Harriet Ross Tubman Charter School
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PK to 8 2013 Gen. Meyer Avenue, 70114 Principal: Wylene Soraporu Assistant Principal: James Alexis Main Number: 504-302-7160 Fax: 504-363-2184 MISSION STATEMENT Tubman Charter School provides its students a caring, inclusive, enriched and collaborative environment in which learning is valued and is expected of all members of the school community. PHYSICAL SPACE • Reopened August, 2006 • Two-Story Building • Fenced in Outdoor Playgrounds • Current Student Population: 435 • Student-Teacher Ratio; 25:1 INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM • Core Curriculum: LA Comprehensive Curriculum • Technology Integration • Compass Learning Computer Aided Instruction • 8 Mobile Computer Carts—20 laptops each • Full-Inclusion Program for Special Needs Students • Gifted Pre-Kindergarten Class • LA-4 Pre-Kindergarten Classes • Non-Categorical Pre-Kindergarten Class • School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Program (SWPBS) STUDENT SERVICES • 504-Plan Accommodations for General Education Students Requiring Academic Assistance • Response to Intervention Program • Gifted Education Services, Talented and Visual Arts, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Adaptive Physical Education, etc. • Social Work Services • Counseling Services INSTRUCTIONAL DAY • 8:20 a.m.—School Begins • 3:20 p.m.—Dismissal • 360 instructional minutes per day • LA-4 Funded Before/Aftercare for Pre-Kindergarten Students • TANF Afterschool Instructional Program: grades 2-8 TEACHER DEVELOPMENT • Teachers are Required to be Fully Certified and/or Highly Qualified • Teachers Participate in the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) • Professional Development Days are Built into the Calendar School Year PARENT/COMMUNITY SUPPORT • Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) • Volunteerism • U.S. Naval Base • Junior Achievement Program • AmeriCorps • Grandparent Volunteers • Tulane University Jones Scholars Program Add information regarding school extra curricular activities |
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