Parents, Don't forget to stop by our online bookstore. There you will find wonderful items, such as, clothing, shoes, and educational books and software. All extremely in expensive. The holidays are coming around and we are sure that you will find gifts for everyone!! Check it out today.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Thanksgiving Feast
Wednesday, November 24th, Accel will be having a Thanksgiving feast for all staff, students and families. This is a great time to fellowship. If you would like to join us, call 484-461-8761.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Art Museum Trip
The trip to the Art Museum has been postponed to December 16th. The cost for the trip is $10 per person. For more detail, contact Accel - 484-461-8761.
Parent Conference Friday.
As a reminder, parent conferences are scheduled for Friday, November 19th from 3-6pm. Learning Coaches will be going over grades and how to access the PA Cyber websites. If you have any questions, please call 484-461-8761.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Open House on July 9, 2010
If you are interested in learning about Accel Community Cyber's programs and how our services can benefit you and your child, we will be hosting an Open House on July 9, 2010 from 11am to 8pm. Come out and learn about the program and how to enroll.
The Open House will be held at 7400 Marshall Road, Upper Darby, PA. Come chat and chew while you learn about cyber charter schools and this unique learning environment. Call 484-461-8761 for more information. Registration for PA Cyber Charter School begins in July for the 2010-2011 school year. Visit our website www.accelcyber.org or www.pacyber.org for program information.
The Open House will be held at 7400 Marshall Road, Upper Darby, PA. Come chat and chew while you learn about cyber charter schools and this unique learning environment. Call 484-461-8761 for more information. Registration for PA Cyber Charter School begins in July for the 2010-2011 school year. Visit our website www.accelcyber.org or www.pacyber.org for program information.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Cyber Enrichment Summer Camp Enrolling
We had so much fun that we are doing the entrepreneurship camp again this summer. In addition to the our Fun in the Sun activities, our young campers will learn the nuts and bolts of what it takes to plan for and launch their own business. Our campers start with their own business idea and then work with a team of peers and instructors to fine-tune their ideas. From there, they learn to create company logos, flyers, and business cards.
All campers learn how to use cutting-edge technologies to create everything needed to launch their business! Campers will host a showcase at the end of the summer. In addition, campers will participate in related games, team building activities, special events, weekly swimming, arts & crafts, camp news, trips, and more! You don’t want to miss this! Call 484-461-8761 today or visit http://www.accelcyber.org/ for more information.
All campers learn how to use cutting-edge technologies to create everything needed to launch their business! Campers will host a showcase at the end of the summer. In addition, campers will participate in related games, team building activities, special events, weekly swimming, arts & crafts, camp news, trips, and more! You don’t want to miss this! Call 484-461-8761 today or visit http://www.accelcyber.org/ for more information.
Space Available at Accel to Host Functions
Accel Community Programs now has plenty of space available to host functions. If you need space for meeting, to hold classes, parties or other event, call us at 484-461-8761. We have a large lunchroom with large gourmet kitchen as well as 2 large classrooms to lease after hours and on weekends. Call today for pricing.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Move In Date Approaching Soon
We are getting closer to move in date. There are a few more things that need to be done, but we are almost there. Stay tuned for our Open House!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Legislation will take hard look at schools
Current News
Legislation will take hard look at schools
Plan focuses on struggling districts
Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 31, 2009
State Sen. Jeffrey E. Piccola, R-Dauphin, yesterday said he'll introduce legislation to take a firmer line with low-performing school districts, warning that may involve closing some schools and dissolving some districts.
Mr. Piccola, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, said other options include merit pay for teachers and administrators, converting struggling schools into charter schools and bringing in outside management groups.
Some of the language reflects the U.S. Department of Education's get-tough stance in inviting states to compete for $4 billion in Race to the Top funds.
Mr. Piccola said another option is requiring troubled districts to open accelerated learning academies, a concept he borrowed from the Pittsburgh Public Schools. In 2006-07, Pittsburgh opened eight academies with special programs and a longer school day and year.
While Mr. Piccola's bill would focus on districts that have repeatedly failed to meet the federal performance standard known as "adequate yearly progress," it also would give new scrutiny to districts that have just one or two bad years.
"It's time we realize that when our children fail, it's often because the system has failed," he said in a statement. "We must act to provide the children of Pennsylvania's lowest-performing school districts with the education they so very much need and deserve."
Karen Seivard, Education Committee counsel, said the bill likely will be introduced next month. She said she was not aware of companion legislation planned in the House.
Though the location had not been determined, a hearing on Mr. Piccola's bill was scheduled for Jan. 22 in Pittsburgh. City schools made AYP this year after missing the standard six years in a row.
A hearing also was planned for Harrisburg, where city schools have missed AYP for seven years.
Mr. Piccola's bill would create a new Education Empowerment Law, replacing the one enacted in 2000 and due to expire June 30.
The original law, which Mr. Piccola helped author, has funneled additional money to low-performing districts statewide so they could finance improvements.
Pittsburgh was a late addition to the list in 2006. Duquesne City School District and the Chester-Upland, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Reading districts also are on the list.
A handful of districts, including Aliquippa and Wilkinsburg, were on the list at one time and worked their way off of it. But Mr. Piccola isn't satisfied.
"Since the enactment of the Empowerment Law, there continues to be a lack of academic improvement in some of our urban school districts throughout Pennsylvania, most noticeably here in Harrisburg where citizens have grown more and more displeased and impatient with the consistent failure of the district," he said.
Under the bill, schools and districts failing to make AYP for eight years or more would be placed under the control of three-member "school reform commissions" reporting to the state secretary of education. The secretary could order the commission to close a school or dissolve a district.
Depending on how many years they've missed AYP, other schools and districts would face more moderate measures, such as merit pay for instructional employees, new charter schools and creation of accelerated learning academies. Mr. Piccola's staff heard about Pittsburgh's academies and believes they would be a viable option elsewhere, Ms. Seivard said.
Philadelphia, which already has a school reform commission and has missed AYP for seven years, would be exempt from the law.
It wasn't clear whether all of the sanctions would be new. A state Department of Education Web site says schools that have missed AYP for at least five years already are "subject to governance changes such as reconstitution, chartering and privatization."
Overall, Ms. Seivard said, the bill would attempt to force districts to take stronger action faster than before, so they don't falter for long periods. Under the bill, she said, a district would have to write an improvement plan after missing AYP only one year.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09365/1024743-298.stm#ixzz0bHGU1jTE
Legislation will take hard look at schools
Plan focuses on struggling districts
Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 31, 2009
State Sen. Jeffrey E. Piccola, R-Dauphin, yesterday said he'll introduce legislation to take a firmer line with low-performing school districts, warning that may involve closing some schools and dissolving some districts.
Mr. Piccola, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, said other options include merit pay for teachers and administrators, converting struggling schools into charter schools and bringing in outside management groups.
Some of the language reflects the U.S. Department of Education's get-tough stance in inviting states to compete for $4 billion in Race to the Top funds.
Mr. Piccola said another option is requiring troubled districts to open accelerated learning academies, a concept he borrowed from the Pittsburgh Public Schools. In 2006-07, Pittsburgh opened eight academies with special programs and a longer school day and year.
While Mr. Piccola's bill would focus on districts that have repeatedly failed to meet the federal performance standard known as "adequate yearly progress," it also would give new scrutiny to districts that have just one or two bad years.
"It's time we realize that when our children fail, it's often because the system has failed," he said in a statement. "We must act to provide the children of Pennsylvania's lowest-performing school districts with the education they so very much need and deserve."
Karen Seivard, Education Committee counsel, said the bill likely will be introduced next month. She said she was not aware of companion legislation planned in the House.
Though the location had not been determined, a hearing on Mr. Piccola's bill was scheduled for Jan. 22 in Pittsburgh. City schools made AYP this year after missing the standard six years in a row.
A hearing also was planned for Harrisburg, where city schools have missed AYP for seven years.
Mr. Piccola's bill would create a new Education Empowerment Law, replacing the one enacted in 2000 and due to expire June 30.
The original law, which Mr. Piccola helped author, has funneled additional money to low-performing districts statewide so they could finance improvements.
Pittsburgh was a late addition to the list in 2006. Duquesne City School District and the Chester-Upland, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Reading districts also are on the list.
A handful of districts, including Aliquippa and Wilkinsburg, were on the list at one time and worked their way off of it. But Mr. Piccola isn't satisfied.
"Since the enactment of the Empowerment Law, there continues to be a lack of academic improvement in some of our urban school districts throughout Pennsylvania, most noticeably here in Harrisburg where citizens have grown more and more displeased and impatient with the consistent failure of the district," he said.
Under the bill, schools and districts failing to make AYP for eight years or more would be placed under the control of three-member "school reform commissions" reporting to the state secretary of education. The secretary could order the commission to close a school or dissolve a district.
Depending on how many years they've missed AYP, other schools and districts would face more moderate measures, such as merit pay for instructional employees, new charter schools and creation of accelerated learning academies. Mr. Piccola's staff heard about Pittsburgh's academies and believes they would be a viable option elsewhere, Ms. Seivard said.
Philadelphia, which already has a school reform commission and has missed AYP for seven years, would be exempt from the law.
It wasn't clear whether all of the sanctions would be new. A state Department of Education Web site says schools that have missed AYP for at least five years already are "subject to governance changes such as reconstitution, chartering and privatization."
Overall, Ms. Seivard said, the bill would attempt to force districts to take stronger action faster than before, so they don't falter for long periods. Under the bill, she said, a district would have to write an improvement plan after missing AYP only one year.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09365/1024743-298.stm#ixzz0bHGU1jTE
Renovations for new facility almost complete
Accel Cyber will be moving shortly into their new facility in January. Renovations are for the new facility is expected to be complete by January 9th. Expected move in date is slated for January 19th. It has been a long journey and the staff, parents and students are looking forward to the move.
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