EHS Promise
EHS Vision
EHS Mission Statement
Powerful Education Opportunities
- Four college classes from KCC and/or OIT
- Civic service learning and 40 hours of internship in a work environment
- Job internships
- One additional credit in both mathematics and science
- One year of digital media and perform to industry standards (on software products) before high school graduation. Technology standards and skill development are embedded in our curriculum.
EagleRidge is an exceptional school with amazing students, teachers and staff.
High Tech Facility
We teach our students how to learn, and love doing it; how to cultivate their curious minds; and how to develop a solid foundation on which to base wise choices and build positive lives.
We prepare students to achieve high academic levels, and to apply critical thinking processes and ethical standards to learning, living and problem solving.
EagleRidge received a grant from the Gates Foundation: Fortunately for the school, EagleRidge was the beneficiary of grant funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and was created as a model for innovative, project-based, technology in a small comprehensive high school.
Education for a Changing World
What are Charter Schools?
Why Are Charter Schools So Popular?
Focus on the kids: Perhaps most important, a charter school is set up around the needs of children.
Safer, stronger communities: Charter schools typically engage local businesses and other organizations to help provide resources and services to the school and its families.
Charter schools operate on three basic principals:
Accountability: Charter schools are judged on how well they meet the student achievement goals established by their charter contract. Charter schools must also show that they can perform according to rigorous fiscal and managerial standards.
Freedom: While charter schools must adhere to the same major laws and regulations as all other public schools, they are freed from the red tape that often diverts a school’s energy and resources away from education.
How Do Charter Schools Work?
The Founders: Charter schools are started when community members see an educational need and decide to actively address it.
The Board: Every charter school is required by law to have a board of directors that is ultimately responsible for what the school does.
The Teachers: Teachers choose charter schools because these schools help them avoid the frustrations of constant bureaucracy. In addition to hiring the same certified teachers as traditional public schools, charter schools can hire qualified individuals that often have significant professional experience in their subject area. This makes for education infused with real-world experience.
The Sponsors: The role of the charter school sponsor is to first approve charter applications and then monitor the schools to ensure success.
How Are Charter Schools Funded?
Unlike traditional district schools, most charter schools do not receive funding to cover the cost of securing a facility.
How Do Charter Schools Manage If They Are Underfunded?
Facilities and Other Start-Up and Capital Costs: Many charter schools improvise by converting spaces such as rented retail facilities, former churches, lofts and warehouses, into classroom, cafeteria, assembly and gym space, supplemented by the local YMCA, the public library and park, and the diner down the street. Once they are more established they are able to acquire loans and move to more suitable or permanent facilities.
The same is true of capital needs beyond bricks and mortar. School founders have managed on an ad hoc basis with the help of private funds or alternative credit routes, and especially the sweat equity of enthusiastic volunteers, parents and local professionals.