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Revision as of 05:01, 16 October 2010
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 2003 |
| Oversight | Appleton Area School District |
| Faculty | 7 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Number of students | 68 (max) |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Flytrap |
| Newspaper | Valley New School Times |
| Website | valleynewschool |
Valley New School (VNS) is a Charter School in the Appleton Area School District educating a capacity of 68 students in grades 7-12 through Project-Based Learning. The philosophy behind its design is that 21st century skills and the process of learning itself is more important than learning a standard curriculum.[1] Valley New School's mission statement is, To create a learning community that empowers individuals to become purposeful adults. [2]
History
Valley New School first opened in the fall of 2003 after several years of developing the idea and writing the charter. Because it was one of the first charter schools of its type, Valley New School was not held to many of the restrictions and guidelines that a charter school starting in Wisconsin recently would face. In its first year it only served students in seventh through tenth grade, but in the next two years it expanded up one grade each year.[3] The original vision of Valley New School was to expand each year to eventually serve upwards of two-hundred students.
Facility
Valley New School is located in downtown, Appleton, WI, in the City Center. When the location of Valley New School was selected, it was decided that a location surrounded by the businesses, organizations and opportunities of downtown would be a good location. The school board originally was skeptical of the school not being housed within an already existing school, but due to Valley New School bringing in students previously outside of the Appleton Area School District through Open Enrollment, the school board agreed to cover the costs of the facility.
Advisors
Valley New School's teachers are called advisors because of they must serve as coaches and mentors versus instructors.[4] This allows the advisor to become aware of many aspects of a student's life and personality. The student advisor ratio is limited to 17:1 so each student gets individual time with their advisor weekly as well as multiple interactions daily.
Awards and Recognition
Valley New School is recognized as a lab school for the EdVisions organization, a national project-based schools cooperative.[5] Valley New School received its first dissemination grant in 2008 and used the money to hire an alumni for the development of a website and videos describing various aspects of the school’s structure and philosophy. It also used the grant money to develop promotional brochures, DVDs and to fund workshops to help teachers, administrators and board members in the creation of their own charter schools.[6] Valley New School also received a distinguished merit for Charter School Innovator of the Year by the Wisconsin Charter School Association (WCSA) in 2009.[7] As well, Valley New School has been nominated for 2010 School of the Year for the WCSA Annual Awards Gala.[8]
Notes
- ^ "Valley New School - Vision".
- ^ "Valley New School - Projects".
- ^ (2008). Report on the First Five Years. Valley New School. p. 4.
- ^ (2008). Report on the First Five Years. Valley New School. p. 10.
- ^ "EdVisions listing Valley New School as a lab school among others schools".
- ^ (2008). ’’Year One Progress/Results/Challenges’’. Valley New School. p. 1.
- ^ "WCSA - 2009 Annual Awards Winners".
- ^ "WCSA - 2010 Annual Awards Gala Nominees".
References
- Newell, R., & Van Ryzin, M. (2009). Assessing what really matters in schools. Lanham, Maryland, United States of America: Rowman & Littlefield Education.
- Thomas, D., Enloe, W., & Newell, R. (2005). The coolest school in America. Lanham, Maryland, United States of America: ScareCrow Education.