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Mission Statement: "Our mission is to inspire students to climb to new heights in service, character, and educating by creating a positive, safe community."
Treetops International School was founded as a private school in 1969 and converted to a charter school in 1999. Our mission is to foster intellectual development and academic achievement by providing a school centered around challenging interactive learning experiences that consistently bridge traditional disciplines. Essential to the achievement of this mission is the establishment of a community of learning -- a community built upon the values of personal responsibility, consideration for others, respect for the environment, academic integrity, and perseverance. The campus has been developed as a more natural and nature-oriented setting for learning. Tucked away on a twenty acre site, the campus consists of playing fields, a Native American Village, a replica of Bird's Fort, Pagodas, the Jacob Boll Wanderweg Trail, Festival Grounds, and numerous gardens.
Accreditation:
Treetops is accredited for K-12th grade by the Southern Association of Colleges and by Texas Education Agency.
Class Room Size:
The average class size is approximately 17 students per teacher.
Treetops International uses the co-op approach to partner with parents in sharing the responsibility to promote educating the whole child. The TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) are used as the core curriculum. TEKS Guidelines can be found on Texas Education Agency’s website, http://www.tea.state.tx.us.
Assessment:
Student achievement is reported every 3 weeks with progress reports and every nine weeks with report cards. Grades 3-12 will administer the TAKS. Benchmark testing will be done schoolwide at the beginning,middle and end of the school year. Admissions:
Admission will not be based on gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, academic, artistic, athletic ability, or the district the student would otherwise attend. Treetops School is a Texas Open Enrollment Charter School. There are no eligibility requirements for enrollment in Treetops. As required by the Education Reform Act of 1993, the school employs a Lottery Enrollment to admit students. The term "lottery" used here means that when more students apply for admission than can be accommodated by the maximum enrollment, students must be chosen from the pool at random for all the available spots. Students enrolled in the charter school do not have to reapply every year. Students must complete an Treetops Application Form in order to be included in the lottery. Admissions Policy:
All admission policies and paperwork has the anti-discrimination state as required by the TEC 12.111 as well as being posted in the office and on the school web page. Treetops Application Form:
Parents must complete the enrollment form and provide copies of the child's social security card, birth certificate, and a copy of shot records before enrollment may be complete. Notice of Performance for Treetops School International:
To access the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS report for Treetops School, follow these steps: - Go to the AEIS website of the Texas Education Agency (www.tea.state.tx.us)
- Select the most current year.
- Select District Report
- In 1) A) Select the type of report: HTML for viewing, PDF for print
- In 2) Select District Name
- In 3) Type Treetops School International
- In 4) Select Continue.
Our district AEIS report shows a great deal of information. For clarification, please refer to the AEIS Glossary, available at the site. To access a definition and explanation of each accountability rating, follow these steps: - Go to the State Accountability website of the Texas Education Agency.
- Select the most current year.
- Select the Accountability Manual.
- Select Requirements for Each Rating Category (a PDF download) for an overview.
Treetops School has a "Recognized" Rating for the 07/08 school year and an "Acceptable" rating for 08/09. Treetops is currently approved to accept students from the following school districts: Arlington ISD
Birdville ISD
Carroll ISD
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Cedar Hill ISD
Coppell ISD
Dallas ISD
Desoto ISD
Duncanville ISD
Eagle MT-Saginaw ISD
Fort Worth ISD
Garland ISD
Grand Prarie ISD
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
Irving ISD
Keller ISD
Lancaster ISD
Lewisville ISD
Mansfield ISD
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