Amethod Public Schools
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Amethod Public Schools is a nonprofit charter school
system with headquarters in Oakland
, California
.
The system operates Oakland Charter Academy (OCA) and Oakland Charter High School (OCHS).
and one of the first in California
. Originally it had the test scores amongst the lowest in the state. Since then the school changed its name to Oakland Charter Academy.
In 2004 Jorge Lopez took control of the school. In late September 2007 the Oakland Charter Academy became the second public school in Oakland, California
to win the National Blue Ribbon award. Oakland Charter High School opened in 2007.
In the northern hemisphere Spring 2008 the Oakland Charter Academy got an API of 902. Its student body was mostly Hispanic, and the API was over 200 points higher than the average API of Latino and Hispanic middle school students in California. The Oakland Charter Academy API was over 200 points above the overall scores of all of the middle schools in Oakland.
When the school first operated, the instructional language used in over half of the school day was Spanish
. The students received a lunch period of one hour and a break period of 15 minutes. Almost all of its students were Hispanic. Since then the school changed its name to Oakland Charter Academy.
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
system with headquarters in Oakland
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
The system operates Oakland Charter Academy (OCA) and Oakland Charter High School (OCHS).
History
The system began in 1993, originally as Jingletown Charter School. It was the first charter school in OaklandOakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
and one of the first in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Originally it had the test scores amongst the lowest in the state. Since then the school changed its name to Oakland Charter Academy.
In 2004 Jorge Lopez took control of the school. In late September 2007 the Oakland Charter Academy became the second public school in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
to win the National Blue Ribbon award. Oakland Charter High School opened in 2007.
In the northern hemisphere Spring 2008 the Oakland Charter Academy got an API of 902. Its student body was mostly Hispanic, and the API was over 200 points higher than the average API of Latino and Hispanic middle school students in California. The Oakland Charter Academy API was over 200 points above the overall scores of all of the middle schools in Oakland.
Campus
Amethod Public Schools consists of two sites. The first site, a middle school. is located in the Fruitvale District of East Oakland, CA. The second location is located in downtown and houses the Oakland Charter High School.Operations
At Oakland Charter Academy every student received 90 minutes each of English and mathematics instructions. The school requires its students to attend summer school. Katy Murphy of the Oakland Tribune said the work only intensifies during so-called school holidays." Some students attend after school and Saturday tutoring.When the school first operated, the instructional language used in over half of the school day was Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. The students received a lunch period of one hour and a break period of 15 minutes. Almost all of its students were Hispanic. Since then the school changed its name to Oakland Charter Academy.