Pattison's Academy - Helping children with severe and multiple disabilities through education, therapy and interaction.

 

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Our charter school is called Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education and will be located in Charleston County School District. It will open in the fall of 2010. So far so good!

  • May 20, 2009 we defended Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education's Charter School Application in Columbia to the South Carolina Department of Education and the Charter School Advisory Committee. 
  • June 2nd, 2009 our charter application was officially approved  by South Carolina Department of Education and the Charter School Advisory Committee. See the article in June 3, 2009 edition of The Post and Courier.
  • July 7, 2009 Charleston County School District decided it did not need a hearing and the charter could stand as approved by the state.  
  • August 25, 2009 the South Carolina State Department of Education awarded the initial phase of a Federal Planning and Implementation Grant for Charter Schools.
  • August 26, 2009 we begin searching for location, equipment, supplies, staff.  Check out our wish list here. 
  • October 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010 - OPEN ENROLLMENT BEGINS!!!
  • March 1, 2010 - Enrollment forms are complete.  All available student spaces are filled.
  • March 28 & 29, 2010 - Teacher Employment ad is place and applications are being accepted.  Download an application if you are interested.
  • August 18, 2010 - 1st DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS! 

If you are interested in assisting with this process in any way, please contact sloan.cooper@pattisonsacademy.org.

Mission Statement

Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education will improve the quality of life for children with multiple disabilities by providing a comprehensive education program that integrates educational cirricula with functional rehabilitation instruction to maximize the potential and well being of the child and to ensure family inclusion.

Below is a list of the members our charter committee for Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education (PACE).

  • Sissy Langford (President)
  • Julia Schrecker (Vice President)
  • Kim Cliffton (Secretary)
  • John McElwaine (Treasurer)
  • Rufus Britt
  • Donald Corry
  • Sloan Cooper
  • Stephen Kiernan
  • Robin Halewood
  • Jimmy Lamb
  • Jimmy McElligot, MD
  • Courtney Read 
  • Pam Sloat
  • Beth Smith
  • Kimberly Wilson

 

 

 

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