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AKF Updates Enrollment Policy

Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School has received approval from the Department of Education to amend its admissions policy to allow new students to enroll in grades K-12, effective beginning in the 2006-07 school year. The school's previous admissions policy only allowed new students to enter in grades K-5. "This is an important step for the School," said Head of School Chip Dewar. "As we strive to fulfill our mission as a K-12 school, the new admissions policy will help us grow at the middle and high school levels and offer a more comprehensive classical liberal arts curriculum."

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AKF's First Senior Class Posts Impressive College Admission and Scholarships Results

The Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School class of 2006, which will be the first-ever graduating class in the history of the School, has already amassed $330,000 in merit-based college scholarships, and more is on the way.

"These are truly special accomplishments by a special class," said Dr. Cameron "Chip" Dewar, Head of School. "We are all deeply proud of their achievements, and we hope to continue this success in the future as our high school program grows." When AKF was founded in 1998, the School began with students in grades K-5 only, adding one additional grade each year. The class of 2006 has truly grown up with the School. "We are especially proud that 25 percent of the students will be the first in their families to attend college," Dewar added.

Dewar credited the class' success in college admissions and scholarships to hard work by the students, strong encouragement by teachers, and a highly personalized college counseling program led by Guidance Counselor Susan Schoenberger. "Susan has done tremendous work with the class of 2006," said Dewar. "Her guidance has helped the students not only envision new possibilities for themselves, but also to actualize those possibilities."

To date, 95 percent of the students in the class of 2006 have applied to 24 different colleges. Seventy percent have already been accepted by at least one college. Approximately 2/3 of the acceptances were accompanied by an invitation to join the Honors Program at the colleges, and 2/3 of the seniors have been awarded merit scholarships. Forty percent received a State College Scholarship as a result of outstanding MCAS scores.

There are more than 3,500 charter schools in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. More than one million students currently attend charter schools.



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AKF website AKF Brochure IN THIS ISSUE: AKF Updates Enrollment Policy Senior Class College Admission and Scholarships	AKF Updates Enrollment Policy Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School has received approval from the Department of Education to amend its admissions policy to allow new students to enroll in grades K-12, effective beginning in the 2006-07 school year. The school's previous admissions policy only allowed new students to enter in grades K-5. "This is an important step for the School," said Head of School Chip Dewar. "As we strive to fulfill our mission as a K-12 school, the new admissions policy will help us grow at the middle and high school levels and offer a more comprehensive classical liberal arts curriculum."
CHARTER SCHOOL LINKS Massachusetts Charter School Association US Charter Schools Charter Friends National Network National Alliance for Public Charter Schools	AKF's First Senior Class Posts Impressive College Admission and Scholarships Results The Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School class of 2006, which will be the first-ever graduating class in the history of the School, has already amassed $330,000 in merit-based college scholarships, and more is on the way. "These are truly special accomplishments by a special class," said Dr. Cameron "Chip" Dewar, Head of School. "We are all deeply proud of their achievements, and we hope to continue this success in the future as our high school program grows." When AKF was founded in 1998, the School began with students in grades K-5 only, adding one additional grade each year. The class of 2006 has truly grown up with the School. "We are especially proud that 25 percent of the students will be the first in their families to attend college," Dewar added. Dewar credited the class' success in college admissions and scholarships to hard work by the students, strong encouragement by teachers, and a highly personalized college counseling program led by Guidance Counselor Susan Schoenberger. "Susan has done tremendous work with the class of 2006," said Dewar. "Her guidance has helped the students not only envision new possibilities for themselves, but also to actualize those possibilities." To date, 95 percent of the students in the class of 2006 have applied to 24 different colleges. Seventy percent have already been accepted by at least one college. Approximately 2/3 of the acceptances were accompanied by an invitation to join the Honors Program at the colleges, and 2/3 of the seniors have been awarded merit scholarships. Forty percent received a State College Scholarship as a result of outstanding MCAS scores.	There are more than 3,500 charter schools in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. More than one million students currently attend charter schools.