Lincoln Academy is a Core Knowledge charter school in Arvada, Colorado that serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school's mission is to help students reach their highest academic and social potential through a rigorous, content-rich curriculum in a safe and caring environment. Core Knowledge is based on the idea that a standardized core curriculum is necessary to ensure a fair elementary education. Lincoln Academy has experienced teachers, with over half having advanced degrees, and offers specialized classes and programs beyond a typical elementary and middle school curriculum to enrich students' learning.

1. Lincoln Academy A Core Knowledge charter school in Arvada, CO Grades Pre-K through 8

2. The Mission of Lincoln Academy is to help students attain their highest social and academic potential through an academically rigorous, content-rich educational program in a safe, orderly, and caring environment. School Mission

3. Core Knowledge • Educational reform • Based on the premise that a grade-by-grade core of common learning is necessary to ensure a sound and fair elementary education • Started by Professor E. D. Hirsch, Jr., author of Cultural Literacy and The Schools We Need • Based on a large body of research in cognitive psychology, as well as a careful examination of several school systems Hirsch thought to be the world's fairest and most effective.

4. Core Knowledge Learn more about Core Knowledge at www. coreknowledge .org

5. Enrollment/ratios

6. Education levels of teachers • 21 full-time teachers • 15 part-time teachers (.3 time up to .8 time) • 13 teachers have advanced degrees (master’s or doctorate). All 3 administrators have advanced degrees.

7. Teachers’ experience • Average years of teaching experience: 5 • Percent of teachers teaching in the subject in which they received their degree: 50% • Teachers with three years or more of teaching experience: 18 • Teachers with less than three years of teaching experience: 10

8. Support staff • 18 classroom assistants • Large exceptional student services staff: 5 paraprofessionals, 4 special education service providers (speech, occupational therapy, psychologist, social work) • 1 staff member that works with students with Advanced Learning Plans • 3 administrators — 1 full-time principal and 2 part-time assistant principals.

9. Academic status The elementary school has earned a "high" rating from the Colorado Department of Education every year since the ratings began. The middle school has earned a "high" rating for three of its four years.

10. Academic status

11. Student performance

12. Student performance

13. Student performance

14. No advanced courses Although the school has no advanced courses, Principal Mary Ann Mahoney pointed out that “many of our algebra students do not need to take algebra in high school. Some students move directly to Spanish 2 when they enter high school.”

15. Special classes • BETYOU (Building and Enrichment Time for Youth) is a program for grades three through five that offers a wide variety of extra classes for elementary students ranging from cooking to karate and book studies to Chinese language study. • In the middle school, Lincoln Academy offers several electives that are not common in middle schools in the neighborhood: multimedia, film study, and specialized science classes.

16. Student offenses 2007-2008 • 1 instance of substance abuse - drugs • 29 other violations of the code of conduct

17. Free/reduced lunch eligibility • 2005-2006: 13.1% • 2006-2007: 15.2% • 2007-2008: 17.9%

18. Community of Arvada

19. Community of Arvada

20. Community of Arvada

21. Community of Arvada Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2007 American Community Survey

22. School Web site http://www. lincolnacademy .net