The mission of Lansing Charter Academy will be to offer elementary students high quality education that emphasizes the learning of core academic knowledge and foundational character values. Parents, students, and staff work together to create a safe and caring environment where quality scholarship, punctuality, and good citizenship are developed; and to encourage in our pupils the desire and capacity to be life-long learners.

Academic Excellence

A quality elementary and middle school education sets the critical foundation for a student’s success in high school, college and beyond. Lansing Charter Academy is proud to offer a first-rate curriculum to provide students with a thorough understanding and mastery of the core subjects of language arts, science, math, and social studies. Recognizing the critical role proper curriculum plays in achieving academic excellence, our curriculum is constantly evaluated and improved by a dedicated curriculum team. All Lansing Charter Academy teachers receive extensive training on how best to deliver the curriculum in their classrooms through the use of proven teaching methods. Before joining Lansing Charter Academy, all teachers attend New Teacher Orientation, where they receive intensive instruction from an experienced team of education experts, mentor teachers, and teacher trainers. In addition to several professional development opportunities throughout the year, our teachers may also elect to participate in NHA University to advance professionally and earn graduate-level college credits. These measures ultimately serve to improve our students’ academic performance, which is our top priority.

Moral Focus

At Lansing Charter Academy, we believe great schools develop both a student’s heart and mind. Our moral focus program is designed to support our parents' efforts to teach character at home by reinforcing and modeling universal human virtues, such as compassion, respect, and integrity. A different virtue is featured each month of the school year and is supported by curriculum in the classroom. Students more readily absorb the true meaning of character qualities when they are presented in the context of everyday life. Because of this, Lansing Charter Academy seeks to make these universal moral principles a part of all learning that occurs in our classrooms. Teachers model behavior that exemplifies the virtue and recognize students when they do the same. Classrooms may be selected to perform a skit at a school-wide assembly that highlights the virtue of the month. The moral focus creates a school environment that is not just physically safe, but also emotionally safe. Students are taught to respect their classmates, make smart decisions, and resolve disputes in a manner that displays strong character.

Parental Partnerships

Research shows that the more parents are involved in their child's education, the more likely the child is to be successful. At Lansing Charter Academy, parents will be an integral part of their child's education. In many ways, they are as important as the teachers themselves. Our environment encourages elementary school parents to take an active role in partnership with the school. This close interaction among teacher, parent, and student promotes the optimum learning environment for the child. Most importantly, it keeps parents engaged and helps ensure the child's success. Open communication between the school and parents is fostered and encouraged to ensure that parents know what is happening in their child’s school and classroom.

Parents are also encouraged to volunteer their time in the classroom, performing a variety of tasks such as reading to students, tutoring or simply helping the teacher with class projects.

Student Responsibility

Lansing Charter Academy believes that a direct correlation exists between good behavior and student achievement. The staff also believes that we must provide a safe environment for our elementary students to learn.

The commitment to academic excellence on the part of our parents and teachers creates an environment in which classroom learning is our primary focus and inappropriate behavior is not tolerated. Students come to understand that school is for learning, not for bullying, teasing or behaving disrespectfully.

Student expectations are clearly communicated as we take a proactive stance in promoting the Student Code of Conduct as outlined below.

• Respect and obey all staff members, adults, and those connected to the school.

• Respect fellow students at all times.

• Respect property of the school, fellow students, staff members, and area neighbors.

• Use acceptable language at all times.

• Cooperate in keeping the school building and premises neat and clean.

• Demonstrate honesty, courtesy, and kindness in relationships with fellow students, staff members, and adults.

• Obey all rules and regulations with respect to the safe and orderly operation of the school.

• Observe the required school dress code policy as outlined.

• Be punctual in attendance except in cases of illness, excused absence or emergency.

Philosophy

At Lansing Charter Academy, we believe that every child deserves a high quality education in a safe, structured learning environment where they are challenged to achieve and offered the support, resources, and guidance to succeed.