About Us

Welcome to an innovative, dynamic educational experience that emphasizes academic excellence, leadership development, community service, and job training for young men and women who want to transform their lives, their families, and their community.

If you work hard, assume responsibility, and commit your time and effort to achieve personal goals, you will be rewarded at the end of the year with a high school diploma, leadership skills, and recognition for community improvement. We will work with you to find placement in a job and/or school to advance your education post-graduation. Your teachers, trainers, case managers, and administrators are committed to providing specific, individualized education, encouragement, and support that will guide you up the road to success. We believe in your abilities and talents, and we expect you to cultivate all of your positive characteristics by actively participating, learning, and sharing.

Mission

The mission of the Crispus Attucks Charter School is to prepare students to become mentally tough, by accepting responsibility for themselves.

We help students develop self-esteem, self-respect, and respect for others while promoting academics, leadership and career skills, transforming our students into productive and respectable citizens in the community.

Eight Keys to Success

The keys to success guide our staff and students.

Balance: Prioritize areas of your life to achieve your goals.
Commitment: Do what it takes to get the job done.
Flexibility: When something isn’t working, try it another way.
Failure leads to success: View mistakes as opportunities for future wins.
Integrity: Do the right thing even when no one is watching.
Ownership: Take responsibility for your actions.
Speak with Good Purpose: Say words that build people up.
This is it: Stay focused on the here and now.

Learn More About Our School

McKinney-Vento Act

Education Rights of Homeless Children and Youth

Crispus Attucks Charter School recognizes its obligation to ensure that homeless youth have access to the same educational programs and services provided to other students. The school homeless liaison along with school staff shall identify homeless youth, encourage their enrollment, and eliminate existing barriers to their attendance and education, in compliance with federal and state law and regulations. Policies, procedures and administrative regulations that create barriers for enrollment, attendance, transportation and success in school for homeless youth, may be waived.

Homeless youth are defined as individuals lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence, which includes the following conditions: sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals; having a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; migratory children; and unaccompanied homeless youth.

Students and families are encouraged to contact the school homeless liaison (Assistant CEO – 717-848-3610, ext. 273) to discuss their situation. Refer to board policy 251 for additional information.

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