Medford School District 549C
Charter Schools
The Medford School District sponsors four public charter schools.
Each one of these schools is governed by a charter board, which operates independently from the publicly-elected Medford School Board. When an initial charter proposal is accepted by the Medford School Board, a contract is developed to ensure the charter school maintains its proposed purpose and complies with all state laws. While charter schools operate independently of the Medford School District and the academic achievement of their enrolled students are tracked separately by the State of Oregon, the results are included among the results for all Medford public school students.
Kids Unlimited Academy was chartered in 2013 as an outgrowth of the mission of Kids Unlimited of Oregon to provide underserved students with empowerment opportunities. The school was founded to break down barriers for students by providing more instructional time, enrichment programs, and a high expectations, no excuses environment to ensure that high school graduation, college success, and career readiness are reasonable goals for all students regardless of race, gender, economic status, or zip code. Kids Unlimited Academy focuses on using best practice curricula, a broad variety of enrichment opportunities, and leveraging wrap around supports and strong parent engagement to ensure students receive a high quality holistic educational experience. The Prinicpal of KUA is Lindsay Ochs.
Logos Public Charter School was chartered in 2010. The charter was renewed in 2013 for three years and then again in 2016 for 5 years. The school provides academic support for individualized learning and promotes dynamic parent involvement in each student’s education. The school has demonstrated success in connecting formerly homeschooling families with public school resources.
Contact: admin@logoscharter.com
Madrone Trail Public Charter School chartered in 2007, is a Waldorf-inspired charter school offering a full academic program. Integrating music, art, and movement in the teaching of all the core subjects makes learning come alive. In addition, Special Subject teachers provide classes in foreign language, music, handwork, games, and woodwork as a regular part of the daily and weekly rhythm. The Waldorf approach seeks a balance between academic excellence, healthy emotional development, and strength of will or a balance between Head, Heart and Hands.
Valley Charter School was chartered in 2015 as a middle school, inspired by Montessori principles of education. Students learn core content in blended, multi-age classrooms for grades 6/7/8 through experiential, hands-on activities that are practical, relevant, connected in the community and to the natural world. Teaching allows for individualized learning toward mastery and students are offered choice in how they demonstrate mastery. The Valley School facilitates relationship-focused, intentional connections between students, teachers, teaching approaches, parents and the community to achieve the best learning outcomes for students.
