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CHESAPEAKE LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATIONPUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
Excellence in Education
The mission of Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation (CLF) schools is, in partnership with students, parents, and the community, to attain educa-tional excellence by providing a rigorous and technology-integrated education for K-12 students with an emphasis on mathematics, science, and information technologies.
Fundamental to our mission is commitment to active involvement of students, competent and caring staff and leadership, innovative and effective teaching strategies, and striving for academic excellence for all students.
CLF’s unique and replicable school model has been proven to work in multiple locations in Maryland.
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MISSONIn partnership with students, parents
and the community, CLF schools attain
educational excellence by providing a rigor-
ous and technology-integrated education
for K-12 students with an emphasis on
mathematics, science, and information
technologies.
This mission accomplishes by imple-
menting an innovative curriculum that
incorporates technology into instruction
while covering Common Core Standards
and utilizing hands-on, inquiry-based
teaching methods that create an active
learning environment and a student-cen-
tered educational system.
CLF implements innovative curriculum that incorporates technology into instruction while covering Common Core Standards and utilizing hands-on, inquiry-based teaching methods that create an active learning envi-ronment and a student-centered educational system.
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VISIONOur vision is to provide multiple opportunities for youth to
prepare for post secondary education in a variety of fields of
study in order to pursue professional careers. We enable all
students to achieve their maximum potential by equipping and
empowering them with analytical thinking and quantitative
reasoning skills.
With this vision in mind, we prepare students to become compe-
tent, responsible and successful individuals in our globalized
and technology-based society through a strong academic
program, a school-family-community partnership, and a strong
teacher-student relationship. We inspire and challenge sixth
through twelfth grade students in a creative and supportive
learning environment with an academic program focusing on
STEM Areas to educate our students as responsible citizens.
CLF provides a unique opportunity for youth to pursue professional careers as well as college education in the high paying and ever growing field of STEM areas. CLF is the group of educators and professionals with highly successful careers in business, science, technologies, and math, as well as college and K-12.
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Fundamental to our mission is commitment to active involvement of students, competent and caring staff and lead-ership, innovative and effective teaching strategies, and striving for academic excellence for all students.
OUR PRIORITY IS STUDENTSOur core values are responsibility,
respect, resilience, diversity, courage,
and industriousness. Fundamental to
our mission is commitment to active
involvement of students, competent and
caring staff and leadership, innovative
and effective teaching strategies, and
striving for academic excellence for
all students.
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WHAT DO WE PROMISE ?
§ Competent
§ Responsible § Successful
Students for a better future!Page 6
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Reading 8Reading 7Reading 6Math 8Math 7Math 6
GREAT TEST SCORESCLF schools strive for excellence and have been very successful in state mandated MSA (Maryland School
Assessment) tests. In 2013, CLF schools receive higher scores than the district and the state in all grade levels
and all subjects!
Math 6 Math 7 Math 8 Reading 6 Reading 7 Reading 8
CSP 91.6 91.2 89 93.5 95 95
AACPS 76 79.2 66.3 88.8 88.9 85.4
MD 77.1 72.6 67 84.1 85 81
Math 6 Math 7 Math 8 Reading 6 Reading 7 Reading 8
CMIT 89.6 86.5 95 94.8 92.6 92.2
PGCPS 71.1 57.2 51.8 78.5 77.1 71.4
MD 77.1 72.6 67 84.1 85 81
CMIT COMPARED TO DISTRICT AND STATE
In 2013, CLF schools receive higher scores than the district and the state in all grade levels and all subjects!
CSP COMPARED TO DISTRICT AND STATE
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STRONG PRESENCE IN COMPETITIONSAll students are encouraged to participate in local, state, national, and even international academic competitions.
Since first CLF school’s inception in 2005, our students have won over 2,000 awards in these competitions! Below
is a list of major competitions which our students were awarded at different levels:
§ Math Counts
§ Math League
§ Math Challenge
§ Science Olympiad
§ Science Fair
§ First Lego League Robotics
§ Johns Hopkins’ Linguistics
All students are encouraged to participate in local, state, national, and even international academic competitions.
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TEAM INFINITY EXCELS AT STATE MATHCOUNTS!CLF students won 2nd and 3rd places statewide while
competing against the best middle school math students
across all of Maryland. These students represented
Maryland on the four-member state team at the National
MathCounts Competition.
THE AMERICAN MATH CHALLENGECLF students won first place in the national American
Math Challenge among 1,329 competing middle schools
across the nation!
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM PLACED 2ND AT THE STATE COMPETITIONCLF students earned 8 first places, 7 second places and 3
third places out of 23 events at the state science Olympiad
ad placed 2nd place as a team.
CLF students earned 8 first places, 7 second places and 3 third places out of 23 events at the state science Olympiad ad placed 2nd place as a team.
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SEVERAL AWARDS IN SCIENCE FAIR § The Grand First Place Award
§ The Distinguishing Achievement
§ Best Exhibit and Presentation
ROBOTICS TEAM GOT 2ND PLACE AT JOHNS HOPKINSOur robotics team participated in the Johns Hopkins University Robo-Challenge 2013 competition was sponsored
by the Johns Hopkins-based National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Computer-Integrated
Surgical Systems and Technology.
There were 43 teams of high school and middle school students representing 7 counties in Maryland. Our team
won 2nd place win in the Boe-Bot Petite Slalom Challenge and 3rd place in the Mystery Course!
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STEM PROGRAMOur schools are part of the STEM program offered by the University
of Maryland. There is a growing demand for technological advances
which means more STEM jobs!
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMSWe offer several certification programs to prepare our students
with necessary skills to pursue STEM careers:
§ Microsoft IT Academy § MOS: Microsoft Office Specialist § PLTW: Project Lead the Way § MCSE: Microsoft Certified System Engineering § A+: Computer hardware technician certificate for end users § CPA: Certified Public Accountant § PM: Project Management
§ PTLS: Peer Tutoring Lead Student
COMPUTER PROGRAMMINGWe also offer computer programming courses:
§ Java § Scratch § BYOP
§ App Inventor
STRONG EMPHASIS ON MATH, SCIENCE, & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYWe are high performing college preparatory schools that focus on math, science, and information technologies.
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EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATIONIn CLF classrooms technology-infused
discovery activities, Internet research, virtual
manipulatives, and multimedia resources
allow students to
§ Explore!
§ Design!
§ and Create!
Technology-infused discovery activities, Internet research, virtual manipulatives, and multimedia resources
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COLLEGE BOUND EDUCATIONCLF Schools actively collaborate with colleges, universities, and research institutions.
The goals of these post-secondary partnerships are to:
§ Expose students to college atmosphere.
§ Empower students with college credit options.
§ Provide guidance for college applications, scholarships, and financial aid.
§ Provide professional development for teachers.
§ Engage students in research projects in collaboration with engineers and scientists.
CLF Schools provide rigorous academic programs such as dual credit and AP courses enabling students to reach
their potential in obtaining admission to top-level colleges. AP courses include:
§ AP English
§ AP Calculus
§ AP Statistics
§ AP Biology
§ AP Env. Science
§ AP Chemistry
§ AP Physics
§ AP World History
§ AP U.S History
§ AP U.S. Gov. & Politics
§ AP Computer Science
§ AP Art History
§ AP Music Theory
§ AP Studio Art
§ AP Macroeconomics
§ AP Psychology
§ AP European History
§ AP Spanish
CLF Schools provide rigorous academic programs such as dual credit and AP courses enabling students to reach their potential in obtaining admission to top-level colleges.
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SCHOOL CULTUREOur school culture is designed with ten
pillars:
§ Small School and Classroom
§ Technology-Enhanced Classroom
§ Individualized Learning
§ Whole-Person Approach
§ Advanced Studies Program
§ Data Driven Instruction
§ Extended School Hours
§ Extracurricular Activities
§ Comprehensive Guidance Program
§ Parental Involvement
Our school culture is designed with ten pillars
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CLF SCHOOL MODELCharacteristics
§ Implementing well-defined curriculum, supported by research and with a strong emphasis on mathematics and
technology instruction,
§ Building strong school-family-community partnerships,
§ Creating a safe, nurturing, engaging, caring, and culturally-responsive learning environment, and
§ Facilitating strong teacher-student relationship.
Well-defined curriculum, supported by research and with a strong emphasis on mathematics and technology instruction
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CLF SCHOOL MODELEducational Design
§ Indirect Instruction by designing and sequencing constructivist lessons to encourage learners to use
their own experiences to actively construct meaning
§ Project-Based Learning through utilizing technological tools and authentic, challenging tasks embed-
ded in course projects.
§ Discovery Learning by providing an appropriate teaching and learning environment to better serve each
student’s understanding by acting as a facilator and using appropriate instructional technology tools that
provide virtual environments for students to explore, examine, and investigate.
§ Student Centered Learning by focusing on each student’s learning style, interests, abilities, charac-
teristics, and cultural settings
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CLF SCHOOL MODELReplicable Success
To fulfill CLF s̀ goal of educating students across
the nation, we had made strategic partnerships
with researchers. CLF s̀ unique and replicable
school model has been proven to work in multiple
locations in Maryland.
We give our partners the tools they need to
replicate our success by offering them tech-
nical assistance in the form of school start-up
support, sharing of our intellectual property
(school model and curriculum), database support,
human resources, finance management, and
professional development support.
CLF`s unique and replicable school model has been proven to work in multiple locations in Maryland
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AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIESA variety of academic, athletic, artistic, and tech-
nology clubs are offered to our students to help
them build social and character development.
THE CLUBS INCLUDE: § Art § Basketball § Chess § Computer Programming § Dance § Diversity § Drama § Future City § Geography Bee § History and Government § IT Certification § Japanese Culture § Laptop hardware § Martial Arts § Math Counts § Math League § National Junior Honor Society § National Science Bowl § Origami § Photography § Robotics § Soccer § Spelling Bee § Student Government § Web Design
A variety of academic, athletic, artistic, and technology clubs are offered to our students
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CHESAPEAKE LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATIONPUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
CHESAPEAKE SCIENCE POINT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL7321 Parkway Dr. South Hanover, MD 21076Ph: (443) 757-52777www.mycsp.org
CHESAPEAKE MATH AND IT ACADEMY6100 Frost Pl Laurel, MD 20707Ph: (301) 350-6052www.cmitacademy.org
OPENING IN 2014CMIT-Elementary
CMIT-South
6100 Frost Pl Laurel, MD 20707
Ph: (301) 776-2300 | Fax: (301) 776-2322
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