The One Room School House Project

The One Room School House Project is a regular public charter school. It is one of 68 schools in Alachua County Public Schools. The One Room School House Project has an enrollment of 217 students in grades KN-05. Enrollment has increased More than +50% over the last year.

The underlying purpose of the One Room School House is the creation of an extremely intimate, rigorous, and progressive learning environment for elementary students who would not typically have the opportunity to experience academic excellence. Our perception has been that students in lower S. E. S. settings are routinely confronted with stunted academic expectations. Experience and research indicate that pared expectations lead inevitably to curtailed performance, and ultimately to the “dumbing down” of curriculum and pedagogy. As educators we have found this cyclical decline belittling and totally unnecessary. We have seen all students thrive academically when given the opportunity, the means, and the encouragement to do so. Our school provides educational conditions that challenge students to achieve personal bests. We foster high academic expectations and standards by making a total professional and personal commitment to our elementary school. This involves establishing a family like atmosphere that embraces students and parents, promoting a strong work ethic among students, and making the school accountable to its stakeholders: parents, students, community and School Board. As stated in our original charter, our goal is to have our students improve their overall performance in academic subject areas each year. We want our families to feel comfortable about having their children in our school.