School funding has been a frequent topic recently, mostly driven by the proposed local referendum, the state budget process and the Local Government Series sponsored by the Stateline Community Foundation. While I did a blog post a number of months ago as an introductory piece on independent public charter school funding, because The Lincoln Academy (TLA) is the first such school in our area, there are still a great many questions – and at times some misunderstanding. As suc

“Giving feedback means caring enough about someone {or something} to want to see them be successful.” Michael Sonbert, Founder and CEO of Skyrocket Education, TLA Coaching Consultant Twice per year, each school-year, The Lincoln Academy distributes surveys to parents, scholars and staff. With the recent completion of 2022-23 mid-year surveys, this seems like a good time to talk about why we do this, why the feedback we receive through these surveys is so important and to shar

January finds us busy re-enrolling current scholars for the next school year and preparing for our annual enrollment period for new scholars, which occurs in February each year. Since this is a time when prospective parents are contemplating enrollment, it is also a time when one of the most prevalent myths about charter schools re-circulates. Short video shows scholars participating in school activities and the narration speaks about enrollment. The school is a tuition-free