P: 302.856.3636 aoaeseanr6 ,SUSSEX ACADEMY 21150 Airport Rod Explore-Experience Excel Georgetown, DE 19947 vewvsusteacadenyorg My 9.2017 Ms Dane Suto Daa Depron of tan {01 Feder Soe Dover, DE 12901-3638 Dear Ms. toute ‘Thank you forthe Charter Renewal Repor of Api 30, 2017. We wanto hank the Charter Schoo Ofc for is normative summary ofthe status of cu school provided trough fe repr. We also wh fo hank your ofc for wal was 2 welcomed si vst where the Chat festa col oo and chat wth mary of ou stints ed teachers. (ur schoo story is one of massive change and transton snc the lastcharter renewal. We moved from a bulding that housed $20 sudertso one which has the cape to house 800 students. In June 2013 we physica moved the schoo to 21160 Alport Road in Georgetown, Since that ime we adéed 29 classrooms incudng Wve sence laboratories, ocker ooms, aia, caetrum, oc spaces, a mutipupose om, and restooms. nado, we added major abl eds including wo synthetic tu els, ad a stall. We aon th rocoss of ammpetng a concession stand wi avatr facies and heat station. A major Sussex Coury busnas but and onated a sviing pool for both our schoo and communty use. These ats to the physical complex ae importante cur overall schoo programs. (ur schoos sys heightened through he conned igh perfomance of cur mile schea! students andthe don of ut high school acadeic rogram. Over the lst four years we have But our courses of study wih the Inteatonal Baccalaureate Diploma program as ou benchmark. Ths means a necessary review of our msion, goals, instuctonal ees, ar insbuctonal model. We contin to aign cur curiouum to he Common Cor Sato ‘Standards whl ensuring that our academe oulcones move students award enoling and succeeding in B courses ‘ing he uso and senior years. Wit this emphasis, we want al students, grades 6-12, to acque th atibutos ‘ofthe 8 Leamer Profle, Sussex Academy Responses to 2017-2018 Renewal Report Ther are four sections fo the 2017-2018 Renewal Report. We offer Responses to that Report below | overview 1.2 Enolinent and Demographic foraton ‘Sussex Acadory has increased is student dversty ovr the past tre years such thatthe Hispanic ‘tufent enclirent has moved rom 0.4% to 127%, Our Boars Ouresch Commitee uses multiple stalgis to engage under represented populationsNs. Denise Souter May 9, 2017 Page 2 414.815 School Evlinant and Schoo! Reenollnent (verte las fouyar pad enrolment vers have been sabe raging between 9O%-S4%. lial as. we began ou igh school, we had more cifcty in etaing ou grade students and tracing new nth ‘fade students. Soto data show 2 decreased tion rete om 71% to 27% of cur rade students. As ‘ur igh school has evolved wit ales, cubs, and otter features, our enclinent has gown each yer. Now wear experiencing what we hough al along = Rat students woul chose ur schon rs aac focus ands schol cma. Thus, ov te past four years we have experienced s reenolinent increase from 68% in 2013-204 ono BB% in 2016-2017. Our May 1, 207 ttl school enolient is 9% ofthe approved eavolimertin curls charter renewal 1. Readeic Perfomance 21-27 Over Acadeic Ratings Wile Sussex Academy consstony has met acaderic an proficiency ings, the schol achieved a ve ‘tar rang in school yoar 2015-2018 on al achiovment mets. We were recognized asa national Bue Rsbon Schoo for choo year 201-2015, Also we hae ben ecogrized vie asa Rewarcs School by the Delaware Dopatment of Eucaton. In September 2016, we were recognized by Nice.com and salar com (apared on HSN.com) athe number 1 mil school in Delaware fo 205-2018. Ao, we recived the Smal Rural Schoo! Achlavement Award by the US. Department of Agculture. n summary, _acatomc perfomarce and achiverent sa goal hold bya stakehokiers- students, pans, auly, ‘amination, board nthe Sussex Academy communi 1, Organization Framework. ‘Sussex Academy hes metal standards of the Organizational Framawor since is implamonatin in 2011- m1, IV. Fnanil Framework ‘Sussex Acadomy is now and alvays has boon francaly ite. Wh tre exception ofthe 2013-2014 fiscal ya, th school has had a budgetary surplus annul. The move-elated expanses and unaicipated ‘acy repairs at our new cation resuted in ou need to use $9000 in ese funds to balance the FY coal bug As of June 90,2010, oral cash easel in reserve were $,085,7"0. A previously dscussed in|. 14815, wo are experiencing enolment and retention aes that move s toward the 95% thesholt target dried in the Franial Framework as a near-term nda of nancial Wily. ‘Thank you or he opportunity to provide atonal norman and responses to the Renewal Report of Api 20, 2017, Sussex Academy looks forward to subriting ou appt fr renewal by Seplember 30, 2017 Pata 8. phan Ed.D Director