The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) approved two grant applications from the Necedah Area School District for the planning of two charter schools. The competitive grant process afforded 26 schools, out of 45 applications, awards totaling more than $17 million to plan, open, or expand charter schools in the state. Necedah was the only school district in Wisconsin awarded two grants. Grants were approved for the planning and implementation of two different charter schools, one elementary (grades K-5) and one secondary (grades 6-12).
Both approved charter school grants were written to focus on project-based and experiential learning experiences. A project-based approach is a student-centered approach to education based on the belief that students acquire a deeper knowledge through active exploration of real-world challenges and problems. Experiential learning immerses students in activities that bring about new skills, attitudes, or new ways of thinking through the skill of self-reflection. As our grant application says, these two primary modes of instruction will be supplemented with the following strategies to more deeply engage students:
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We will effectively prepare every student for an ever-changing world by ensuring authentic engagement and utilizing transformative learning solutions.
The Necedah Charter Design Team was driven to provide leadership and create an innovative personalized learning experience by being a supportive, open-minded, collaborative, research based team focused on meeting the school and community needs by actively seeking community and student feedback and holding our team accountable to the mission, vision, and goals of the Necedah Charter Schools. Link to Design Team Members 2019-20
The Necedah Charter School Governance Board is responsible for ensuring that the academic program of N-Vision Learning Center and N-Gage Academy are successful; that the organization’s program and operations are faithful to the terms of its charter; and that N-Vision Learning Center and N-Gage Academy are viable schools. In order to accomplish this work, the Governance Board meets monthly. Link to Governance Board Members 2019-20
To connect with the Charter School Teachers of N-Vision Learning Center, please use the following email: info@necedahngage.org