Euphemia L Haynes Public Charter School Inc

Mission

Every E.L. Haynes student - regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or home language - will reach high levels of academic achievement and be prepared to succeed at a college of his or her choice. E.L. Haynes students will be instilled with a deep appreciation for mathematics and science and will develop the lifelong skills needed to be successful individuals, active community members, and responsible citizens.

Programs

E. L. Haynes currently serves 300 pre-K to 5th graders and will grow to enroll over 600 students in pre-K to 12th grade. Key facets of our program include:An outstanding teacher for every student, every year. We only hire the very best teachers at Haynes. We are a professional learning community and our teachers continuously engage in a wide variety of professional development opportunities. In order to ensure the availability of the highest quality teachers, we develop new exceptional teaching talent through our Teaching Excellence fellowship program, which includes completing American University?s AQUE Certification Program. Extensive educational programming outside of school hours. In addition to the mandated 1,200 hours of education that every DC student receives, our students have access to an additional 1,000 educational hours through our before-school, after-school, and Intersession programming. Eighty percent of our students participate in these programs. Every Title I student can attend these programs free of charge and 96% of our Title I students do participate, ensuring that we are leveling the playing field for our students who are most at-risk. A data-driven program. Through ongoing student assessments and carefully-developed systems, we track and promote growth for every one of our students. Because of this rigorous attention to the data and its impact on how we teach each student, we can ensure that every student succeeds and will be ready to attend the college of his or her choice upon graduation from Haynes.