Alliance for Progress in Philadelphia, PA | Children`s and Teens` Education | Pennsylvania Catalog

Alliance for Progress

We are committed to educational equity, to ensuring the finest education to all the children who attend our school. All work together for the betterment of our families, our communities and our society as a whole.
School Overview
Alliance for Progress Charter School seeks to provide a comprehensive, high quality education for more than 290 children in grades K-5. Located in the heart of North Philadelphia, a few blocks from Temple University, APCS serves children and families from the local community and beyond.
APCS offers a well-rounded curriculum featuring music, art and physical education along with language arts, mathematics, social studies and science. Technology is integrated into all subjects, and students spend at least two periods each week on lessons taught in our computer lab.
Our maximum class size is 22 in the kindergarten and 25 in grades 1-5. Full time teaching assistants help to provide individualized instruction for students in grades K-3.
The school is governed by a Board of Trustees that meets monthly to decide school policy and evaluate the school's progress in relation to its mission. Members of the school's founding agency, The Women's Christian Alliance, along with representatives of the local community and the city of Philadelphia serve on the school's board.
Focused on building community, APCS insists on parent involvement in the life of the school. An active Parent Advisory Board advises the school administration, and three members of the Parent Advisory Board serve on the school's Board of Trustees.
Admissions
Alliance for Progress has a strict code of student conduct and high expectations for all students. We are seeking students who want to learn and families who understand that good education is the product of teamwork and requires cooperation and frequent communication between home and school.
Like all public, charter schools, APCS chooses students by a lottery conducted each April. The school maintains a waiting list after the lottery and places are offered to students on the waiting list as they become available. To apply, parents or guardians need to fill out an application and supply a copy of the child's birth certificate, a copy of the child's social security card and proof of residence (mortgage, lease, utility bill). We encourage all prospective parents and guardians to attend one of several Open Houses to learn more about the school's philosophy. At those sessions we explain what we expect of our children and our families and what they can expect from us.
Once children are admitted, we ask each family to come in for an individual or small group meeting with a school representative. All paper work must be completed before a child is enrolled and all former school records and medical records received. No child is allowed to start school unless all these requirements, including state mandated requirements for immunizations, are satisfied.