About Desert View
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Our Mission
It is the mission of Desert View Academy to "Educate" our students with knowledge, "Empower" our students with character and "Equip" our students for life.
Our Motto
“Where Character Counts and Eagles Soar!”
Our Vision
Providing a learning program of excellence that equips our students with the necessary and appropriate skills to be well rounded, successful and productive individuals of high moral value and ethics.
What is a Charter School?
Charter schools are independent public schools, designed and operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs and others. They are sponsored by designated local or state educational organizations who monitor their quality and integrity, but allow them to operate freed from the traditional bureaucratic and regulatory red tape that hog-ties public schools. Freed from such micro management, charter schools design and deliver programs tailored to educational excellence and community needs. Because they are schools of choice, they are held to the highest level of accountability -consumer demand.
Charter schools operate from 3 basic principles:
Accountability: Charter schools are held accountable for how well they educate children in a safe and responsible environment, not for compliance with district and state regulations. They are judged on how well they meet the student achievement goals established by their charter, and how well they manage the fiscal and operational responsibilities entrusted to them. Charter schools must and do operate lawfully and responsibly, with the highest regard for equity and excellence.
Choice: Students choose to attend, and teachers choose to teach at charter schools.
Autonomy: Charter schools are freed from the traditional bureaucracy and regulations that divert a school's energy and resources toward compliance rather than excellence.
No Child Left Behind Parent Notification
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 gives parents the right to know the professional qualifications of the teachers who instruct their children. You have a right to know if the teacher is state licensed or qualified, whether they are emergency certified or have a provisional status, the teacher's college major, and any additional advanced degrees the teacher may hold. Similar information is available regarding instructional aides and paraprofessionals. If you would like to receive any of this information, please contact our office and we will be glad to assist you.