Explore Knowledge Academy

5871 Mountain Vista St - Las Vegas NV - 89120
Type of autonomy arrangement: Leadership Goodwill
Basic Profile

Opened In

2003

Grades

K-12

Geography

Suburban

Type

Chartered
Autonomies

Program

Determine learning program
Set school-level policy
Determine professional development
Determine authorizer assessments
Determine state assessments

Personnel

Select colleagues
Evaluate colleagues
Transfer or terminate colleagues
Determine tenure policy
Select leaders

Administrative

Determine school budget
Set staff pattern
Determine compensation
Determine teacher workday
Set schedule
Teacher Authority Is...
De Facto

The authority for teachers to select staff members, create curriculum, sit on the school improvement team, etc. is informally delegated by superintendent and principal. It has always been done this way ever since the school was founded in 2003.

About the Learning Program

The school’s mission is “personalized learning through educational discovery: building 21st century leaders; one project at a time.” Students complete projects in which they incorporate the curriculum standards for the courses in which they are enrolled. They select areas of interest that are relevant to them and create an essential or guiding question to frame the investigative process.