It starts with the premise of caring for high school students’ future by providing them a quality education to be successful. CHAED will deliver innovative methods to improve and achieve academic excellence, reduce the number of high school dropouts, and give students the opportunity to excel in higher learning and compete with today’s challenge. In today’s world, it is important that high school students stay current with technology and information, engage in real life applications, and be d... Noel LauraKerr comment-17745 2009-11-13T19:11:52Z 2009-11-13T19:11:52Z Hi Noel! The description looks good. Keep it up! LauraKerr 2009-11-13T19:11:52Z advocate comment-16820 2009-10-30T17:26:32Z 2009-10-30T17:26:32Z Washington School grounds stretch from 17th & F to 18th. It is bound on the north by E Street. The entrance to school building is located on 18th most of it faces that street. advocate 2009-10-30T17:26:32Z Noel Cruz comment-16789 2009-10-30T21:16:52Z 2009-10-30T21:16:52Z Thank you for your comment. One of the biggest hurdles in establishing a high school is obtaining a facility. I will look further into the Washington School. Noel Cruz 2009-10-30T21:16:52Z Noel Cruz comment-16788 2009-10-30T04:33:00Z 2009-10-30T04:33:00Z Thank you for your comment. Noel Cruz 2009-10-30T04:33:00Z Noel Cruz comment-16787 2009-10-30T14:26:10Z 2009-10-30T14:26:10Z Charter Schools is by choice and having said that, CHAED only caters to those desiring to attend. CHAED will be sensitive to the issues of Sacramento High School's surrounding neighborhoods and will aid to those parents whom feel a need for an alternative. Therefore, CHAED is designed to give parents an alternative that will enrich and provide their sons and daughters an opportunity in life. I am sensitive to the needs of a traditional high school and CHAED will represent a hybrid for both traditional and innovative curriculum. Ms. Millin, I recognize your viewpoint and your opinion. I appreciate your comment. Your comments only strengthens my further knowledge on the sensitivity and direction I need to take. When all is said and done the one thing that matters to me is that students will leave CHAED per OUTCOMES AND GOALS and the community is well served because of CHAED. Noel Cruz 2009-10-30T14:26:10Z savemidtown comment-16780 2009-10-30T02:49:28Z 2009-10-30T02:49:28Z While i agree we need traditional high schools too downtown, this is in my view a catalyst to make that happen. If / when SCUSD sees it works here maybe they will come back and not abandon us as they have now. Please come to Midtown or Downtown. There are several sites that might work well like the Washington School at 17th & N. savemidtown 2009-10-30T02:49:28Z Marion Millin comment-16774 2009-10-30T02:21:34Z 2009-10-30T02:21:34Z "I applaud your efforts, however, the neighborhoods you mention are desperate for a regular, traditional high school as theirs was closed. One that offers electives, and sports, and a myriad of choices." "CHAED's goal is to provide a traditional high school setting while adding an innovative curriculum. If you go back and read the CURRICULUM FOCUS it answers your concerns of having a strong selection of elective classes." You are completely blowing off the concerns (which you know about from reading SacPress) of the community in the neighborhoods you targeted, and their unmet needs/rights for a traditional, public high school; one they are paying for with their taxes and one they are owed by the SCUSD under order of the court, to replace the defunct and hijacked Sacramento High School. Your efforts may be well meaning, but please don't begin by fudging the language -- as so many do regarding charter schools -- and denigrating the very real concerns of the historic, central city, traditional, comprehensive, public high school student body. Marion Millin 2009-10-30T02:21:34Z Noel Cruz comment-16762 2009-10-30T00:24:53Z 2009-10-30T00:24:53Z Restoration and historic architecture is one of the many important facets in studying architecture. Students will learn that part in the curriculum and have field trips to see old buildings in downtown. Thank you for your comment. Noel Cruz 2009-10-30T00:24:53Z William Burg comment-16761 2009-10-30T00:14:34Z 2009-10-30T00:14:34Z Sounds interesting. Would historic preservation and restoration of historic houses be a potential part of the curriculum? Fixing up old buildings is the "greenest" way to revitalize cities, and has more positive economic benefits. By operating in the central city and serving the neighborhoods mentioned, there is no shortage of historic material to work with, in addition to opportunities for infill and new construction. William Burg 2009-10-30T00:14:34Z bbbbmer comment-16760 2009-10-30T00:03:08Z 2009-10-30T00:03:08Z Now THIS is what charters are for! Specialized curriculum, specialized faculty and student needs... Can we take back Sac High NOW????? bbbbmer 2009-10-30T00:03:08Z Noel Cruz comment-16719 2009-10-29T21:01:13Z 2009-10-29T21:01:13Z CHAED's goal is to provide a traditional high school setting while adding an innovative curriculum. If you go back and read the CURRICULUM FOCUS it answers your concerns of having a strong selection of elective classes. I believe this school will give kids the opportunity to know what they want to do and at best a direction for what they want to do. This school is not only for students and educators but for the community it serves. The facility act as a community hub for evening and weekend events and functions as an example. Its more than just a traditional school...Thanks for your comment, I appreciate your opinion. Noel Cruz 2009-10-29T21:01:13Z Susie Shields comment-16715 2009-10-29T20:34:29Z 2009-10-29T20:34:29Z I applaud your efforts, however, the neighborhoods you mention are desperate for a regular, traditional high school as theirs was closed. One that offers electives, and sports, and a myriad of choices. High school is about discovering your strengths, your interests, your goals. So many kids don't know what they want to do. The SCUSD has already created many of these small specialty schools and kids just aren't choosing them. I bet if you started a charter as a regular, traditional high school, that had things like home ec, autoshop, woodshop, graphic arts, etc. people in the former Sac High attendance area would be knocking down your doors. There's no such thing as a traditional hs in the SCUSD. Perhaps that's why SCUSD high schoolers are fleeing the district to San Juan high schools which are much more traditional. I wish you luck and perhaps your school will do better attracting students than SCUSD's engineering and science school. Susie Shields 2009-10-29T20:34:29Z