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Welcome to IDEA: Meal Applications Now Available for IDEA Students in Jacksonville & Cincinnati
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The 2022-2023 school year is quickly approaching and parents and guardians of students who are attending new IDEA campuses are encouraged to complete the free and reduced-price meals (FARM) application as soon as possible. Students attending the following schools will need to fill out an application for free-and-reduced lunch: IDEA Jacksonville IDEA Cincinnati Submit your […]
Suicide Prevention Awareness: Together for Mental Health
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At IDEA Public Schools, mental health is just as important as physical health. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and September 5 – 11 is National Suicide Prevention Week, an opportunity for all to have deeper conversations about mental health and warning signs and resources for suicide prevention. We spoke with two IDEA experts, Joelisse Galarza, social emotional learning coach for IDEA Tarrant County, […]
Student Applications for IDEA Public Schools’ 2022-2023 School Year Open Today
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Media Contacts: Sarah Soulier P: 512-344-2605 E: Sarah.Soulier@themonumentgroup.com Jennifer Flores P: 210-551-9253 E: Jennifer.Flores2@ideapublicschools.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Student Applications for IDEA Public Schools’ 2022-2023 School Year Open Today FORT WORTH, TX (Sept. 1, 2021) – IDEA Public Schools in Tarrant County will be accepting applications for the 2022-23 school year beginning today, Wednesday, […]
Apply Today: IDEA Public Schools 2022-2023 Student Applications Are Live!
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The application window to apply to IDEA Public Schools for the 2022-2023 school year is now open! IDEA is a family of tuition-free public charter schools committed to seeing each child to and through college. We achieve our record of nearly 100% college acceptance through a focus on personalized learning, core subjects, critical thinking and college preparedness. IDEA’s […]
Staying Healthy and Safe This Labor Day
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Labor Day is upon us, and we are all excited about having an extended weekend to relax and refresh. Please carefully consider your plans for the time off. COVID-19 contagion around the country is at record levels due to the delta variant. As the country deals with record-level COVID-19 cases, we want our Team & Family […]
IMPACT Magazine Feature: Blue Hour, Bright Future
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Overcoming a Most Challenging Year By Gisel Torres Medrano, 11th grader at IDEA Carver College Preparatory My family owns a small camera installation business that was hit hard during the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure of the nation meant that small businesses like ours would have to struggle to survive. Thus, it […]
IMPACT Magazine Feature: From Virtual Learning to the University of Southern California
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By Johanna Reyes, IDEA College Preparatory Weslaco 2021 Graduate On March 30, 2021, I sat at my computer. In my email, there was a notification stating there had been a status update for my application to The University of Southern California. My heart skipped a beat. When I logged into my portal, I hesitated to view the […]
IMPACT Magazine Feature: A New Form of Normalcy
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By Emily Torres, IDEA San Benito 2021 Graduate I’m a founding student at IDEA San Benito, which means I’ve attended my campus since kindergarten, when the school was founded in 2008. I would have never imagined that I wouldn’t complete the last stage of my long IDEA journey on campus. Over the past 13 years […]
IMPACT Magazine Feature: Thank You, Team & Family
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Two IDEA students wanted to thank special staff members who served as a shining light this past year. We are so glad everybody can be back together on campus in a safe, rigorous and fun in-person learning environment where students thrive and succeed on the road to and through college. “A Superhero Who Never Gives […]