OCEANSIDE CHARTER SCHOOL 

Ø      Founded in January 1999

Ø      Enrolls a maximum of 380 students for the 2007-2008 school year

Ø      Offers grades PK through 8

Ø      Maximum class size of 18 students

Ø      School year of 180 days

Ø      School day of 71/2 hours with 6 hours of instructional time

Ø      One Hour of After School Programs

Ø       All staff are certified and meet the High Qualified teacher requirements

Ø      Managed by a Board of Trustees

Ø      Located at 1750 Bacharach Boulevard in Atlantic City

Ø      Early Learning Center located at 1717 Bishop Richard Allen Avenue 

 

Core Program Initiatives

 

ü      NJDOE Reading First Program Initiative

ü      Consortium on Reading Excellence Partnership (CORE)

            K-5 Harcourt Trophies Reading Curriculum

            6-8 McDougal-Little Reading Curriculum

ü      New Jersey State-wide Systemic Initiative for Math and Science NJSSI) – A Partnership with Rowan University

            K-8 Science Module – An investigative approach to Science instruction

            K-5 Terc’s Investigations in Number, Data and Space Program – An                           investigative approach to Mathematics instruction

            6-8 Connected Mathematics Program – An investigative approach to                          Mathematics instruction

ü      School-wide Social Studies & Process Writing Program

ü      K-8 Learning for Life Character Education Program

ü      Extended Day Program

  

Supplemental Program Initiatives

 

ü      School-wide Reading Intervention Program

ü      After school Math Intervention Program

ü      School-wide Program Counseling Services