Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy

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Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy
Soaring to New Heights
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Information
Enrollment

~215
Type Charter
Grades K-8
Athletics Soccer, golf, cross country, tennis
Mascot Eagle
Color(s) Yellow, Black
Established 2000
Homepage http://www.scholarsacademy.org/

Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy (MRSA) is a charter school in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was established in 2000 with the mission to provide appropriate education for highly gifted students in kindergarten through eighth grade. This school has earned several School of Excellence awards, 2001-2007 and still going.

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[edit] Curriculum

Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy focuses on an intellectually challenging curriculum. The math program begins teaching high school level courses in 6th grade. North Carolina End Of Course exams are administered in Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and Biology. Earth Science and Physical Science are also taught in 5th and 7th grades respectively; however, the EOC exams are not administered in those subjects. The foreign language program teaches Spanish and Mandarin Chinese starting in kindergarten. Other enrichment classes include Choir, Strings (Violin and Viola), Visual Art, and Physical Education. Strings class was added in the 2006-2007 school year. Physical Education was replaced with International Tae Kwon Do until the 2007-2008 school year, when the program was canceled due to budget restraints.

[edit] Administration

The school is currently headed by Dr. Marie Peine. She served as a Gifted Coordinator and Teacher for the Servier County School system shortly before becoming the Director of MRSA in June of 2001.


[edit] Statistics

MRSA North Carolina Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:10 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
American Indian 0% 1%
Asian 27% 2%
Hispanic 6% 10%
Black 10% 30%
White 58% 54%

[edit] Sources

  • Public School Profile [1]
  • Greatschools School Profile [2]
  • School Homepage [3]