Welcome
We are delighted that you have stopped
by to visit the cyberspace home of Marion Charter School,
Marion county's first charter school.
Our site is designed to give you
information about our school and links to sites your family
may find useful and educational. Below you will find a brief
description of what you will find at our site pages. Click
on the links listed below and they will take you to a page
where you can find the information listed. Enjoy your visit
and check back often as we will continue to develop our
site.
Breaking News from Marion Charter
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION
INFORMATION FOR 2008-09
Applications for the 2008-09 school
year are available. We have limited openings at some grade
levels. Interested families may pick up an application at
the school office between the hours of 7-2:30 Monday through
Thursday during the summer and 7-3:30 during regular school
hours starting August 11, 2008.
School Hours for 2008-09----
8:00-2:30. Classrooms will be
open at 7:45 each morning. Breakfast will be served from
7:30-7:50 each morning. Students wishing to eat breakfast
may arrive on campus at 7:30. Other students should not be
dropped off before 7:40. Extended day hours will be from
6:30-7:45 in the morning and 2:30-6:00 in the
afternoons.
FREE BREAKFAST FOR ALL- All elementary
students in Marion county public schools are invited to eat
breakfast for free. Although families will still have to
complete a free and reduced lunch form for lunch, breakfast
is free for all. Having a good breakfast is an important
part in helping your child do his or her best. If you would
like your child to eat breakfast at school, please make sure
they are here on time.
Our 2007-08 School Improvement Plan
can be read and printed by clicking on this link-
School
Improvement Plan.
Employment opportunities for the
2008-09 school year- please
click here.
PTO meets on the
second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. All meetings are
in the school cafeteria. Everyone is welcome. Please join
us!
Marion Charter School
Board of Directors' meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of the
following months- October, January, April, and June at
6:00p.m. Meetings are in the school cafeteria. Everyone is
welcome. Please join us!
LOCATION
INFORMATION
We are located in Silver Springs Shores. Our address
is 39 Cedar Road, Ocala, FL 34472. Coming from Ocala, go
east on 464 ( Maricamp Road) until you get to Midway Road in
Silver Springs Shores. Turn right and go down to the next
left, Cedar Road. Turn left and you will see us on the left
hand side. Please feel free to stop in anytime. We have an
open door policy and we would enjoy an opportunity to meet
you and show you our school.
About our
School
- What is a charter
school?
- Marion Charter School
Mission and Vision
- General School
Information
- School Calendar / Upcoming
Events
- Board meetings and
agenda
- Registration
- Uniforms
- School
lunches
Classrooms
What supplies does your child need for
school? Click on classrooms
to find out. Updated for the 2008-09 school
year.
Meet the teachers!! Biographies for
our super teachers at the classrooms
page.
Staff
Members
- messages from the Director
and Head of Guidance
- a listing of our school
staff
Curriculum
- Sunshine State
Standards- a complete listing of skills
identified by the state that students are expected to
master at each grade level in math, language arts, social
studies and science
- Work Sampling-
our developmental curricululm tool
- Student Progress and
how it will be reported
Community
Links
Here you will find information
about the Marion County community. Links to many community
resources are one click away!
Learning
Links:
Need help with homework, looking
for interesting lesson plans, need an idea for a science
project, want to tap into some helpful tools on the
Internet? This is your page! Lots of ideas and helpful links
for both students and adults. You can also find links to
local, state and national education sites.
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