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Category: Battle Creek Montessori Academy
- Montessori Leaders Visit Nashville for Educational Conference
- Happy School Board Appreciation Month!
- Happy Principal Appreciation Month!
- Our Hope for this School Year
- School Leader, Jes Eldridge, Represents Thousands of Charter School Students and Educators in the U.S. Capitol virtual “fly-in” Congressional Day
- Celebrating our 5 year anniversaries at Choice Schools
- 5 Tips to Help Educators Relax and Unwind Over Winter Break
- Staff Spotlighting Staff: Samantha Salyers and Darlene Grandstaff, Battle Creek Montessori Academy
- Congratulations to our Power of One Winners
- Helping Our Communities Thrive – Area Superintendents
- The school was all smiles and tears when student Conor Grandstaff received a surprise visit at his school’s holiday assembly
- Taking safety to the next level with CrisisGo
- A Season of Giving
- In a World Where You Can be Anything, be Kind.
- Our Bus Drivers Pave the Way for Student Success
- Our School Nutrition Professionals Provide Essential Ingredients to Academic Success
- Student Focused Office Managers Create a Welcoming Environment for All
- Maintenance Team Contributes to the Foundation of Success
- Good News – Monthly Recap
- Leading the way with literacy
- It’s Back to School Time!
- Turning Tragedy into Triumph
- Congratulations and Kudos for the week of 3.25.19
- Celebrations and Kudos for the week of March 18th, 2019
- #Snowmagedon and Always Putting Students First
- Celebrations and Kudos for the week of January 25
- Battle Creek Montessori raises $1,302 for K-9 Division
- BCMA Teacher Spotlight April 2017
- School Spotlight: Battle Creek Montessori Academy
- Jessica Eldridge Named Head of School at Battle Creek Montessori Academy
- Character Education: Respect / September 2015
- Back-to-School 2015
- Power of One Awards 2015
- Character Education: Citizenship
- School Choice Week 2015 Highlights
- Natural Playground at BCMA
Category: Benton Harbor Charter School Academy
- Choice Serves 2022 – Benton Harbor Charter School Academy
- Celebrating Black History Month at Our Schools
- Celebrating Our 15 Year Anniversaries At Choice Schools
- Celebrating Our 10 Year Anniversaries At Choice Schools
- Oh, the places you’ll go!
- 20 Years of Making a Difference
- Mentoring for change: BowTie Boys and Sister2Sister programs are thriving at Benton Harbor Charter School Academy
- Celebrations and Kudos for the week of February 5th
- Benton Harbor 7th Graders Capturing Sharks
- BHCSA Teacher Spotlight March 2017
- School Spotlight: Benton Harbor Charter School Academy
- 11 Choice Academies Awarded with MI HEARTSafe School Designation
- Choice Employees Celebrate 5, 10 and 15 Years of Dedication
- Principal at Benton Harbor Charter School Academy Wrote an Inspirational Letter to Staff
- Character Choices: Integrity / February 2016
- Former Benton Harbor Charter School Academy Student Receives $5,000 Scholarship
- Back-to-School 2015
- Our Educators are Superhuman
- MAPSA 2015 Teacher of the Year Nominee – Shaya Helbig
- Benton Harbor Charter School Academy Welcomes Back Tim Harris as Principal
- Character Education: Courage
- Power of One Awards 2015
- Two of the five finalists for the 2015 Michigan Charter School Teacher of the Year are CSA team members
- March is Reading Month 2015
- Celebrity Reader at Benton Harbor Charter School
Category: Bradford Academy
- Planting seeds in young minds: Ms. Erica Peterson – Bradford Academy Teacher
- Congratulations and Kudos for the week of April 16th.
- Celebrations and kudos for the week of February 12th
- 690 Reasons to be Thankful for Backpack Donations on Count Day
- Bradford Academy Seniors Earn $4.5 Million Dollars in Scholarships
- Bradford Middle School Teacher Spotlight May/June 2017
- School Spotlight: Bradford Academy – High School
- Bradford High School Teacher Spotlight May/June 2017
- Bradford Elementary School Teacher Spotlight May/June 2017
- School Spotlight: Bradford Academy – Elementary School
- School Spotlight: Bradford Academy – Middle School
- Choice Schools Associates 2016 Highlights
- Bradford Academy Backyard Olympics 2016
- Meet the new Choice Assistant Principals
- $3M in Scholarships Granted to Bradford Academy Graduates
- 10 Choice Team Members Recognized by MAPSA for Teacher and Administrator of the Year
- Teacher Spotlight: Sara Fields at Bradford Academy
- School Spotlight: Bradford Academy
- Two Bradford Academy Football Players Earn Full-Ride Scholarships to Major Out-of-State Colleges
- 2016 National School Choice Week Recap
- Changing Lives & Making a Difference: Inside the Mind of Choice Board Members
- Character Choices: Compassion / December 2015
- 100 Percent of Bradford Academy Graduates Accepted to Post-Graduate Programs
- Character Choices Expression Contest Scholarship Winners
- Character Education: Perseverance
- Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Melissa Laseck at Bradford Academy
- School Spotlight : Bradford Academy
- Bradford Academy names Ki’erre Gaut, Crockett Graduate as their new Head Football Coach
Category: Celebrations and Kudos
- Celebrating 20 Year Anniversaries at Choice Schools Associates in 2023
- Board Appreciation Month 2023
- Choice Schools Associates’ 2021/22 Leader of the Year – Alan Bosker
- 2022 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For
- Summer Conferences, Events and Experiences
- Please Help Us Congratulate and Welcome Cheryl Paull and Shanina Draughn
- We celebrate you! Happy Holidays from Choice Schools!
- Congratulations to Stan Rathbun on his retirement!
- Tony Schmid joins Choice as our new Chief Operating Officer
- Happy Summer! A note from Sarah Wildey
- Three Oaks Has Been Authorized!
- Creative Montessori Academy Student Donates 100 Masks to Peers
- Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation 2019
- Sixth-Grader on a Mission to Change the World
- Two of Choice Schools’ Leaders Named Top 5 Administrators by Michigan Association of Public School Academies
- Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life: Holly Orians
- Congratulations and kudos for the week of March 12th
- Congratulations and kudos for the week of March 5th
- Celebrations and Kudos for the week of February 26th
- Celebrations and Kudos for the week of February 19th
- Celebrations and Kudos for the week of January 18
- Creative Montessori Academy Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- Congratulations and Kudos for the week of January 11
- Congratulations and Kudos for the week of January 8
- Celebrations and Kudos From the Week of December 14
- Celebrations and Kudos from the week of December 7
- Celebrations and Kudos from the week of November 19
- Celebrations and Kudos for the week of November 12
- Congratulations and Kudos for the week of November 5
Category: Character Education
- Using communication to thrive – Michelle Nighbert and Cheryl Paull
- Creative Montessori Academy: Learning Through Community Service
- Character Choice – Integrity
- Beyond Hashtags Mentoring Program at Dove Academy
- December Character Choice – Compassion
- November Character Choices
- CHARACTER CHOICES: GOOD JUDGMENT / JANUARY 2016
- The Apple Project 2015
- Character Education: Respect / September 2015
- Character Education: Courage
- Character Education: Citizenship
- Character Education: Perseverance
Category: Choice Schools News
- Celebrating 15 Year Anniversaries with Choice Schools Associates in 2023
- Celebrating 10 Year Anniversaries with Choice Schools Associates in 2023
- Celebrating 5 Year Anniversaries with Choice Schools Associates in 2023
- The Cornerstone of All Learning – Literacy
- Celebrating Montessori Education Week
- Black History Month at Our Schools
- Board Appreciation Month – The Foundation of School Strength
- Alumni Pays It Forward For Other Charter School Students
- Choice Schools Welcomes Ross Hinkle as our Chief School Finance and Operations Officer
- Bottom Line Change for Education
- Choice Schools Associates – Best and Brightest Companies to Work For In The Nation 2022
- Choice Schools Summer Recap and Fall Launch 2022
- 16 Schools. 4 Models. 1 Mission.
- Celebrating National Charter Schools Week
- Celebrating 20 Years of Service – Mrs. Heather Pruski
- Celebrating our 15 Year Anniversaries at Choice Schools
- Celebrating Our 10 Year Anniversaries at Choice Schools
- Celebrating Our 5 Year Anniversaries at Choice Schools
- Business, Baking and Building Futures
- Choice Principal Named Semifinalist for Michigan Charter School Administrator of the Year
- Women’s History Month/International Women’s Day at Choice Schools Associates
- How to Become a Teacher With Any Degree
- Shifting Your Career: How to Land Your First Teaching Job!
- 5 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
- Staying Mission Driven
- FCMA Student Wins White House National Student Art Competition for K-3
- Readjusting to the new normal: Tips for preparing your child for the upcoming school year webinar
- 5 Tips to Help Get Students Ready for Back to School!
- Congratulations to Ron Wiens on his retirement
- Celebrating 20 Years of Service – Ms. Sarah Lameris’ Journey
- She persevered when things got hard
- The Value of Environmental Education
- Earth Week at Choice Schools
- Choice is Awarded 2021 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For!
- Must-Have Books to Keep In Your Classroom Beyond Black History Month
- Our Chief Strategic Officer was selected to join the Protect Michigan Commission Education Workgroup
- 5 Student-Focused Decisions to Make in 2021
- Celebrating National School Choice Week: The Value of School Choice
- MI-HEARTSafe Schools
- A message to our Choice Schools’ staff
- Meet Ali DuBois – Choice’s New Assistant Area Superintendent
- Meet Chris Slater – Choice’s New CFO
- The time has come to wish him farewell
- 2020 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
- Helping Everyone Thrive in Schools – School Interventionists
- Third Year of Being Named a Detroit Free Press Top Workplace
- International Day of Peace
- Two of Choice Schools’ Leaders Named Top 5 Administrators by Michigan Association of Public School Academies
- Choice is One of the Best and Brightest
- Living Legacy – Carol Hutton
Category: Choice Showcase
- From Desk to Dirt Earth Day Celebrations
- 2022 In Review at Choice Schools Associates
- Tips to address your child’s pandemic worries
- Setting a vision for the upcoming school year
- Providing Emotional Wellness through Responsibility, Character Traits and Service Learning at Three Oaks Public School Academy
- A passion in science and math leads educator to serve kids in her old neighborhood
- Staff Spotlighting Staff: Meghan Bryant, Creative Montessori Academy
- 8 Simple Steps To Classroom Management (Virtual or In-Person)
- Born to Empower and Invest in Kids: Ms. Kiera Driskell
- Above and beyond building maintenance: Mr. Jim Gray
- Share the Love this February
- Our Values: Open Communication
- Our Values: Teamwork
- One-Week Internship Helps Local Middle School Students Discover the Connections Between Their Education and Their Future
- School Culture: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
- A Resolution We Can All Keep
- 2017 School Leader of the Year
- Choice Schools Associates has been named a 2017 Detroit Free Press Top Workplace!
- WMAES’ Kerri Barrett Named Top 5 Finalist for Michigan Administrator of the Year
Category: Company News
- How We Continue Education at Choice Schools
- Miss Being in a Classroom? How to Continue Teaching After Retirement
- Teacher Scholarships and Award Opportunities
- Celebrating National Charter Schools Week!
- Choice Schools is looking for collaborators!
- Intended vs. Emergent Strategy – How are you recalibrating your strategy?
- Spring Break – Time to Pause and Persevere
- Why we Hired a Director of Technology, Data and Online Solutions
- Choice Named Top Workplace Four Years Consecutively
- Best And Brightest Companies To Work For In The Nation 2020
- Choice Administrator Named a Finalist for Regional Accolade Honoring Charter School Administrators
- Choice Leaders Present at National and Local Conferences
- 10 Things to Help Get Students Ready for Back to School!
- Choice Serves Recap!
- Living Legacy: Carol Hutton
- Department of Education Visits
- Charter Day at the Capitol
- Happy National Charter School Week!
- Happy Earth Week!
- Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
- We are AdvancEd Accredited!
- Spring Break Bliss!
- March is Reading Month
- Two of Choice Schools’ Leaders Named Top 10 Administrators by Michigan Association of Public School Academies
- Our Values: Servant Leadership
- MAPSA Awards Open
- Our Values: Expecting Greatness
- Leader of Excellence 2018
- Congrats to Renee Wendt!
- Our Values: Student Focused
- People of Choice – Sara Hogle
- Announcing Our New Vision
- Literacy Grant Recipients
- People of Choice – Sarah Vander Baan
- Announcing Our New Mission
- Choice Schools Associates is a Top Workplace
- Choice University Reflection
- People of Choice – Sarah Wildey
- People of Choice – Sharon Elderkin
- People of Choice – Shatara Morris
- People of Choice – Courtney Kingma
- People of Choice – Ron Wiens
- People of Choice – Caryn Westra
- People of Choice – Adam Koehl
- Welcome Back! We Are Excited You’re Here
- People of Choice – Amanda Konopaska
- People of Choice – Chris Ruiter
- Four Lessons We Learned From the Annual Choice Serves Day
- People of Choice – Beth Spaman
- Remembering Rev. Bullock
- Six Facts You Need To Know About Charters
- Doug Doty and Carrie Paddock Join the Choice Family
- Laura Moellering joins Choice in their Mission to Empower Kids to Achieve the American Dream
- 2017 MAPSA Semifinalists
- Are You Expanding Your Toolbox This Summer?
- WMAES Teacher Named in MAPSA’s Top 5 Finalists
- Three Oaks Public School Academy Purchased their School Building
- Clare Shubert: One Teacher’s Journey with Choice Schools Associates
- The Apple Project in Grand Rapids, MI
- The Heart of the Apple Project in Grand Rapids, MI
- Choice Welcomes New Human Resources Compliance Specialist
- Celebrating Earth Day
Category: Creating the Classroom of Your Dreams
- Teaching Perseverance in the Classroom
- Is Your Classroom Cultivating Kindness?
- Growth Mindset Activities Can Help Your Students Meet Their True Potential
- How Career Days Can Develop a Passion
- Is Your Classroom Technology Ready?
- 14 Easy Ways to Create the Whole Child Approach in Your Classroom
- The “No Worries” Approach to Improving Test Scores
- 10 Simple Ways to Get Parents Involved in the Classroom
Category: Creative Montessori Academy
- All of our communities thrive: Art Teachers
- Teaching more than just athletics
- I’ll teach until I cannot lift my arms anymore
- School Spotlight: Creative Montessori Academy
- Teacher Spotlight: Allison Goroni from Creative Montessori Academy
Category: Dove Academy of Detroit
- Warm Smiles and Even Warmer Hearts
- THANK A CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHER: A Q&A WITH DOVE ACADEMY’S RENEE WENDT
- Dove Academy Inducts First Middle Schoolers Into National Junior Honor Society
- Teacher Spotlight: Hannah Parish at Dove Academy of Detroit
- School Spotlight: Dove Academy of Detroit
- Charter School Gives Hope to Kids in Detroit
- Dove Nation is Dominating
Category: Four Corners Montessori Academy
- August staff spotlights
- FCMA Students Take Learning Beyond the Classroom
- One-Week Internship Program Takes Learning Beyond The Classroom
- Four Corners’ Peace Quilts
- Teacher Spotlight: MelissaSu Smith at FCMA
- School Spotlight: Four Corners Montessori Academy
- FCMA Students Get to Work
- FCMA Coming Together to Celebrate a Day of Peace
Category: From Our Experts
- Pros and Cons of Charter Schools You Probably Didn’t Know About
- What is Montessori Education? Everything You Need To Know
- Teaching at a Charter School 101
- Benefits of Being a Teacher at a Charter School
- Mental Health Tips
- Student Assessments – Today’s Hot Topic Discussion with our Director of Curriculum & Instruction
- 5 Ways to Help Students Fall In Love With Reading
- The “Aha! Moment:” The importance of celebrating accomplishments with students
- How to talk to your children about the events that occurred at the U.S. Capitol
- Literacy Tips for Summer!
- Celebrate National Charter School Week with Charter School Facts!
- Join Our Online Book Club
- Literacy Talk
- Improve literacy at your school
- Three Easy Ways to Beat the Winter Blues
- Top 10 Tips for School Leaders for a Successful 2017
- A Call to Action: Inclusion Begins in the Classroom
- 10 Easy and Fun Ways to Get Involved and Grow Your School
- 5 Fun Ways to Prevent Summer Learning Loss
- 5 Montessori Essentials for Non-Trained Montessori Leaders
- A Response to Riley’s Ridiculous Free Press Article on Charter Schools’ Special Education Services
- Top 5 Benefits to Having an Online Enrollment System
- Improve Your Computer-Adaptive Assessments Using This “First Five” Method
- 7 Steps to Adopting a Growth Mindset at Your School
- Why Charter Schools Matter to You
- New Year – New Law: What the “Every Student Succeeds Act” Means for Michigan Students
- 8 Simple Steps to Classroom Management
- Putting the Positive in Positive Discipline Support Plan
- Putting the Positive in Positive Discipline Support Plan
- An Inside Look: The Heart of Positive Discipline Support Plan (PDSP)
- An Inside Look: The Heart of Positive Discipline Support Plan (PDSP)
- Passionate and Purposeful: Meet Ashley Ogonowski
- Choice Welcomes New Human Resources Compliance Specialist
- From the Lens of a School Leader: 4 Key Ways to Effectively Communicate with Your School Staff
- From the Lens of a School Leader: 4 Key Ways to Effectively Communicate with Your School Staff
- How Do You Rank at Marketing Your School? Take the Quiz!
- How Do You Rank at Marketing Your School? Take the Quiz!
- Entrepreneurs Start in a Montessori Kindergarten
- Revealing Our Hiring Secrets for the First Time
- Shift Your Perspective on Customer Service
- Shift Your Perspective on Customer Service
- Isn’t It Time You Protect Your Professional Image?
- Isn’t It Time You Protect Your Professional Image?
- Committed to Making Systematic Changes in Your School? Ask Yourself These 3 Questions…
- Committed to Making Systematic Changes in Your School? Ask Yourself These 3 Questions…
- The Love of Compliance Leads to Safe and Successful Schools
- The Love of Compliance Leads to Safe and Successful Schools
- Make an Impression: Tips for Your Next Interview
- Make an Impression: Tips for Your Next Interview
- When Should You Start Preparing Your Students for College?
- Social Media Privacy Guide
- Character Choices Can Make A Difference
- Character Choices Can Make A Difference
- The Children Are Ready to Learn – Are We Ready?
- The Children Are Ready to Learn – Are We Ready?
- Top 5 Reasons to Communicate with Your School Community via Social Media
- Top 5 Reasons to Communicate with Your School Community via Social Media
- Behind the Choice Mission: Dreams and Hope
- Behind the Choice Mission: Dreams and Hope
- The Choice Mission & Core Values: Personal Will and Humility
- The Choice Mission & Core Values: Personal Will and Humility
- One Principal’s Mantra: Dream. Believe. Achieve. Repeat.
- One Principal’s Mantra: Dream. Believe. Achieve. Repeat.
- Celebrating Earth Day
- 6 Things Every School Leader Should Do Now to Prepare for Recruitment Season
- 6 Things Every School Leader Should Do Now to Prepare for Recruitment Season
Category: Ivywood Classical Academy
Category: Lake Superior Academy
Category: Livingston Classical Academy
Category: Macomb Montessori Academy
- School Spotlight: Macomb Montessori Academy
- Teacher Spotlight: Meghan Moxon at Macomb Montessori Academy
Category: Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change
- EXPECTING GREATNESS FROM ALL: MUSKEGON MONTESSORI ACADEMY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
- Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change received recognition for outperforming thirty of the most demographically similar schools in the state
- March is Reading Month 2015
- MMAEC Clean Up at Heritage Landing
Category: New Branches Charter Academy
- Staff Spotlighting Staff: Landon Bell, New Branches Charter Academy
- Staff Spotlighting Staff: Vonda Karnazes, New Branches Charter Academy
- An interactive sensory pathway comes to New Branches Charter Academy
- A life committed to students at New Branches: Mr. Allan Pall
- A life committed to students at New Branches: Mr. Allan Pall
- New Branches Charter Academy Wins Media Room Makeover
- From Self-Managed to Full-Service Management Company: Story of New Branches Charter Academy
- Earth Week 2016 at Choice Schools Associates
- School Spotlight: New Branches Charter Academy
- Teacher Spotlight: Rebekah Host at New Branches Charter Academy
- New Branches Drops Everything And Reads – Outside!
- New Branches Charter Academy Joins the Choice Family
Category: Our People
- Staff Spotlighting Staff: Caryn Westra, Choice Schools Associates
Category: Our School Partners
- Michigan Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Recognition
- Tuition assistance helps Will Carleton Academy senior pursue a nursing degree
- We Are Thankful!
- Three Oaks Public School Academy Receives Athletic Gear and Supplies for all their Female Students from SHEFIT
- School Spotlight: West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
- WMAES Elementary Teacher Spotlight
- WMAES Secondary Teacher Spotlight
- Teacher Spotlight: Eva Charkowske from Morey Montessori Public School Academy
- School Spotlight: Morey Montessori Public School Academy
- Teacher Spotlight: Nicole Huston from Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change
- School Spotlight: Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change
- One-Week Internship Program Takes Learning Beyond The Classroom
- West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science Graduates are College-Bound
- Choice Environmental School Has Done it Again
- School Spotlight: Three Oaks Public School Academy
- Teacher Spotlight: Lisa Sportell at Three Oaks Public School Academy
- Three Oaks Public School Academy Purchased their School Building
- Student at West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science Named Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids 2016 Youth of the Year
- Choice Schools SOAR to Success
- West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science Recognized as a Top High School in Michigan
- MAPSA 2015 Teacher of Year Nominee – Clare Shubert
- School Leader of the Year 2014-2015 Kerri Barrett
- Eric Johnson Says YES to Montessori
- School Spotlight: West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
- Teacher Spotlight: W. Terry Treman of West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
- International Day of Happiness 2015
- Mark Brunger Named Principal of Three Oaks Public School Academy
- International Day of Happiness 2015
- TOPSA+ ranked #1 Elementary School in Muskegon County
- WMAES ranked the #1 school in its district
- WMAES Ranked the #3 Charter High School in Michigan by US News
- WMAES Ranked Top Ten Charter School
- Morey Students Plant Butterfly Garden
- Good Things Happening at WMAES
- West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science Top Scholars
- WMAES Ranked the #15 High School in Michigan by US News
- TOPSA+ charter school top among Muskegon County schools when income considered
- State Champs Top 10 Charter Schools WMAES
Category: Our Schools
- Count Day is Upon Us!
Category: Our Values
Category: People of Choice
- Choice Schools Associates Awards Scholarship to Seniors
Category: Second Home Child Development Center
Category: Socially Sound
- Are You Monitoring Your School’s Facebook Messages?
- Creating An Effective Online Campaign
- Privacy: Are your students’ online profiles safe?
- Should you turn on your Facebook Reviews?
- Top 5 Reasons to Communicate with Your School Community Via Social Media
Category: Staff Spotlighting Staff
Category: Three Oaks Public School Academy
Category: Uncategorized
- The Source of Encouragement – Our School Leaders
- Professional Development Through Charter School Curriculum What is teacher professional development?
- How To Find The Right Charter School For You To Work At
- Math Survival Guide
- April’s Character Choices theme is citizenship.
- CMA Teacher Spotlight
- The Apple Project 2016
- Back to School Countdown
- Character Choices 2015: Shane Philbin’s Entry
- Character Choices 2015: Gabriella Mallory’s Entry
- Character Choices 2015: William Smith’s Entry
Category: West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
- What Earth Day Means for our Students and the Environment – Holly Orians
- Reducing Debt Before College – A Senior Capstone Project
Category: Will Carleton Academy