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Smyrna Charter School land contract falls through

Friday, February 9th, 2007

In a letter to all those involved with the Smyrna Charter School this week, it was announced that the contract to purchase the land at the corner of Church Road and South Cobb Drive had fallen through. The school has begun looking at alternative solutions in order for the school to start up this fall. The letter follows:

We received some news this week which results in a need to resume the search for a property to house the Imagine International Academy of Smyrna. IIAS had been in longstanding negotiations with the Word of Faith church to purchase the land located at 3059 S. Cobb Drive in Smyrna. It was announced late this week that the church is no longer in a position to sell the property.

We were disappointed to learn of this turn of events, as IIAS had been planning on purchasing this property for quite some time. While the church’s decision is unexpected, we are moving forward in our search for a permanent home for IIAS and have identified several temporary locations for the school. We expect to make an announcement soon.

We will open on schedule in the Fall in a temporary home, while moving full steam ahead toward building our permanent school in a new location. We wanted to share the unexpected news with you, the Friends of IIAS, before the news media is notified Sunday evening, and to affirm our unwavering commitment to IIAS. Imagine Schools, the Founding Board of parents, and the Smyrna community are all dedicated to delivering a quality school of choice to Cobb County, and we will not be derailed by a change in location.

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Smyrna Charter School Enrollment Application Deadline - January 16th

Monday, January 15th, 2007

Smyrna’s charter school, the Imagine International Academy of Smyrna, has extended the application deadline until Tuesday, January 16, 2007 due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

Word on the street is that a principal has been found, so stay tuned for the official announcement of the principal.

If the number of applicants exceed the student quota, a lottery will be held on February 10th.

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Location of Smyrna Charter school released

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

The International Academy of Smyrna informational meeting was held Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at the Smyrna Community Center. On hand were several of the founding board members and a room packed with parents eager to learn more about the school. The presentation provided a lot of information and generated even more questions. Some of the key aspects covered were:

Location: The charter school will be building a new school at the corner of Church Road and South Cobb Drive, which is currently occupied by a local church. The size of the lot will allow Imagine to move forward with the buildout of the school without demolition of the church, which will continue in operation for approximately another 18 months. The lot is also adjacent to the old Kmart shopping center at the corner of Concord Road and South Cobb Drive. The building of the school will likely spur the redevelopment of the four shopping centers located on the four corners of Concord and South Cobb. Look for mixed residential/commercial developments on these corners in the future. Local architect J W Robinson will be designing the building.
Principal: They are actively searching for the principal and hope to have the position filled by January 1. The principal will then be responsible for hiring the other staff and faculty.
School year: The school year will be a balanced 188 day school year, with six weeks off in the summer and 10-15 days off for fall, winter and spring breaks. The school is planned to open in August of 2007.
Enrollment: Applications are currently being accepted through January 15, 2007 and student status notifications will be sent out by February 15, 2007.
Uniforms: Uniforms will be required.
Curriculum: The intention is for both the Smyrna and Mableton charter schools to teach an international based curriculum. The curriculum will be more advanced than the standard Georgia curriculum. The intention will also be to test the students using the Georgia CRCTs as well as the Stanford or Iowa standardized tests.
Language: Spanish will be taught from K-8 at the new school, with a minimum of one hour dedicated to Spanish per day. In the future, they may look to make the middle school a true dual language school.
School size: The charter provides for a maximum of 1,000 students, but they project to start with 500-600 students.
Pre-K: The school will be offering a tuition-based Pre-K program.
Parental involvement: One the big drivers behind the school is parental involvement. Parents will be required to be involved in the school. Single-parent families will be required to volunteer 15 hours durin the year and two-parent families will be required to volunteer 30 hours per year.

If you’re interested in learning more, be sure to check out the school’s wesite at www.iasmyrna.org and read through the school’s charter at http://www.iasmyrna.org/data/documents/IAS%20Charter%20Approved.htm .

The meeting was well-received by the parents and a lot of questions were answered. While the location of the Mableton charter was not divulged, a location has apparently been put under contract and the location will be announced shortly.

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