Rose will be going in either the Fall of 2011 or Fall of 2012, depending on whether or not her number comes up in the lottery for 2011. The school starts in 8th grade, but based on meeting Rose and on her test scores, Dr. Schoppmeyer, the founder and superintendent, said she could definitely skip a grade and enter this Fall.
We are so excited to have found such an amazing educational opportunity here! Haas Hall is one of the top schools in the nation. Many former homeschoolers attend, and it has a very safe, family-like environment, as well as superior academics. All scholars (as they call them) take college level courses and AP courses. It will be great for Rose to be in a socially rich environment with academics that are worthy of her intellect and abilities! I will miss her, but I will be busy farming and I am sure I will be very involved with the school. They do a lot of fundraising because as a charter school, they receive the minimum state funding per student, without any millage dollars, and also because they do not take federal funding so they can have more educational freedom.
Wow, this sounds like a fantastic opportunity. In CA there were some wonderful charter school options, but nothing like that in southern VT.
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