Urban Choice Charter School In the News
Urban Choice Charter School has garnered significant press coverage. What are they saying about us?
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Urban Choice Charter School is featured in the Summer 2010 issue of the JCC Magazine, published by the Jewish Community Center of Rochester. We've excerpted the article here, or read it in context here, on pages 6 & 7.
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Urban Choice Charter School is a featured Case Study in the Fall/Winter 2010 edition of Charter Schools Today magazine. We’ve excerpted the article here. Read it in context here on pages 26–28.
- Channel 8, April 7, 2009, Charter School Popular, Looking to Expand
- Democrat & Chronicle, February 4, 2009, Excerpts from Rochester Charter Schools Looking to Expand
Urban Choice Charter School, which is accepting applications through the end of the month, has seen up to 280 students on its waiting list.
Urban Choice Charter School … plans to open eighth grade next school year. This summer, Urban Choice will seek permission from the state to open a high school…
When Josephine Horton learned that her son Daunte had received a spot in the kindergarten class at Urban Choice Charter School two years ago, she said she cried tears of joy. “I really felt like we had won the lottery.”
Parents choose charter schools for a variety of reasons. Urban Choice typically has 150 students enter its lottery for fewer than 40 kindergarten spots. Principal John Bliss said that safety is the main reason parents seek his school, followed by the school’s small size and communication with parents. Horton said that she chose a charter school for her son because she was concerned about problems that many Rochester district schools experience. “I believe they mean well but I don’t think the structure and guidance is there anymore,” she said. Urban Choice has an extended day program that lasts from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday school on eight Saturdays a year. It is accepting applications through February 28. - Charter School Goes for Whatever Works
- Search: Democrat & Chronicle News Archives (30 articles)
- R News, September 9, 2005: New Charter School Opens
- The State Education Department, December 17, 2004: Board of Regents approves charter
