CELEBRATIONS AND KUDOS Ginger Zee, Good Morning America meteorologist, skyped with students at West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science. Check it out. š Shout out to the Bradford Academy basketball team for making the Southfield Sun newspaper. This season is…
Creative Montessori Academy Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Creative Montessori Academy opens new expansion Creative Montessori Academy celebrated the much-anticipated new building expansion with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, January 19. The 5,500 square foot addition includes a designated space for band, music, art and Spanish along…
Our Values: Open Communication
Open communication starts with us. Choice Schools Associatesā culture is driven by putting students first, expecting greatness and teamwork. While these values areĀ drivingĀ our company culture,Ā it is important to recognize our aspirational values: open communication and servant leadership. Through the strategic…
Our Values: Teamwork
Everyone plays aĀ role inĀ the success of a student.Ā From the teacher to the school bus driver to the maintenance worker to the school board member, everyoneās unique role in the school is important. Today we are going to focus on…
Beyond Hashtags Mentoring Program at Dove Academy
The Beyond Hashtags Mentoring Program at Dove Academy is not just an ordinary afterschool program. It is a program designed to inspire, motivate, and change the lives of young men by equipping them with strong life skills through transparent leadership.…
One-Week Internship Helps Local Middle School Students Discover the Connections Between Their Education and Their Future
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – Middle school students at Four Corners Montessori Academy (FCMA) in Madison Heights, Michigan got a taste of professional life by recently participating in a one-week Internship Program. For the fourth straight year, FCMA collaborated with businesses,…
School Culture: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Originally published on the Innovators in Education blog As a school leader, you know you need to be thinking about school culture. But what is it? Itās easier described than defined. What everyone can describe is how critical school culture…
A Resolution We Can All Keep
As we start off another new year, many of us have made resolutions about the things we need to do to lose weight, save money, improve relationships, etc. Unfortunately, most resolutions are abandoned by mid-February. Those resolutions fail as we…
2017 School Leader of the Year
Choice Schools Associates and MIChoice recently named Terry Larkin, the principal of New Branches Charter Academy in Grand Rapids, as their 2017 School Leader of the Year. Larkin began working for Choice Schools Associates 13 years ago as a teacher…
Choice Schools Associates has been named a 2017 Detroit Free Press Top Workplace!
We are grateful to haveĀ a team of exceptional peopleĀ who provide services to children, parents, and families at every school we have been chosen to manage. This, coupled with our emphasis on achievement of Academy Board goals and Choice standards, makes…