D.C. charter school would teach all but math and English online
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A controversial computer-based learning model is competing with eight other proposals to be one of the next charter schools approved for the District.
The proposed Nexus Academy of DC, run by a subsidiary of publishing giant Pearson, would offer grades 9 through 12 in Ward 2, eventually serving up to 600 students.
English and math would be taught by teachers at the school, while every other subject -- from science and social studies to foreign languages and electives -- would be taught online by an expert on various subjects. Some of these experts would be dedicated to the school full time, while others would not.
Proposed charter schools
On Monday, the D.C. Public Charter School Board is scheduled to vote on nine school proposals. Under D.C. law, the board cannot approve more than 10 new charter schools in a single year.
Academy of Hope Public Charter School
Model: Career pathways program -- academic instruction combined with workforce training
Grades: Adult education
Total enrollment: 260
Location: Wards 5 and 8
Crossway Community DC Montessori Public Charter School
Model: Montessori
Grades: PreK-3
Total enrollment: 210
Location: NoMa
DC Voice Empowerment Public Charter School
Model: Alternative high school and accompanying early childhood center for at-risk children and young adults; aims specifically to help teen mothers
Grades: Preschool (6 weeks to age 4), PreK and 9-12
Total enrollment: 250
Location: Ward 4
Lee Montessori Public Charter School
Model: Montessori
Grades: PreK-6
Total enrollment: 228
Location: Ward 5 or Ward 7
Existing schools: The Montessori program at Marshall Elementary School, a public school slated to close in July
Nannie Helen Burroughs Public Charter School
Model: Converting the private Nannie Helen Burroughs School into a public charter school
Grades: K-5
Total enrollment in 2018: 279
Location: Ward 7
New Pathways Academy Public Charter School
Model: "Street Academy," modeled after former Dix Street Academy High School in Ward 7
Grades: 9-12
Total enrollment: 350
Location: Not given
Nexus Academy of DC
Model: Blended learning
Grades: 9-12
Total enrollment: 600
Location: Ward 2
One World Public Charter School
Model: Individualized learning plans
Grades: 5-8
Total enrollment: 300
Location: Ward 4
Organizing an Urban Revolution (O.U.R.) Leadership Academy Public Charter School
Model: A nontraditional high school for disconnected youth who have not been successful in traditional schools
Grades: 9-12
Total enrollment: 200
Location: Ward 5 or Ward 6, near Navy Yard