Curriculum & Instruction

The Charter School of Excellence use a carefully selected and time-tested curriculum to support the highest level of achievement among our students.

Florida Standards

The Charter School of Excellence follows the Florida Standards to ensure that our students are well equipped to advance to the next grade and be successful in life after graduation. These standards were created by a national and state initiative involving teachers, parents and community leaders. They outline for each grade level the core knowledge and skills that students need to be successful in life after graduation. Our curriculum is aligned with the Florida Standards.

Ready Florida Reading

The Charter School of Excellence uses Ready Florida LAFS by Curriculum Associates to provide rigorous yet supportive content that is proven to make today’s demanding standards reachable for all students. Its complex, authentic texts engage students in opportunities to practice close reading strategies across a variety of genres and formats.

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Ready Florida Math

The Charter School of Excellence uses Ready Florida MAFS to help teachers create a rich classroom environment in which students at all levels become active, real-world problem solvers. Through teacher-led instruction, students develop mathematical reasoning, engage in discourse, and build strong mathematical habits.

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McGraw Hill Wonders

Wonders is designed to foster a love of reading in all children. Through the exploration of texts and the daily development of their skills as readers, writers, speakers, and active listeners, students experience the power of literacy.

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GO Math!

GO Math! is a new comprehensive Kindergarten - Grade 6 mathematics program developed to support the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. The program emphasizes the Critical Areas and depth of understanding through interactive lessons, research based instructional approaches, best practices from around the world, and differentiated instructional resources to ensure success for all students.

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HMH Florida Science

The Charter School of Excellence offers Florida Science curriculum created by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which is carefully aligned to Florida State Standards.

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Science Bootcamp

Science Bootcamp program is made up of several resources that when combined, help students comprehend the concepts related to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for science.

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Cloud9World

Cloud9World is a unique social and emotional learning program that integrates literacy as the vehicle for teaching character strengths. It builds a positive culture and common language throughout each school.

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Universal Handwriting

Handwriting plays an important role in literacy development. the Charter School of Excellence uses the Universal Publishing handwriting program to help students learn to write so they can write to learn.

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Top Score Writing

Top Score Writing is a simple and effective approach to teaching that prepares students for the state writing assessment.This curriculum provides a solid structure of essay writing for students in all genres. Students will learn how to write a well-developed organized essay that uses text based evidence and a wide variety of elaborate techniques to support their ideas as they respond with purpose to a prompt.

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Junior Achievement/JA Biztown

Junior Achievement's elementary school programs are the foundation of its K-12 curricula. Six sequential themes, each with five hands-on activities, as well as an after-school and capstone experience, work to change students’ lives by helping them understand business and economics.

The Charter School of Excellence offers JA Biztown in fifth grade. JA Biztown combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular program allows elementary school students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. The program helps students connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world.

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i-Ready

The Charter School of Excellence uses i-Ready, a comprehensive assessment and instruction program that empowers educators with the resources they need to help all students succeed.

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Student Agenda

The Charter School of Excellence uses Student Agenda to support communication with parents and to help students build organizational skills.

Field Trips

Students attending the Charter School of Excellence have the opportunity to attend two mandatory educational field trips every year, as well as a trip to the public library.