CHOICE STORIES
Top 5 Benefits to Having an Online Enrollment System
We’ve all enrolled online for something before, and we have each had a different online experience. Whether you signed up for a gym membership or enrolled your child in a summer camp, online enrollment is an easy and effective tool…
School Spotlight: Three Oaks Public School Academy
Three Oaks Public School Academy Snapshot Students Served: 400+ Grades Served: Kindergarten – 5th Grade Year Established: 2003 Managed by Choice Since: 2003 Authorizer: Bay Mills Community College Charter Renewal Date: 2013 – Renewed through 2018/19 school year Charter Granted for: 5…
Teacher Spotlight: Lisa Sportell at Three Oaks Public School Academy
Lisa Sportell is a first grade teacher at Three Oaks Public School Academy. What keeps your students aiming for success in the classroom? Students aim for success with their behavior in the classroom daily because while I implement my behavior…
WMAES Teacher Named in MAPSA’s Top 5 Finalists
Congratulations to Rachel McKenna, a 2nd Grade Teacher at West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science (WMAES), for being named in MAPSA’s Top 5 Finalists for Teacher of the Year! When asked about her top 5 nomination, Rachel said, “I feel so…
Three Oaks Public School Academy Purchased their School Building
In the heart of Muskegon, there rests a kindergarten through fifth grade elementary school known as Three Oaks Public School Academy (TOPSA+). To the public eye, this may look like another elementary school, with children laughing and giggling on the…
Three Oaks Public School Academy Purchased their School Building
In the heart of Muskegon, there rests a kindergarten through fifth grade elementary school known as Three Oaks Public School Academy (TOPSA+). To the public eye, this may look like another elementary school, with children laughing and giggling on the…
10 Choice Team Members Recognized by MAPSA for Teacher and Administrator of the Year
We are proud to announce that 10 of our Choice team members are being recognized by the Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA)! Eight Choice teachers have been named by MAPSA as top semifinalists for Teacher of the Year and two Choice…
Student at West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science Named Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids 2016 Youth of the Year
Congratulations, Ana Sosa, sophomore student at West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science. Ana is the Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids 2016’s “Youth of the Year!” The program honors “the nation’s most awe-inspiring young people on their path to…
Choice Schools SOAR to Success
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recently released their report card ratings for the 2016 school year. Longtime Choice Schools Associates and MIChoice academies, Three Oaks Public School Academy (TOPSA) and West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science (WMAES) received notable…
Character Choices: Integrity / February 2016
Throughout the month of February, across the Choice Schools Associates and MIChoice academies, students were practicing the art of showing integrity. Students demonstrated what it meant to have integrity, and helped showcase their understanding to their peers and educators. Benton Harbor…
Our partners’ perspective
I could not be happier, prouder, more grateful, amazed, awestruck and relieved by our decision to partner with Choice Schools Associates to operate Ivywood Classical Academy. What an adventure this school has been. Every curveball that came our way we managed to HIT OUT OF THE PARK, thanks to our amazing partnership we have built with Choice. I recommend Choice Schools to anyone who is looking for a trustworthy, competitive, experienced, and mission-driven organization. They are simply the best.”
- Tyler Horning, Founder and Board President at Ivywood Classical Academy