College Park Academy
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Anonymous
| Anybody here sending their kid to this charter school? It sounded very interesting and innovative. If so, how is it? |
Anonymous
| No one? I drove past it the other day and was wondering the same. |
Anonymous
| Not a parent, but a board member of the CPA. Opening the school had many challenges, but it is operating well. The vast majority of students and parents are happy from the feedback I have received. Governor O"Malley is visiting us next Monday. |
Anonymous
| My daughter is there. It would not be a good fit for everyone but she is thriving. So far, I'm very happy. |
Anonymous
I would be interested in hearing more about your experiences. A friend told me it requires a lot of self-discipline as the students are expected to work independently. Is that correct? |
Anonymous
| They do have guidance from teachers, but I think it's true that students who are able to organize themselves are better equipped to succeed. My daughter came from a Montessori school which has a similar model of self-directed learning and small group lessons, so working independently was not new to her. There is plenty of teacher-student interaction and student-student interaction. I'm not a huge fan of the copious multiple choice assessments but there have been plenty of opportunities for really neat offline and/or holistic projects. I also like that they are adding more and more interesting extra-curriculars and have a strong partnership with UMD. So far so good. |
Anonymous
| Is it expected that there is going to be a lottery to get into this school. I'd love to send our kid there eventually but I am worried about having to rely on winning a lottery. We live in University Park, MD. |
Anonymous
| The current students were admitted via lottery. It will be a lottery entry school in any year in which there are more applicants than available seats. |
Anonymous
| They are not admitting any new 7th graders next year- only those that were in 6th grade this year will move on to the 7th grade. |
Anonymous
| Does anyone know if they are accepting new students for 7th grade 2015-2016 school year? |
Anonymous
| The plan is to have about 110 students in each of 4 grades (6th to 9th) in fall 2015. So new students will come in the 6th grade and perhaps some (20-25) in the 9th grade, largely because of some leaving for ERHS STEM program. Sibling preference will add a few new students in grades 7 and 8. |
Anonymous
| Was told by principal that they are not adding ANY students into grades other than 6th. |