Academic Overview | MITCH Charter School

Curriculum

The MITCH curriculum comes from the following sources. Click on the links to learn more about what makes the diffrent curriculum components so special.

• Core Knowledge School
• Riggs Language Arts
• Saxon Math
• Singapore Math
• Great Body Shop
• Ag in the Classroom
• Sue Lau (art)
• williamettecenter.org

Academic Performance

MITCH Charter School raises the bar in educational expectations by teaching to the whole child. Our pursuit of academic excellence is achieved with a strong hands on approach that combines an agricultural focus with the best academic curriculum available.

We are proud to be listed as one of Tigard's highest rated public schools on greatschools.net, as well as receiving an "exceptional" report card rating by the Oregon Department of Education:

• 2006-2007 School Report Card (pdf)
• Student Performance Rating (pdf)
• 2006-07 Final AYP Report (pdf). Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is a measure of a school’s ability to meet required federal benchmarks with specific performance standards from year to year.

School Highlights

• MITCH only hires highly qualified teachers
• High academic standards
• Monday thru Thursday
• 8:00am -3:30pm Schedule
• Art, Music, PE, field trips
• Consistent learning themes
• Applied knowledge
• Agriculture integration in curriculum
• Non-profit 501(C)3

Our Goals

• Teaching mastery in core academic subjects. (language arts,math, science, history, and fine arts)
• Developing multi-sensory learning strategies with each student.
• Learning through the outside environment, using meaningful methods to enrich the curricula, including agricultural and environmental awareness.

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  Establishing self-discipline and high levels of personal responsibility and respect in a secure learning environment.
• Fostering self-worth and an appreciation of unique qualities within others.
• Creating a school culture where parents/community feel welcome.