CSP’s November Partner Tuesday was held at Paideia Academy in Apple Valley, a charter school founded in 2004. Paideia’s K-8 program has 370 students — 18% of its students qualify for special education services, a significant percentage when compared to most district and other charter schools.
To serve all of their students, special education and regular education alike, Paideia has pioneered an innovative co-teaching and differentiation instructional model which seamlessly integrates all levels of learning into the classroom. Paideia’s regular education students are scoring in the top 10 percentile in statewide MCA tests and Paideia aims to have the entire student body scoring at similarly high levels.
Paideia Academy has a strong art and music focus with The MacPhail Center for Music housed within the school.
Paideia's 6th grade art students, under the direction of art teacher Bill Kobe, are energized and engaged as they develop their self-portraits.
Director Jill Godtland and Sharon Owens, Director of Special Ed, lead a spirited discussion on Paideia's unique co-teaching/differentiation focus and year round school calender. Also discussed was the school's Q-Comp program focused on improving math scores school-wide.