Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School

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Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School is a small K-12 school located at 10 New Bond St., Worcester, Massachusetts in old Norton Company buildings. The school was founded in 1998.

History

Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School was founded by community leaders seeking an enhanced learning environment. The school's namesake is Abby Kelley Foster, a noted nineteenth century leader in abolitionist and women's rights movements. Foster resided in Worcester.

On February 25, 2003, the Board of Education voted unanimously to renew the school's 5 year charter.

Campus

Abby Kelley Foster started with Grades K-5 in a renovated mill building. The middle and high school programs came later and are located in an adjacent building.

Curriculum

Abby Kelley Foster focuses on reading, writing and math as key subjects for elementary students to be expanded upon each grade level. The average student teacher ration is 13:1. [cite web | title = Teachers | work = Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School | publisher = GreatSchools Inc. | date = 2008 | url = http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/ma/other/48#teachers | accessdate = 2008-06-08]

The school also focuses on technology with curriculum beginning early with simple tasks progressing to the high school level with advanced topics on Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and web design.

Test Results

MCAS

As of 2007, Abby Kelley Foster shows mixed results in MCAS testing. Grade 3 tests show that 45% of students were proficient in English Language Arts arts while 27% of students were proficient in math. In 2004, Abbey Kelley Foster students scored 57% in English Language Arts and in 2006 (the year of last available data), scored 32% in math. This compares to state averages of 59% and 60%, respectively.cite web | title = MCAS Results | work = Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School | publisher = GreatSchools Inc. | date = 2008 | url = http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/ma/48#eog | accessdate = 2008-06-08]

In grades 4–8, math results remain below the state average. The highest results come in grade 8 with 35% proficiency as compared to the state average of 45%. English Language Arts scores are higher, and in all but one case in grades 4–7 are above the state average. Grade 8 testing shows 82% proficiency. In science testing during grades 5 and 8, scores are 29% and 32% compared to the state averages of 51% and 45%, respectively.

Grade 10 testing shows proficiency well above the state average at 83% for English Language Arts and 80% as compared to 71% and 69%, respectively.

MCAS STE

The MCAS STE test, which measures proficiency in biology, chemistry, introductory physics and technology/engineering was measured at Abby Kelley Foster in the 58% in biology and 37% in technology/engineering as compared to the state averages of 42% and 35%.cite web | title = MCAS STE Results | work = Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School | publisher = GreatSchools Inc. | date = 2008 | url = http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/ma/48#mcas_ste | accessdate = 2008-06-08] According the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, both ninth and tenth graders take the test, which will become a graduation requirement in 2010.cite web | title = MCAS STE Results: More Than Two-Thirds Of Tenth Graders Passed| work = Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System| publisher = Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education| date = 2007-10-15| url = http://www.doe.mass.edu/news/news.asp?id=3746| accessdate = 2008-06-08]

Advanced Placement

During the 2006-2007 school year, Abbey Kelley Foster participated in the Advanced Placement Program by offering courses in the following areas: Biology, Government & Politics: U.S., and World History. Students who do well on the final test in these subjects may be eligible for college credits. [cite web | title = Advanced Placement Exams | work = Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School | publisher = GreatSchools Inc. | date = 2008 | url = http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/ma/other/48#ap | accessdate = 2008-06-08]

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External links

* cite web
title = Home
publisher = Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
date = 2006
url = http://www.akfcs.org/
accessdate = 2008-06-08
* cite web
title = Administration
publisher = Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
date = 2006
url = http://www.akfcs.org/abt/administration.php
accessdate = 2008-06-08
* cite web
title = Elementary School
publisher = Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
date = 2006
url = http://www.akfcs.org/aca/elementary-school.php
accessdate = 2008-06-08
* cite web
title = Technology
publisher = Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
date = 2006
url = http://www.akfcs.org/aca/technology.php
accessdate = 2008-06-08