Academic Program

We believe that a rigorous academic program combined with a supportive social-emotional curriculum leads to scholar success. TBCSC’s academic program reflects the practices that are associated with high-performing urban schools: more time on task; standards-based instruction; research-based curricula; regular assessments; nightly homework; and horizon-broadening enrichment opportunities.

  • More Time on Task  : The school day is from 8:00 am-4:00 pm, allowing for increased time on task for scholar learning.
  • Standards-Based Instruction: We uses the Common Core to ensure high quality instruction.
  • Grade – level teams and support team members collaborate regularly to map TBCSC’s our curriculum, benchmark it against standards, and drive instructional decision-making in a rigorous, meaningful way.
  • Research-Based Curricula: TBCSC adopts resources that have proven success with similar populations of scholars.
  • Nightly Homework: Regular homework is essential to mastering content and developing strong study habits.
  • Scholars receive developmentally appropriate homework on a nightly basis to reinforce skills and develop study skills.

  • Homework is checked on a daily basis and families are kept apprised of scholar success through phone calls and written logs.
  • Continuous Assessment: Regular analysis of and reflection on scholar progress is central to our culture and to achieving our mission.
  • An Assessment Coordinator leads assessment implementation and data collection efforts to ensure data-drive instruction;
  • All scholars will take four interim assessments in Reading, Writing and Math each year to gauge progress towards grade-level standards;
  • Scholar- and class- specific plans are created following analysis of Interim data;
  •  This both complies with our Charter Accountability Goals, and gives the school an end-of-year snapshot of scholar mastery of grade-level standards
  • All scholars take the Scholars in grades 3-5 participate in the English Language Arts and Mathematics exams;
  • Scholar’s foundational math skills are monitored using mClass math
  • Scholar’s foundational math skills are monitored using mClass math
  • Scholars’ reading fluency and comprehension levels are consistently monitored ;
  • Scholars’ reading fluency and comprehension levels are consistently monitored ;