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{{Short description|School based in Maricopa County, Arizona}}
{{Primary sources|date=November 2007}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox School
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|name=Primavera Online High School
|name=Primavera Online School
|type=[[Charter school]], [[virtual school]]
|type=[[Charter school]], [[virtual school]]
|location= 2471 N. Arizona Ave., Building 1<br>[[Chandler, Arizona|Chandler, AZ]]
|location= 2471 N. Arizona Ave., Building 1<br>[[Chandler, Arizona|Chandler, AZ]]
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|founder= Damian Creamer
|founder= Damian Creamer
|established=2001
|established=2001
|grades=6-12
|grades=K-12
|enrollment=3,299<ref name="nces180209">{{cite web|title=Public School Search|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=Primavera&State=04&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=040032903159|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 9, 2018}}</ref>
|enrollment=
|enrollment_as_of = 2016
|principal=Donald Mitchell
|superintendent=Jason Tourville
|mascot= Panther
|mascot= Panther
|colors=green, white
|colors={{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} green, white
|district= Primavera Technical Learning Center School District
|district= American Virtual Academy
|website={{URL|www.primavera-online-high-school.com}}
|website={{URL|www.primaveraonline.com}}
}}
}}


'''Primavera Online High School''' is a publicly funded [[charter school]] serving grades 6-12 in [[Arizona]]. The school was founded in 2001 and was made possible by a program established by the [[Arizona Legislature]] in 1998. It is the largest and fastest-growing online [[high school]] in the state.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}
'''Primavera Online School''' is a publicly funded [[charter school]] serving grades K–12 in [[Arizona]]. The school was founded in 2001 by Damian Creamer<ref name="azc181119" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edtechdigest.com/2018/11/07/digital-learning-is-it-time-to-give-up-or-double-down/|title=Digital Learning: Is It Time to Give up or Double Down?|date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> and was made possible by a program established by the [[Arizona Legislature]] in 1998. Primavera targets students at risk of not graduating from conventional high schools, estimating that 70% of their students are high risk. In 2018 Primavera was ranked the #2 charter school in Arizona.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azbigmedia.com/ranking-arizona-top-10-charter-schools/|title = Ranking Arizona: Top 10 charter schools|date = August 2018}}</ref> Primavera added grades K-5 in partnership with Sequoia Choice for the 2020/2021 school year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primaveraonline.com/elementary-k5/|title = Primavera Online Elementary K-5 &#124; Home}}</ref>


== Structure ==
Primavera Online High School is accredited by AdvancED.<ref>http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=29474</ref> There are no fees for students aged 14–22, and only students 22 or younger are accepted.<ref>https://www.primavera-online-high-school.com/enroll-now/</ref>
Primavera Online School is accredited by Cognia (formerly AdvancED.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=29474|title = Cognia - Institution Summary}}</ref> There are no fees for students aged 14–22, and only students 22 or younger are accepted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primaveraonline.com/enroll-now/|title = How to Enroll &#124; Enroll Today! &#124; Primavera Online High School}}</ref> Two types of students attend Primavera: full-time and concurrent-enrolled. Primavera offers two types of [[diploma]]s. The standard diploma requires 22 credits while the advanced scholastic diploma requires 23 credits and has a stronger emphasis on [[math]], [[science]], and [[foreign languages]].


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Primavera has open enrollment throughout the year, and offers [[block scheduling]]. Students take two courses for each six-week block. Each course equals one credit. All teachers are certified and are required to stay in constant contact with each student throughout the course.
Two types of students attend Primavera: full-time and concurrent-enrolled. Primavera offers two types of [[diploma]]s. The standard diploma requires 22 credits while the advanced scholastic diploma requires 23 credits and has a stronger emphasis on [[math]], [[science]], and [[foreign languages]].


Primavera claims a student-to-teacher ratio of 33:1,<ref name="azc180822" /> although records at the Arizona Department of Education indicate 68:1.<ref name="azc181119">{{Cite news|url=https://eu.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2018/11/19/primavera-online-charter-school-ceo-damian-creamer-gets-another-1-3-m/2019714002/|title=Primavera online charter school CEO pays himself another $1.3 million from school funds|work=azcentral|access-date=November 23, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
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Primavera has open enrollment throughout the year, and offers [[block scheduling]]. Students take two courses for each six-week block. Each course equals one half credit. All teachers are certified and are required to stay in constant contact with each student throughout the course.


== Results ==
This is an alternative to traditional high school that still supplies the same type of diploma and credit.
In 2017–18, there were 21,782 students enrolled in grades six through 12.<ref name="azc181119" /> In 2017's state standardized tests, under a quarter of its students passed mathematics and around a third passed English, both below the state average.<ref name="azc181119" />


The school had the third-highest drop out rate in Arizona in 2017, with 49% dropping out; around 10 times the state average.<ref name="azc181119" />
==Student clubs==


== Finances ==
Clubs include:
Primavera, like other charter schools in Arizona, is publicly funded per pupil, although at a reduced rate due to being online-only.<ref name="azc181119" />


Primavera opened in 2001 under the management of Primavera Technical Learning Center, a nonprofit [[charter management organization]].<ref name ="ppprimavera">{{Cite news|url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/861017522 |title=Primavera Form 990|work= ProPublica|access-date=November 24, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 2015, the school's charter was transferred to for-profit [[education management organization]] Flipswitch and its subsidiary, American Virtual Academy, Inc. Flipswitch was renamed Strongmind. It has one shareholder, Damian Creamer.<ref name ="azc180822">{{Cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2018/08/22/primavera-online-charter-school-ceo-damian-creamer/839045002/ |title=Primavera charter CEO gets $8.8M despite having Arizona's third-highest dropout rate |first = Craig |last = Harris|work= AZCentral|access-date=November 23, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* Student Government

* Young Parent Support Group
Creamer has been criticized for using this funding structure to pay himself an $8.8 million yearly salary and making large payments to other companies he owns.<ref name="azc181119" /> The school has also been criticized for teacher salaries and diverting educating funding to a for-profit investment portfolio, worth $36 million in 2015.<ref name ="azc180822"/>
* National Honor Society
* Art Club
* Gay-Straight Alliance Club
* Career and College Readiness Club
* Manga & Anime Club
* Get Fit Club
* Primavera Puzzlers
* English Language Learners
<ref>https://www.primavera-online-high-school.com/student-life/student-clubs/</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|www.primavera-online-high-school.com}}
* {{Official website|www.primaveraonline.com}}


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Latest revision as of 03:09, 21 April 2024

Primavera Online School
Standort
Map
2471 N. Arizona Ave., Building 1
Chandler, AZ
Information
TypCharter school, virtual school
Established2001
GründerDamian Creamer
School districtAmerican Virtual Academy
SuperintendentJason Tourville
GradesK-12
Enrollment3,299[1] (2016)
Color(s)    green, white
MascotPanther
Websitewww.primaveraonline.com

Primavera Online School is a publicly funded charter school serving grades K–12 in Arizona. The school was founded in 2001 by Damian Creamer[2][3] and was made possible by a program established by the Arizona Legislature in 1998. Primavera targets students at risk of not graduating from conventional high schools, estimating that 70% of their students are high risk. In 2018 Primavera was ranked the #2 charter school in Arizona.[4] Primavera added grades K-5 in partnership with Sequoia Choice for the 2020/2021 school year.[5]

Structure

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Primavera Online School is accredited by Cognia (formerly AdvancED.)[6] There are no fees for students aged 14–22, and only students 22 or younger are accepted.[7] Two types of students attend Primavera: full-time and concurrent-enrolled. Primavera offers two types of diplomas. The standard diploma requires 22 credits while the advanced scholastic diploma requires 23 credits and has a stronger emphasis on math, science, and foreign languages.

Primavera has open enrollment throughout the year, and offers block scheduling. Students take two courses for each six-week block. Each course equals one credit. All teachers are certified and are required to stay in constant contact with each student throughout the course.

Primavera claims a student-to-teacher ratio of 33:1,[8] although records at the Arizona Department of Education indicate 68:1.[2]

Results

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In 2017–18, there were 21,782 students enrolled in grades six through 12.[2] In 2017's state standardized tests, under a quarter of its students passed mathematics and around a third passed English, both below the state average.[2]

The school had the third-highest drop out rate in Arizona in 2017, with 49% dropping out; around 10 times the state average.[2]

Finances

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Primavera, like other charter schools in Arizona, is publicly funded per pupil, although at a reduced rate due to being online-only.[2]

Primavera opened in 2001 under the management of Primavera Technical Learning Center, a nonprofit charter management organization.[9] In 2015, the school's charter was transferred to for-profit education management organization Flipswitch and its subsidiary, American Virtual Academy, Inc. Flipswitch was renamed Strongmind. It has one shareholder, Damian Creamer.[8]

Creamer has been criticized for using this funding structure to pay himself an $8.8 million yearly salary and making large payments to other companies he owns.[2] The school has also been criticized for teacher salaries and diverting educating funding to a for-profit investment portfolio, worth $36 million in 2015.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Public School Search". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Primavera online charter school CEO pays himself another $1.3 million from school funds". azcentral. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Digital Learning: Is It Time to Give up or Double Down?". November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ranking Arizona: Top 10 charter schools". August 2018.
  5. ^ "Primavera Online Elementary K-5 | Home".
  6. ^ "Cognia - Institution Summary".
  7. ^ "How to Enroll | Enroll Today! | Primavera Online High School".
  8. ^ a b c Harris, Craig. "Primavera charter CEO gets $8.8M despite having Arizona's third-highest dropout rate". AZCentral. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  9. ^ "Primavera Form 990". ProPublica. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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