Archive for the ‘Charter Schools’ Category
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
So Odyssey Charter School is having what they call an inhouse fieldtrip day on Friday. Instead of taking the kids out of the school to other venues they are bringing in activities.
My suspicion is this is a budget decision. I understand many schools are trying to cut costs and would ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Odyssey Charter School in American Fork Utah has an opportunity to fix a number of issues with the announcement Nyman Brooks, the Director, is leaving for another job.
It has been my observation that under the direction of Mr. Nyman Brooks, some very siginificant negitive changes occurred at the school. First, ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
So what is the latest regarding Odyssey Charter School in American Fork Utah? I am still going through the budget and will save the finding there for another upcoming post.
It seems though Founders and Honorary Founders continue to bail. Another bad sign.
One issue recently raised is the proposed desire of ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
It is that time of year when the Administration at Odyssey Charter School in American Fork is submitting their budget. At first glance, the proposed budget seems to increase already heavy administration costs considerably.
I need to do some further research and get some clarification as to some of the Administrative ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
I thought it might be a good time to do a follow up to a previous post on Odyssey Charter School in American Fork Utah. Having had personal experience at Odyssey Charter School and knowing parents whose students attend Mountainville Academy and Renaissance, it has been interesting to see what is ...
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
We have had children at Odyssey Charter School in American Fork Utah since the school opened. I firmly believe Odyssey offers a better educational experience than our local school's standard curriculum. (With the recent changes in the curriculum, I don't know if the educational experience is better or not. At ...
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