B U I L D I N G B E T T E R P E O P L E , E V E R Y D A Y

• A Free Public School– Accountability measures apply– State mandates apply

• State-Funded• Sponsored by the Palm Beach County School District• Governed by a for-profit-management company or a not-

for-profit board• Operates on the principles of choice, accountability, and

autonomy

WHAT IS A CHARTER SCHOOL?

SCHOOL LEADERSHIPNot-for-Profit Governing Board

Scott Sznitken, Executive Director

Dr. Daniel Sandberg, Superintendent of Schools

Maggie Ellis, PrincipalPalm Beach Gardens Campus

Jessica Gamache, Assistant Principal

James Monds, Assistant Principal

BUILDING BETTER PEOPLE, EVERYDAYThe mission of Franklin Academy is to create life-long learners by developing critical thinking skills and promoting high levels of academic achievement in

students, while meeting the benchmarks of a standards-based curriculum utilizing varied research-based instructional strategies, technologies, and media, with an

emphasis on character development.

Serving over 8,000 students at 6 campusesBroward County

Pembroke Pines, K-8Pembroke Pines, K-12

Sunrise, K-8Cooper City, K-8

Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach Gardens, K-8

Boynton Beach, K-8

Campus Safety• Uniformed Police Officer on Campus• Raptor (Visitor Screening) System• Secured Entry• External & Classroom Doors Locked • Student Badge System

FranklinPass• Custom automated system providing secure, efficient method for student

pick-up.

Transportation:• Transportation will be provided on a limited basis. Bus route and specific

information will be available once enrollment has been finalized.

Service Hours:• 8 hours required per family

CAMPUS OPERATIONS

Food Service:• Breakfast ($2) and lunch ($3) will be available for purchase daily. • As part of the National School Lunch Program, eligible participants of the

free and reduced lunch program will be accommodated.

Uniforms:• Franklin Academy has a uniform dress code policy. • Uniforms are required and can be purchased through www.iuniforms.com.

After Care:• Provided on-site by After School Connections • Available until 6:00 pm daily• Gap-day camps also available

General Operations• Elementary Student Hours 7:45 AM – 2:30 PM (7:15 AM Drop Off)• Middle School Student Hours 8:45 AM – 3:30 PM (8:15 AM Drop Off)• Sibling Link

CAMPUS OPERATIONS

• Elementary and Middle School Club opportunities including:– Archery– Art– Brain Games– Circuit Training– Cooking– Crafting– Floor Hockey– Legos– Scooter Fun Club

• Club offerings change quarterly• Clubs require a fee for participation• Visit https://pbg.franklin-academy.org/enrichment-clubs for current club

offerings

• Extracurricular Teams require auditions and compete and/or perform within the school and in the community

• Teams require a fee for participation• Current teams include:

– Drama Team– Chess Team

CLUBS AND TEAMS

• Middle School Competitive Sports through the Charter School League• One male and female sport offered per season• Minimum GPA and behavior requirements for participation• 18-19 teams:

– Boys Flag Football – Girls Volleyball– Boys Soccer (league champs ‘17)– Girls Basketball (league champs ‘16, ’17, & ‘18)– Boys Basketball (league champs ‘17) – Girls Soccer (league champs ‘17) – Girls Flag Football (league champs ‘17) – Boys Volleyball– Cheerleading (during both basketball seasons)

• Visit https://pbg.franklin-academy.org/athletics for more info.

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS

We have undergone our authorization visit for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) at the elementary level and are awaiting final distinction as an IB World School. The IB Programme focuses on the development of the whole person as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. It provides a framework of learning that encourages students to become creative, critical, and reflective thinkers while fostering the development of skills for communication, intercultural understanding, and global engagement that are essential for life in the 21st century.

Students learn big concepts through 6 transdisciplinary themes. Each grade level has distinct central ideas and lines of inquiry for which they will investigate.1. Who we are2. How we express ourselves3. How the world works4. How we organize ourselves5. Sharing the planet6. Where we are in place and time

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATEPRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATEPRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME

Our mission is to create globally minded students who want to use their skills to make an impact in their community and around the world through thoughtful action.

The IB learner profile describes a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that go beyond academic success.

They imply a commitment to help all members of the school community learn to respect themselves, others, and the world around them.

The profile aims to develop learners who are:

• Our focus is to provide quality, focused, and differentiated instruction with the goal of meeting student needs and increasing student achievement.

• We carefully align our curriculum based on the Florida State Standards, Palm Beach District scope and sequence, and student performance data, to increase student achievement.

• Our curriculum staff collaborates with teachers to develop engaging materials and provide resources that promote critical thinking and problem solving skills that support a rigorous and relevant curriculum for our students.

• We encourage student agency to question, research, and investigate big conceptual ideas that have local and global impact. We support our curriculum with rigorous, research based materials including: – Fundations– Ready Reading– Ready Math– iReady– STEM Scopes

PRIMARY CURRICULUM (K-2)

This is the schedule for the 2019-2020 school year. Each summer, the administrative team works on tweaking and adjusting the schedule based on observations and lessons learned from the previous year. These schedules give you an idea of how the students’ day will flow, but is not guaranteed to be the schedule students will follow in the 2020-2021 school year.

PRIMARY SCHEDULE

7:30-7:40 HouseKeeping 15 minutes 7:30-7:40 HouseKeeping 15 minutes 7:30-7:40 HouseKeeping 15 minutes 7:40-7:55 Morning meeting 10 minutes 7:40-7:55 Morning Meeting 10 minutes 7:40-7:55 Morning Meeting 10 minutes7:55-8:30 Inquiry into Phon 35 minutes 7:55-9:25 Inquiry into Literac90 minutes 7:55-9:25 Inquiry into Litera 90 minutes8:35-9:25 Specials 50 minutes 9:30-10:20 Specials 50 minutes 9:25-9:50 Recess 25 minutes9:30-11:00 Inquiry into Litera90 minutes 10:20-10:30 Intervention 10 minutes 9:50-10:20 iii/genius hour 30 minutes11:00-11:25 Lunch 25 minutes 10:30-10:55 Lunch 25 minutes 10:25-11:15 Specials 50 minutes11:30-12:00 iii/genius hour 30 minutes 11:00-11:30 iii/genius hour 30 minutes 11:15-11:30 Intervention 15 minutes 12:00-12:25 recess 25 minutes 11:30 -1:00 Inquiry into Math 90 minutes 11:30-11:55 Lunch 25 minutes12:25-1:30 Inquiry into Math65 minutes 1:00-1:25 Recess 25 minutes 11:55-12:45 Unit of Inquiry 50 minutes1:30-2:20 Unit of Inquiry 50 minutes 1:30-2:20 Unit of Inquiry 50 minutes 12:50-2:20 Inquiry into Math 90 minutes2:20-2:30 Reflection 10 minutes 2:20-2:30 Reflection 10 minutes 2:20-2:30 Reflection 10 minutes

Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade

Reading/Writing/Grammar• Ready Curriculum • Supplemental Curriculum using Journey’s and Top

Score Writing• Small Group Differentiation• i-Ready

Math• Ready Curriculum • Supplemental Curriculum using Go Math!• Small Group Differentiation• Hands-On Learning• iReady

Science/Social Studies• Interdisciplinary Units within the IB framework

focusing on Learner Profiles and Global Learning• Interactive STEMscopes for Science

iii• Targeted strategy and skill instruction in reading• Enrichment opportunities

Upper Elementary Curriculum (3-5)

This is the schedule for the 2019-2020 school year. Each summer, the administrative team works on tweaking and adjusting the schedule based on observations and lessons learned from the previous year. These schedules give you an idea of how the students’ day will flow, but is not guaranteed to be the schedule students will follow in the 2020-2021 school year.

UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHEDULE

7:30-7:40 HouseKeeping 15 minutes 7:30-7:40 HouseKeeping 15 minutes 7:30-7:40 HouseKeeping 15 minutes 7:40-7:55 Morning Meeting10 minutes 7:40-7:55 Morning Meeting 10 minutes 7:40-7:55 Morning Meeting 10 minutes7:55 -9:25 Inquiry into Litera90 minutes 7:55 -9:25 Inquiry into Literac90 minutes 7:55-10:05 Block 1 130 minutes9:25-10:25 Unit of Inquiry 60 minutes 9:25-11:00 Inquiry into Math 95 minutes 10:05-10:30 Recess 25 minutes10:25- 10:55 iii/genius hour 30 minutes 11:00-11:25 Recess 25 minutes 10:30-10:55 Lunch 25minutes11:00-11:25 Lunch 25 minutes 11:30-11:55 Lunch 25 minutes 10:55-1:05 Block 2 130 minutes11:25-11:50 Recess 25 minutes 11:55-12:45 Unit of Inquiry 50 minutes 1:10-1:40 iii/genius hour 30 minutes11:50-12:40 Specials 50 minutes 12:45-1:35 Specials 50 minutes 1:40-2:30 Specials* 50 minutes12:45-2:20 Inquiry into Math90 minutes 1:40-2:20 iii/genius hour 40 minutes2:20-2:30 Reflection 10 minutes 2:20-2:30 Reflection 10 minutes

*Students must bring backpacks to specials for dismissal

3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade

ELEMENTARY SPECIALSStarting in Kindergarten,

students have each special area class one day per week.

PEArt

MusicSpanish

Chess

MTSS (Multi Tiered Support Systems)• School Based Team for academic and behavioral concerns.• RTI (response to intervention) tiered support systems for academics and behavior

Guidance• Our guidance counselor is a vital member of the school’s educational team and a member

of the School Based Team. • Our guidance counselor provides counseling in the areas of academic achievement,

personal, and social/emotional development.• Social skills groups and individual counseling based in individual student needs. • Facilitates students in gaining the skills and knowledge necessary to be competent and

successful learners.

ELL (English Language Learners)• Teachers are ESOL endorsed and utilize a variety of strategies for teaching ELL students.• Students have individualized plans and receive accommodations for classwork and

assessments.• Students are closely monitored and assessed annually to measure growth towards

proficiency in English.

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Elementary ESE Services • Gifted Program – self contained gifted classrooms with gifted endorsed teachers

(grades 1-5)• Support Facilitation – ESE teachers push in to provide support services in the

classroom • Speech and Language Therapy• Occupational and Physical Therapy

Middle School ESE Services • Support Facilitation – ESE teachers push in to provide support services• ESE learning lab – ESE support in the morning before school begins • Speech and Language Therapy• Occupational and Physical Therapy

504 Plans• 504 plans are implemented in grades K-8 for eligible students.

Student Services Coordinator: Dr. Jaqueline Dallas (Dallas.Jacqueline@Franklin-Academy.org)

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

MIDDLE SCHOOL CORE COURSES6th Grade• English Language Arts• World History• Life Science• Math 1• Chess/PE

7th Grade• English Language Arts• Civics• Earth Science• Math 2 or Pre-Algebra• Health/PE

8th Grade• English Language Arts• US History• Physical Science• Pre-Algebra or Algebra 1• Engaged Citizenship/PE

Students receiving a level 1 or 2 on FSA will be scheduled into Intensive Reading and/or Math as applicable, in place of an elective.

Advanced and Accelerated cohorts will be offered at each grade level to the highest achieving students in grades 6-8. These students will have all advanced and accelerated core classes including high school Algebra, Geometry, Biology, and/or Spanish.

• Students generally have 2 elective courses in their schedule• Elective courses are full-year courses• Middle School students are offered an opportunity to provide their preferences

during the enrollment process• Current electives offered for middle school include:

– Advanced Chess– 2D Art– 3D Art– Digital Art and Design– Yearbook

– TV Production– Band– Chorus– Music Technology– Spanish (Beginning, Intermediate, and High School) – Drama– STEM

MIDDLE SCHOOL ELECTIVES

Research shows that students who attend grades 6-8 in a K-8 school setting:• Demonstrate higher academic achievement as measured by both grade point

averages and standardized test scores• Participate more in extracurricular activities• Demonstrate greater leadership skills• Are less likely to be bullied

Franklin Academy Middle School students get the full middle school experience without the anonymity of a large public middle school, including:

• Middle School ONLY dances & activities• Competitive sports• Wide range of elective offerings including performing and visual arts• Student Government• National Junior Honor Society• Field Trips• High School Level courses for advanced students

MIDDLE SCHOOL IN A K-8 SETTING

Communication• Every teacher has a webpage that is updated regularly for parents• Real-time gradebook access through PowerSchool • Absence, grade, and fee alerts also through PowerSchool • Weekly newsletter, phone calls, texts, and emails from Ms. Ellis• Friday folders for elementary school students• Planners

PTO• Active PTO board• Quarterly general meetings• Coordinate many events, fundraisers, and room parent activities

Events• Back-to-School events• Holiday celebrations• Community events in PBG and Jupiter • Family Fun Nights• Sporting events and tournaments

SCHOOL COMMUNITY, ACTIVITIES, & PTO

• https://www.franklin-academy.org/enroll• First Lottery Deadline: February 28, 2020

– Selected students will be informed, via email and postal mail in mid-March

• Selected students have 10 days to either accept or decline the offer by completing the Response Form (https://pbg.franklin-academy.org/school-info#registration)

• Applications submitted after February 28th, 2020 will continue to be accepted

• Additional lotteries will be completed to fill any open seats

LOTTERY & ENROLLMENT

• Once you have accepted your offer by submitting your Response Form, you will be emailed a link to complete the online registration.

• You must also submit the following registration documents:

– Birth Certificate– Current Immunization Records– Current Physical Exam Documentation– Two (2) proofs of residence

• If accepting a seat for Kindergarten, you will be invited to Kindergarten Round Up, which will take place in April. This event will allow you to visit the Kindergarten classrooms and meet the current Kindergarten teachers.

LOTTERY & ENROLLMENT

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http://www.instagram.com/FranklinCharter/

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