Commonwealth Charter Academy (previously named Commonwealth Connections Academy) is a large, public, cyber charter school.[4] The school serves all school-aged children in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regardless of where the child lives. The Academy's headquarters is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
| Commonwealth Charter Academy | |
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| Address | |
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1 Innovation Way , 17110 | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public cyber school |
| Founded | August 11, 2003[2] |
| Faculty | 203 teachers (2011)[1] |
| Grades | K–12 (2013) |
| Enrollment | 9,300 pupils (2017)[3] |
| Language | English |
| Website | https://ccaeducate.me/ |
History
editWhen the School was originally approved it served Kindergarten through 8th grade pupils all across Pennsylvania.[5]
As of 2013, it was one of sixteen public cyber charters schools operating in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[6]
As of 2016, the School operated seven additional branches, called Family Service Centers, across the Commonwealth: Andreas, Allentown, Harrisburg, Center City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cranberry, Scranton, and Williamsport.[7]
In 2016-17, there were 9,200 students enrolled.[8] By 2023, enrollment was 22,000 pupils in grades kindergarten through 12th, making it the largest public school in the United States by enrollment.[3] The Capital Area Intermediate Unit IU15 provides the school with a wide variety of services like special education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.
Spending
editIn 2015-16, the school spent $3.2 million and in 2016-17 $4.4 million in taxpayer dollars on advertising, the most of all of Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools, through sponsorships, ads in print, TV, radio, Internet and outdoor marketing.[8]
References
edit- ^ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School, 2012
- ^ PDE, ED Names and Addresses - School information, 2014
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Department of Education (October 15, 2018). "Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School Performance report fast facts".
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2014). "EdNA - Charter School". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ^ Stan Rapp, COMMONWEALTH CONNECTIONS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL Cyber-Charter School Application, October 1, 2002
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, PA ED Directory - Charter Schools, 2013
- ^ Commonwealth Charter Academy (July 2016). "CCA Family Service Centers".
- ^ a b Stephanie Hacke and Mary Niederberger (2017-08-29). "The Charter Effect: Pa. charter schools spend millions of public dollars in advertising to attract students". PublicSource. Retrieved 2024-05-15.