Charter amendment expands FACTS’s impact in serving immigrant and refugee communities Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School’s (FACTS) request for a Charter Amendment received a positive vote from the School Reform Commission on Thursday evening. The decision will allow FACTS to expand its impact in serving immigrant and refugee students in a diversely rich school environment. […]
On December 15, the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School took a major step in our quest to grow our school and to increase our services to immigrant and refugee English Learners in a welcoming school environment that brings together immigrants and non-immigrants and students of diverse races and ethnicities. Amidst an impressive outpouring of support […]
FACTS has applied for a new charter so we can: Serve more immigrant and refugee students Start a new program to help Newcomer Students Grow in size to increase our financial health Join us for an all out mobilization to support FACTS on Thursday, December 15th! 4:00PM: Meet at FACTS if you want […]
Update on FACTS-2 Charter Application: Thank you to all the families and community members who are in support of FACTS-2. On February 16, 2016, the School Reform Commission voted on the approval or denial of twelve charter applications. FACTS-2 was denied. To continue to fulfill our mission in serving the immigrant and refugee communities in […]
The School Reform Commission of The School District of Philadelphia will hold a special meeting to consider and vote to grant or deny new charter applications and for general purposes, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 at 4 p.m. in the Auditorium, Second Floor, Education Center, 440 N. Broad St, Philadelphia. Persons wishing to address the […]
FACTS has applied to the School District of Philadelphia for a new charter (FACTS-2). Please read the attached letter from our Executive Director and Principal for more information. Principal Pheng Lim and Executive Director Ellen Somekawa testified at the Philadelphia School District about the new charter application on December 7, 2015. The following link is […]