high-quality, college-prep, STEM education.
VISION
Our students will achieve 100% graduation and college acceptance.
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School promotes six core values to guide its interactions with all members of the school community:
Respect – All members of the school community (students, parents, and staff) have equal worth and should be treated with respect.
Responsibility – All people have choices, and teachers, parents, and students should be responsible for their actions.
Integrity – Belonging to a community requires a commitment to the common good. The community is stronger when everyone can be counted upon to be honest and trustworthy.
Courage – Having the courage to try new things expands minds and causes students, parents, and staff to reach beyond their own expectations.
Curiosity – The ability to wonder and to create connections stimulates further learning. Inquiry will be fostered on the part of parents, staff, and students.
Effort – Success is accomplished when students, family, and staff are willing to do what it takes to accomplish their vision of the future.
CORE VALUES
MISSION
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AT-A-GLANCE
2013 Average daily attendance: 90%
Ethnicity:African-American 80%Hispanic/Latino 4%Multi-Racial 4%White 12%
Male 46%Female 54%
Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 3314.03(D)(2) specifies that the sponsor of the school must “monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal performance and the organization and operation of the community school on at least an annual basis.” In addition, under ORC 3314.03(D) (3), the sponsor must “report on an annual basis the results of the evaluation conducted under division (D) (2) of this section to the department of education and to the parents of students enrolled in the community school. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation (BCHF) served as the sponsor for Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School during the 2014-2015 school year. BCHF monitored the school’s academic and fiscal performance, as well as organization and operation of the school, and determined that the school was substantially compliant and found the school to be educating its students in a manner consistent with the school’s mission.
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Sponsor’s Legal Compliance Assessment
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Savas Kaya, Board President
Kakajan Kamurov, PhD
Fatih Okten, MS
Bulent Erenay, PhD
Ramin Ahmadoghlu, PhD
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Ugur Zengince SuperintendentHakan Bagcioglu PrincipalSelim Helvaci Assistant Principal Ariane Johnson Dean of StudentsJames Jackson Dean of StudentsAndrew Glenn Instructional CoordinatorTwanisha Harris Assistant Dean of StudentsDerya Ozer Guidance Counselor
TEACHERS
Aimee Branson Muride Cakir David Donohoe Suheda Erturk Olivia Gollin Hoepfl Mark Grim Victoria Holman Simone Jeffrey Rachel Logsdon Turkana Mammadova Jennifer Noggle Alyse Pennington John Ross Angela Rowe Kimberly Sayers Ismail Toprak Dale Wright Emre Akurek Bonita Breining Lindsay Carlson Jesse Cunningham Havva Duzgun Jennifer Fitzwater Sevgi Gencler Andrew Klosky Serif Korkmaz
Rachel Logsdon Megan Meinert Carl Moeller Katie Moser Maria Ogletree Constance Smith Sarah Wise
Catherine Davis Administrative Assistant
Stephanie Ponder Cafeteria Worker
Nakisha Coatie School Secretary
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SUPPORT STAFF
PROFICIENCY COMPARISON CHARTSOAA and Ohio Graduation Test 2014
5TH GRADE READING, MATH, AND SCIENCE
6TH GRADE READING AND MATH
7TH GRADE READING AND MATH
8TH GRADE READING, MATH, AND SCIENCE
10TH GRADE READING, MATH, AND SCIENCE
10TH GRADE WRITING AND SOCIAL STUDIES
11TH GRADE READING, MATH, AND SCIENCE
11TH GRADE WRITING AND SOCIAL STUDIES
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CONSEF, MATHCON, MATHCOUNTS, AND STEMEXPO
MATH COMPETITIONONLINE
MathCON is a math competition of two rounds open to all charter and public schools in 5th-12th grades throughout the Midwest states: The first round is online, followed by an “on-site”, paper-based test in Chicago. Our students took the online test last winter.
Mrs. Moser and Ms. Bailey helped prepare and support students at the MathCounts event on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at University of Dayton. Asante’ Anderson(7), Ajarae Riggins(7), Kwestion Ahmad(7) and Anthony Rosario(8) represented our school.
MATHCOUNTS
Several of our students competed in CONSEF in nine different categories and some were awarded with medals, trophies and gift cards. At the competition of CONSEF 2015, HSA Dayton High School students won 2 gold medals, 2 silver, 1 bronze and 4 honorable mentions.
AND ENGINEERING FAIRSCIENCE
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Students had their projects in the capital Atrium. It was a welcoming atmosphere and full of fun demonstrations. There were more than 10 sister schools and almost 50 students attended this program. Our school represented by Cihan Bagcioglu and Tiana Black. State Auditor Dave Yost visited and get information from students, Ron Ad-ler from OCQE (Ohio Coalitions for Quality Education) visited each project and learned details from students. He also gave a short speech of appreciation.
STEMEXPO
On May 2, 2015, eleventh grader Nequa Marshall and twelfth grader Jordan Hall competed in the Concept Spoken Word competition. Before qualifying for the contest, they auditioned and beat out dozens of their peers for the top spots. The two prepared original spoken word poems and performed live in front of an audience of students, teachers, administrators, and parents. Though neither placed in the top three, they both came within three points. Congratulations, Nequa and Jordan, on your hard work and a job well done!
SPOKEN WORD
ATHLETICS
Middle School Basketball
The Horizon Science Academy Middle School Boys Basketball Team finished the season 15-4. Members of the team were Tyree Isreal, Da’Vonte Herron, Justin Cranford, Phillip Lawson, Myron Taylor and Marc Shields (8th Grade Members); Kadar Gardner, James Hall, Richard Bryant, Kenneth Haynes, Ta’Maurie Kinney and Kwestion Ahmad (7th Grade Members). Twice during the season, the team was on a four-game winning streak. The team finished third in the conference but fell short in the tournament by finishing tied for third. Three players were selected for the All-Star team, Kadar Gardner and Myron Taylor with Tyree Isreal as the alternate. The team coaches were: Timothy Ayers, Head Coach, Dale Wright and William Robinson, Assistant Coach.
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SPOKEN WORD COMPETITION
FIELD TRIPS
Gettysburg
Mrs. Kilbourne took a small group of HSA Dayton High School students to experience the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania. (Jordan Hall, Talip Kucuker, Isaiah James, Deja Dunn, and Zuleykha Aslanova) Gettysburg was one of the most important battles of the American Civil War. On the way, the students stopped at the Flight 93 Memorial, learning about some of the events that occurred on 9/11. The next day was a scheduled tour with a licensed battlefield guide. The students were taught about the different types of weapons used during the battle while seeing and touching them at the major locations within the battlefield. Later in the trip, Mrs. Kilbourne took the students to visit Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum, which was used as a field hospital for weeks following the 3-day battle. They gained a better understanding of the medical technology used in the battlefield over 150 years ago and of how far medicine has come since. It was an amazing trip that was made even better because of the hard work that the students put into fundraising!
On May 29, 2015 HSA students went to Kings Island, a great amusement park in Mason, OH. Some students rode the thrilling rides the Beast, Vortex, and Diamondback. There were also many other forms of exciting entertainment. A total of 79 students, parents/relatives and staff members attended the trip. Students are looking forward to having another Kings Island trip next year.
Kings Island
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Dayton High hosted a Community Breakfast for social service agencies that was entitled "Spring into Action". There were many attendees from the community, the Dayton schools (parents and staff), and the Dayton High School's Student Ambassadors! The school wanted to
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Community Breakfast
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We were so glad that so many community members were able to attend the event and we received many positive com-pliments about our Student Ambassadors and the general school culture
• Boy Scouts of the Miami Valley
• Miami Valley Association of Volunteer Administrators
• 4C for Children
• St. Vincent de Paul
• Agape for Youth
• Places, Inc.
• Montgomery County Job and Family Services
• Lake Erie ESC
• Catholic Social Services
• Buckeye Hope
• Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
• Clothes That Work
bring a focus to the importance of volunteering and getting involved within the Dayton community. It was a great success - the guest speaker Catherine Camp-bell from St. Vincent de Paul did an excellent job!
We had community guests from:
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Schools hosted a Community and Small Business Luncheon with special guest speaker Mayor Nan Whaley. Mayor Nan Whaley spoke about our community of learners and how we as a community must work together to achieve our goals. Our guests were welcomed to the luncheon by the High School's Robotic's team robot. The Downtown School's Folkdance team entertained our guests by performing their award-winning dance. Dayton Elementary showed guests how much they are learning and growing by demonstrating the robots their Robotic's team built this year. All in all, Horizon Science Academy Dayton Schools showcased a few of their accomplishments and left the audience wanting more.
Mayor Nan Whaley
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School hosted the Parent Advocate Program Informational meeting. We wanted to give our prospective Parent Advocates some more information about the program, as well as ed-ucate them on the charter school movement. Ron Adler from Ohio Coalition for Quality Education was our guest speaker and did an excellent job speaking to our par-ents about charter schools and the importance of having parent advocates. We had about 30 parents attend the event and many were very interested in becoming Parent Advocates. We are hopeful that this program will allow our parents to feel comfortable getting more involved with supporting our schools!
Parent Advocate Dinner
The HSA Guidance department organized the”Annual Freshman Parents Night” on September 12, 2014. The purpose of this parent activity was informing parents about the transition to high school, graduation require-ments, how to help 9th graders to become successful, ear-ly college steps, and high school expectations.
Freshman Parents Night
Friday Parent Breakfast is a Horizon tradition in which families meet with the school administration to build relationship. During Friday breakfasts, parents pro-vide feedback, ask questions and share their insights. Such meetings also help the school to gather solutions coming from parents in order to provide best learning environment to Horizon students. We believe that mo-bilizing community resources with our parents support will help us to better accomplish our goals.
Friday Parent Breakfast
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VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Horizon Science Academy has joined the fight against cancer! HSA has teamed up with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and is participating in Pennies for Patients. Students are encouraged to donate their loose change. All the proceeds go to victims of cancer in the Tri-State area. Please help us give back to our community and fight the battle against cancer!
Pennies for Patients
We are participating in the Students Rebuild Water Challenge. In partnership with the charity Water and Global Nomads Group this challenge will help to bring clean, safe drinking water to villages in need in Tanzania. The organization is collecting handmade paper beads to generate funding for water projects in Tanzania. For every twenty paper beads we make in the classroom enough funding is generated to provide clean drinking water for one person in a village.
Students Rebuild Water Challenge
Our school was awarded the High School Leadership Grant of $1,000 from the Community Blood Center for its exceptional blood drive efforts during the2013-2014 school year. Horizon received the grant for being the most improved school in its blood drives. Mr. Thalman, Account Representativefrom the Community Blood Center, presented a certificate and the check to Mr. Hakan, Activity Coordinator Mrs. Harris, and two students on October 16, 2014.
Horizon had the smallest number of eligible student donors and still won the grant. Last school year, we held two blood drives and saw a 125% increase indonor registration over the previous year. Partnerships and service opportunities like these teach our students important life lessons and areintegral to our school values.
Community Blood Drive Grant and Certificate
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CLUBS AND PROGRAMS
Principal Hakan invites small groups of seniors for lunch on Fridays during the students’ regular lunch time. Ty’Quesia Ross, D’Shawn Smith, Jevelle Perrin, and Isaiah James were Mr. Hakan’s guests pictured here. Senior lunch, which is a tradition at HSA, is a good way to hear seniors’ voices, to address their questions, to talk about the school and college related topics, and give them some advice. We are looking forward to staying in touch with the class of 2015 after their graduation too.
Senior Friday Lunches
David Hasse, a pilot from the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Sinclair Community College, paid a visit to Ms. Rowe's 9th grade science classes on Friday April, 17th 2015. He serves as a flight instructor at the college and as the president of the Aviation club. Students have been studying motion and forces as they apply to flight physics throughout the week. Mr. Hasse was able to bring flight physics to life for the students right in their classroom. He passed around engine parts and demonstrates for the students Bernoulli's principle by balancing a ping pong ball in mid air with a hair dryer. The students were capti-vated as Mr. Hasse told them a story about how his knowledge of physics saved his life when his engine ran out of fuel during one of his routine flights. He said "an understanding of physics, problem solving skills, and loads of grace and mercy" helped him safe-ly crash land the plane. Students got to ask him ques-tions about becoming a pilot and found that the age requirement for lessons is only 15 years old. Students were very excited to have this interactive experience and were encouraged in their studies of physics.
Flight Instructor Visits Horizon
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Air Camp
CLUBS AND PROGRAMS
At Air Camp Horizon students experienced rich and ex-citing aviation and educational opportunities like flying an airplane, a behind-the-scenes look at a national research laboratory, cockpit time in the giant C-17 Globemaster III. Home base for the week was Wright State University.
Horizon Students had a chance to meet some important individuals such as:
• Jay Jabour, President of Wright B Flyer
• Vincent J. Russo, Vice President of Air Camp, Executive Director, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Retired
• Richard V. Reynolds, Secretary of Air Camp, Lieutenant General, United States Air Force, Retired
We are very proud of our students who successfully com-pleted Air Camp program. We thank our sponsors, our families and Horizon teachers and administrators for their contributions.
This was our very first Academic Showcase, and it was an awesome event! We had a massive amount of participation, from students, parents, staff and community members. This was an opportunity for our students to show off what they have been learn-ing throughout the year. There were exhibits from Robotics, Wax Museums, Science, Art, Fitness, and even food. So many that we cannot list them all. We are so thankful for our principal, Mr. Hakan, who en-couraged this event. Our Academic Showcase will be an annual event that will continue to grow, as we have students and teachers already planning for next year
Academic Showcase
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Our Senior Class was honored with a picnic at Sin-clair Park, were they enjoyed games, food, music and fun. A few teachers came to this event to share this time with our class of 2015!! The students really had a wonderful time and enjoyed the great food.
CLUBS AND PROGRAMS
Senior Picnic
HSA Dayton Annual College Fair was held on March 4, 2015 with the attendance of 21 colleges. (2 of two-year institutions and 19 of 4 year public-private uni-versities. ) It was a great opportunity for the students as well as for parents to meet with several college representatives at once. We are very excited to provide this unique opportunity for our students and parents, and look forward for future events to guide our stu-dents on their college path!
Annual College Fair 2015
We held a College Credit Plus information night for our parents on March 19, 2015. Mr. Norman Barksdale, one of the coordinators of CC+ at Sinclair Community College informed our parents about this program which will replace the PSEO next academic year. This Program is an opportunity for students in grades 7 -12 during the 2015-2016 school year to earn college credits. Parents and students are informed about the steps that they need to take for participation and letter of intent forms are provided for the interested students and parents.
College Credit Plus Information Night for Parents
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GUESTS AND VISITS
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School invites guest speakers from a variety of colleges every year. College representatives meet with the students to inform them about the college application process and the opportunities that their colleges provide for their students. They also discussed academic programs, campus life, and financial aid.
ITT Tech College Visit
Students hear a presentation about “Top Ten Careers in Ten Years”. Students try to draw given graphics after listening to a faculty member of drafting and design technology. Below are the pictures from our medical lab visit in ITT
University Guests
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School seniors had their first college trip of the year to Wright State Universi-ty. Students met with the admission counselor and had an informational session about the Wright State University and college admissions in general. After the presentation stu-dents were divided into two groups and took a tour to see the campus environment.
Wright State University
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Senator Peggy Lehner
HSA Dayton High School welcomed Ohio Senator Peggy Lehner for a visit with our students and staff. The Senator spoke with our Juniors and Seniors about how education has a great impact on people’s lives. She explained that the state has implemented a third-grade guarantee in an effort to prepare students for a globalized world once they graduate high school and go on to college. Senator Lehner told the students that in the state of Ohio, the operating budget is approximately seventy billion dollars. She went on the say that education receives fifty percent of the seventy billion dollars. Students were thrilled to learn what motivated Senator Lehner to run for political office and to explore how she manages working with others in challenging situations. Students and staff were proud to have Senator Peggy Lehner visit HSA and wish her continued success in representing Ohioans!
Parent Survey 2014-2015
HSA DAYTON HIGH SCHOOL PARENT SATISFACTION RATES
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Horizon Science Academy Dayton High SchoolStatement of Revenues, Expenses and Change in Net PositionFor the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015
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OPERATING REVENUES:
Foundation payments Classroom fees Extracurricular activities Other revenue Total operating revenues
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Salaries Fringe benefits Purchased services Materials and supplies Depreciation Miscellaneous Total operating expenses
Operating loss
NON-OPERATING REVENUES:
Restricted grants in aid - federal State and other grants Interest expense Donated management fee Total non-operating revenues
Change in net position Net position, beginning of year Net position, end of year
70.1%
15.4%
1.5%
8.5%4.5%
Donation 8.5%Other revenue 4.5%
Foundation payments 70.1%Federal grants 15.4%State and other grants 1.5%
Revenue
40.3%
10.6%
40.1%
3.5%2.6%
Depreciation 2.6%Miscellaneous 2.9%
Salaries 40.3% Fringe benefits 10.6%
Expenses
2.9%
Materials and supplies 3.5%
Purchased services 40.1%
$2,450,131 4,747 6,837 147,598 2,609,313
1,397,438 366,377 1,392,049 121,591 91,220 101,916 3,470,591 (861,278)
536,912 53,275 (683)297,346 886,851
25,573 2,852
$28,425
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
Chicagoland-based Concept Schools (Concept) is a not-for-profit charter school management organization that currently manages 30 high-quality charter schools in seven different Midwest states.
All Concept-managed schools implement the same educational design created by Concept.
Each school has its own board of directors that consists of local individuals who are scientists, educators, businessmen and women, engineers, attorneys, and community leaders. Concept contracts with local boards to manage the schools and implement its successful design.
Besides providing comprehensive management services to the schools, Concept organizes many events to provide our students with additional opportunities of recognition beyond their schools.
HSA Dayton High School is part of a larger network, Concept Schools, with a successful track record.
Two Concept-managed schools received the prestigious National Blue Ribbon School Award by the U.S. Department of Education: Horizon Science Academy Cleveland High School (2009) and Horizon Science Academy Columbus High School (2012).
Horizon Cleveland was one of the 10 charter schools nationwide and the only charter school from Ohio, out of 350, to receive the award. Horizon Columbus High School is the only charter school in Ohio to receive the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Award.
National Blue RibbonSchool Award
Four of the Horizon Science Academies in Ohio are rated “Excellent” by the Ohio Department of Education in 2012. These schools are:
HSA Springfield HSA Cleveland HighHSA Cleveland MiddleNoble Academy Cleveland
HSA Cleveland Middle School was featured in a report, “Needles in a Haystack,” by the Thomas Fordham Institute in 2010.
The report identified eight outlier schools that “showed significant achievement for disadvantaged youngsters from depressed inner-city communities.”
Excellent Ratings
An Outlier: HSA Cleveland Middle
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Horizon Science Academy Cleveland High School made the “America’s Best High Schools” list by U.S. News & World Report twice, in 2008 and 2010. The Report analyzed almost 19,000 public schools in the United States to develop the list. HSA Columbus High School made the “America’s Best High Schools” list by U.S. News & World Report in 2013.
Noble Academy Cleveland was rated “Excellent with Distinction” by the Ohio Department of Education in 2010. Noble was the only charter school to receive such raiting out of 350 charter schools.
U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools List
Three of the Horizon Science Academies made the annual “Schools of Promise” list released by the Ohio Department of Education thus far. These were:
HSA Cleveland High HSA Columbus HighHSA Toledo High
Concept Schools Network
Schools of Promise
Distinguished School Award
Excellent with Distinction Rating
Out of1
350
Horizon Science Academy Cleveland High School received the federal “Distinguished School Award” by the National Association of State Title 1 Directors for closing the achievement gap between minority and white students in 2010.
Concept Schools was named among the highest-performing educational management organizations in 25 states in this in-depth 2013 study.
Chicago Math and Science Academy was the highest-performing non-selective high school out of 97 within Chicago Public Schools, based on the Illinois PSAE test, in 2008.
In 2011 and 2012, Gateway Science Academy became one of the highest-performing charter schools in St. Louis in its first two years of operation.
Michigan Math and Science Academy was the highest performing school in its region with an “A” on its annual report card from the Michigan Department of Education in 2011.
Stanford CREDO Study High-performing EMO
Second to None
The International Association for STEM Leaders recognized Concept Schools for its “world-class academic programming that prepares students for both college and future careers in STEM fields.”
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks on the Horizon are the 2014 FIRST Robotics Competition Midwest Regional Champions. In 2013, HSA Cincinnati Wolves advanced to the World Championship and CMSA RoboTitans were invited to the North America Championship due to their success in Illinois State Tournaments.
Robotics Team Champion’s Award
2014 STEM Pioneer Leadership Award
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