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{{Short description|Bay Area network of high performing charter schools}}
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'''Envision Education''' is a Bay Area network of high performing charter schools, founded in June 2002 by Daniel McLaughlin and Bob Lenz,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ssir.org/webinars/entry/rebooting_the_american_high_school_with_neuroscience_and_purpose_learning|publisher=Sanford Social Innovation Review|title=Rebooting the American High School With Neuroscience and Purpose Learning|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> that currently runs five [[public high school|public middle and high '''Envision Schools''']] in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>Lenz, Bob. [http://www.edutopia.org/incredible-journey "A Model for Charter Schools: The Marin School of Arts and Technology"], The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Accessed December 15, 2007.</ref>
Envision Schools will eventually encompass eight high schools in the [[San Francisco]] Bay Area. The Bill [[Gates Foundation]] recently invested $6.9 million in the program.


Established in 2002, Envision Education serves approximately 1,500 students in the San Francisco Bay Area: 70% are low-income; 94% from communities of color; and 75% first generation college bound.  From this population, 100% of graduates are accepted to 2- or 4-year colleges, with 77% accepted to 4-year institutions.  Envision graduates also persist in college once they enroll. Their college persistence rate is 87% from first to second year, compared to the national average of 74%.
Envision is dedicated to starting small, academically rigorous high schools that use project-based learning, art and technology to engage students in learning. Studies show that all else being equal, students in small high schools score higher on examinations, pass more courses, and go on to college more frequently than those in large ones.


Envision also operates '''Envision Learning Partners''', a coaching and training division working with schools across the country to adapt and adopt the Portfolio Defense model.  ELP works with more than 1,000 educators in 30+ school networks and reaching more than 200,000 students.
Envision Schools are based on three R's.


==Investment==
-Rigorous instruction that challenges students with high expectations.<br />
The [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] helped launch the school network with a $3 million investment in 2003 to form an initial group of five charter schools.<ref>[http://www.gatesfoundation.org/UnitedStates/Education/TransformingHighSchools/Schools/Announcements/Announce-051129.htm "New Investment in Envision’s Network of Charter High Schools Boosts Efforts to Expand"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010062816/http://www.gatesfoundation.org/UnitedStates/Education/TransformingHighSchools/Schools/Announcements/Announce-051129.htm |date=2007-10-10 }}, [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] press release dated November 29, 2005.</ref> In 2006, the foundation invested another $6.9 million aimed at helping the program duplicate its arts and technology programs.
-Relevant curriculum that motives students by giving them the opportunity to apply classroom course work to real world experience (i.e., internships in 11th and 12th grade).<br />
-Meaningful relationships to ensure that a caring adult is involved with every young person's learning experience and to enable teachers to personalize learning based on a student's unique needs.


==Current Schools==
==Schools==
===Current===
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MSAT-Marin School of Arts of Technology (Marin)<br />
* [[City Arts & Leadership Academy]] in [[San Francisco]], opened in 2004 with an inaugural class of 100 freshmen.<ref>Knight, Heather. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/12/24/WBGLNAF2451.DTL "Mayor's visit energizes Ingleside charter school's inaugural class"], ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', December 24, 2004. Accessed December 16, 2007.</ref> The school now has students in all four high school grades starting with the 2007-08 school year. CAT graduated its first class of Seniors in 2008.
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CAT-City Arts and Technology (San Francisco)<br />
* [[Envision Academy of Arts & Technology]] in [[Oakland, California]], opened in 2007-08 school year with students in grades 9 and 10; today, it serves students in grades 6-7 and 9-12. It will add 8th grade in school year 2021-22.
Metro- Metrpolotian Arts and Technology (San Francisco)<br />
* [[Impact Academy of Arts & Technology]] in [[Hayward, California]], opened for 2007-08 with 125 students in grade 9.<ref>[http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_7690467 "Charter schools safer, quieter, report finds"], Neil Gonzales and Kristofer Noceda, Inside Bay Area, 12 November 2007</ref> Today, it serves over 700 students in grades 6-12.
Academy-Envision Academy of Arts and Technology (Oakland) <br />
Fresno-Soon To Come (Fresno)<br />


===Combined with other Envision Schools===
'''Testamonies'''
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* [[Marin School of Arts and Technology]] (MSAT), [[Novato, California]]
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* [[Metropolitan Arts and Technology Highschool]], [[San Francisco, California]]


==References==
"I am in my second year at Metro. I enjoy the learing style here. We do alot of projects and hands on activities. The Envision Schools seem to be a success, with a new high school opening up every year in the Bay Area"
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~Andrew Arnold


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==External links==
*[http://www.envisionschools.org EnvisionSchools.org]


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Latest revision as of 08:46, 9 June 2024

Envision Education
Location
Map
California
Information
TypeCharter schools
Founded2002
FounderBob Lenz & Daniel McLaughlin[1]
Websiteenvisionschools.org

Envision Education is a Bay Area network of high performing charter schools, founded in June 2002 by Daniel McLaughlin and Bob Lenz,[2] that currently runs five public middle and high Envision Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.[3]

Established in 2002, Envision Education serves approximately 1,500 students in the San Francisco Bay Area: 70% are low-income; 94% from communities of color; and 75% first generation college bound.  From this population, 100% of graduates are accepted to 2- or 4-year colleges, with 77% accepted to 4-year institutions.  Envision graduates also persist in college once they enroll. Their college persistence rate is 87% from first to second year, compared to the national average of 74%.

Envision also operates Envision Learning Partners, a coaching and training division working with schools across the country to adapt and adopt the Portfolio Defense model.  ELP works with more than 1,000 educators in 30+ school networks and reaching more than 200,000 students.

Investment

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation helped launch the school network with a $3 million investment in 2003 to form an initial group of five charter schools.[4] In 2006, the foundation invested another $6.9 million aimed at helping the program duplicate its arts and technology programs.

Schools

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Current

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Combined with other Envision Schools

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References

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  1. ^ Connie Matthiessen (July 17, 2014). "Charter School Integrates 'Deeper Learning'". EdSource. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Rebooting the American High School With Neuroscience and Purpose Learning". Sanford Social Innovation Review. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Lenz, Bob. "A Model for Charter Schools: The Marin School of Arts and Technology", The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Accessed December 15, 2007.
  4. ^ "New Investment in Envision’s Network of Charter High Schools Boosts Efforts to Expand" Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation press release dated November 29, 2005.
  5. ^ Knight, Heather. "Mayor's visit energizes Ingleside charter school's inaugural class", San Francisco Chronicle, December 24, 2004. Accessed December 16, 2007.
  6. ^ "Charter schools safer, quieter, report finds", Neil Gonzales and Kristofer Noceda, Inside Bay Area, 12 November 2007
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