2016 — 2017 HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 72 Tyng Road Tyngsboro, MA 01879 CEEB Code: 222152 www.innovationcharter.org

MISSION:

The Mission of the Innovation Academy Charter School is to provide

students with a challenging, interdisciplinary education that will prepare them for the 21st century through an emphasis on holistic learning, higher order and critical thinking skills and practical application and integration of curriculum areas.

ABOUT US: Gregory Orpen Head of School [email protected]

Erik Arnold High School Principal [email protected]

Daniel Barr

Innovation Academy Charter School is a tuition-free Massachusetts

public charter school serving students in grades five through twelve. Located on a 220-acre campus in Tyngsboro, the school graduated its first class in 2011. As a regional school Innovation Academy accepts high school students from all Massachusetts communities. Most students come from one of the nine districts in our region, which include Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Groton-Dunstable, Littleton, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, and Westford. There are 89 students in the Class of 2017.

ACADEMIC FEATURES:

Innovation Academy holds high academic standards

for all students, with a focus on challenging students to be thoughtful problem solvers, effective communicators, positive community members, and self-directed workers in their academic pursuits. Innovation Academy’s curriculum, aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, is rooted in a project-based and real world approach to education. The curriculum is designed and implemented by teachers who have a passion for the subjects they teach.

Director of College Counseling

(978) 649-0432 x 4141 [email protected]

Shannon Morocco

GRADING SYSTEM: In each course, students receive an overall grade as well as strand grades. The strands describe the key skills and content objectives that are taught in each discipline. The overall course grade is used to calculate GPA and represents how teachers communicate the student's overall performance. Effective 2015—2016 our grading scale has been changed to indicate “+ and -”.

Assistant Director of College Counseling

HONORS PROGRAM: Students who possess advanced skill and/or curiosity in

(978) 649-0432 x 2156

any given class may take that course for Honors credit. An “Honors Unit” indicates that a student has satisfied the Honors criteria for a given semester. A student may take a class for honors for one or both semesters for full year courses. Taking a class for Honors credit requires students to complete more complex assignments or develop independent projects related to that class. This model promotes self-directed learning as well as . collaboration with faculty to design and execute advanced work. Innovation Academy uses this model (as opposed to standardized curricula such as AP) as it better aligns with our school’s project-based, student-centered philosophy. If a student completes Honors requirements in a class, an asterisk (*) is placed next to his/her overall grade on their transcript.

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Class of 2017 Academic Performance Honors Participation Distribution

GPA Distribution Cumulative GPA through the end of Junior Year

Total Number of Students: 89

Total Number of Students: 89

Number of students

Number of students

Number of Students

Honors Units Honors Units completed through the end of Junior Year (out of a maximum of 36)

GPA

SAT Section

Middle 50% Range

Average

Evidenced Based Research and Writing

510-620

570

Math

490-620

540

Curriculum and Graduation Credit Requirements Grade Scale Department

Semesters Required

Total Credits Required

English

4 years (2 semester courses/year)

History

3 years (includes 1 year of American Studies and 1 year of Global Studies)

18 Credits

Mathematics

4 years

24 Credits

Science & Technology

4 years of Lab Sciences (includes 1 year of Engineering and 1 year of Biology)

24 Credits

Foreign Language

2 years

12 Credits

Arts

1 year (Art or Music)

6 Credits

Range

GPA

Honors GPA

A

93-100

4.0

4.5

A-

90-92

3.7

4.2

B+

87-89

3.3

3.8

B

83-86

3.0

3.5

B-

80-82

2.7

3.2

C+

77-79

2.3

2.8

C

73-76

2.0

2.5

C-

70-72

1.7

2.2

D+

67-69

1.3

D

63-66

1.0

D-

60-62

.7

F

0-59

0

24 Credits

Wellness/Health

2 years

12 Credits

Senior Project

1 semester

3 Credits

Electives

5 semesters (electives can be classes from any department)

33 Credits

Total Required

Grade

138 Credits

To earn credit students must earn at least a C average or better in each class

Classes of 2014-2016 College Acceptances IACS students have matriculated at the colleges in bold

The University of Alabama Albany College of Pharmacy American University Assumption College Becker College Bennington College Bentley University Boston College Boston Conservatory Boston University Brandeis University University of Bridgeport Bridgewater State University Brown University Bryant University California State University-San Marcos Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Champlain College Clark University Clarkson University Coastal Carolina University Colby-Sawyer College University of Colorado-Boulder Columbia College Chicago Connecticut College University of Connecticut Curry College Dean College University of Delaware Denison University Drexel University Eastern Nazarene College Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory University Endicott College Fairfield University Fisher College Fitchburg State University Flagler College Fordham University Framingham State University Franklin and Marshall College Franklin Pierce University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Gordon College Green Mountain College Hamilton College Hampshire College

High Point University Hofstra University College of the Holy Cross Indiana University (Bloomington) Ithaca College Juniata College Keene State College Lasell College Lesley University Liberty University Longy School of Music Louisiana State University Lynn University University of Maine Marist College University of Maryland Mass. College of Art and Design Mass. College of Liberal Arts Mass. College of Pharm & Health University of Massachusetts (Amherst) University of Massachusetts (Boston ) University of Massachusetts (Dartmouth) University of Massachusetts (Lowell) Merrimack College University of Miami Middlesex Community College University of Minnesota Mount Ida College Muhlenberg College New England College University of New England University of New Hampshire University of New Haven New York University Newbury College University of North Carolina-Greensboro University of North Carolina-Wilmington University of North Dakota

Northeastern University University of Oklahoma Oregon State University Pace University University of Pennsylvania Pine Manor College University of Pittsburgh Plymouth State University Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Regis College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Rhode Island

Rivier University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Rochester Roger Williams University Rollins College Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College Saint Michael’s College Salem State University Salve Regina University San Jose State University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Museum of Fine Arts Seton Hall University Simmons College Skidmore College Smith College University of South Florida University of Southern Maine Southern New Hampshire University Springfield College St. Olaf College State University of New York at Albany Stonehill College Stony Brook University Suffolk University SUNY College at Geneseo SUNY College at Oneonta Syracuse University Temple University The New School The Ohio State University Tufts University Tulane University Union College Unity College Vassar College Vermont Technical College University of Vermont Wake Forest University Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University Western New England University Westfield State University Wheaton College (MA) University of Wisconsin (Madison) Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester State University

Post High School Placement for Classes of 2014-2016 77% - Students attending 4 Year College

19% - Students attending 2 Year College/Technical Institute

3% - Students entering Employment

1% - Students enlisting in the Armed Forces