About Turning Point Academy Public Charter School

The Turning Point Academy opened as a charter school in 2006-2007. It made Adequate Yearly Progress in its first year of operation.

Program Philosophy and Model:

• Turning Point Academy embraces the Hyde Leadership School model, which uses a character-based curriculum that stresses a student-parent partnerships and family-school bonds.
• Turning Point Academy’s approach is focused on educating the whole child.
• Turning Point Academy aims to provide children with the educational structure and school culture they need to be academically successful and socially responsible.
• Turning Point Academy children are exposed to character education that encourages a healthy appreciation for individual potential while fostering a sense of duty to family, school and community.

Learning Environment:

• Turning Point Academy believes that character development is the key to helping each child discover their gifts and unique potential.
• Time is built into the schedule every day for students to reflect and act upon the school’s Five Words and Five Principles.
• Students are held to high expectations for success, which are aligned with the school’s core values:
   
  • Attitude more than aptitude
  • Effort more than ability
  • Character more than talent
    
• Turning Point Academy aims to support every student in achieving his or her personal best fairly, honestly, and with compassion for the needs of others.

Student Support Programs and Services:

• Discovery Nights and Parent Weekends assist parents in learning the Character Curriculum.
• Multiple benchmark assessments are used to gauge each student’s entrance levels and inform the teacher’s instructional approach.
• Pullout services are provided to students performing below grade level.
• A voluntary after school program is available to students to receive additional support from their teacher
• Instructional technology aides in the delivery of instruction.