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faculty:

jay p. greene
department head,
endowed chair
in education reform


robert m. costrell
endowed chair
in accountability



reed greenwood
professor



robert maranto
endowed chair
in leadership



gary w. ritter
endowed chair
in education policy



sandra stotsky
endowed chair
in teacher quality



patrick j. wolf
endowed chair
in school choice



School Choice Demonstration Project

Arkansas Charter Schools


Mountain Home High School Career Academies

  • Director: Dana Brown, Susan Bergman
    Grades: 9-12
    Hours: 8 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
    School Size: 1,189 (2007-08)
    Student-Teacher Ratio: 14.5
    Graduation Rate:
    Percent of Teachers with a Master's degree: 31%
    Percent of Certified Teachers: 100%
    Percent of Students Eligible for FRL: 40%

  • Mission Statement: To prepare students to enter the increasingly competitive technological world, MHHS pledges to provide a curriculum that promotes higher-ordered thinking skills. Our emphasis across the curriculum will be to raise student performance in reading comprehension, written expression, and mathematical reasoning using proven educational strategies together with innovative technologies. Ultimately, our mission at MHHS is to graduate students who are empowered with the necessary skills to succeed.
    Arts Programs: Music, Visual Arts, Drama, Dance
    Sports Programs: Baseball, Football, Softball, Wrestling, Bowling, Golf, Swimming, Volleyball, Cheerleading, Tennis, ROTC
    Awards:
    Clubs: Key Club, Future Farmers of America, Future Teachers of America, Future Business Leaders of America, National Honor Society, Skills USA French Club, German Club, History Club




References

  • Arkansas Department of Education. Available at http://arkansased.org/ (last accessed on 08-06-2008).
    The Nation Office for Research on Measurement and Evaluation Systems. Available at http://normes.uark.edu/ (last accessed on 08-06-2008).
    The National Center for Education Statistics. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/ (last accessed on 08-06-2008).

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