| TAGOS Leadership Academy | |
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| Address | |
| 1350 N. Parker Drive Janesville, Wisconsin, 53545 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Project-Based Charter School |
| Motto |
Purpose - Worthwhile Work - Making A Difference |
| Established | 2007 |
| Oversight | Janesville School District |
| Principal | Al Lindau |
| Faculty | 9 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Number of students | 80 |
| Color(s) | Grey & Purple |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Newspaper | TAGOS Times |
| Yearbook | The Tiger |
| Website | http://tagosleadershipacademy.org |
TAGOS Leadership Academy is a project-based charter school in the city of Janesville, Wisconsin. The school is housed in the former Parker Pen Company facility, now known as the Arrow Park Complex. Al Lindau, the Dean of Students, founded TAGOS Leadership Academy in 2007.
As of the 2008-2009 school year, Tagos had approximately 60 students.
The school name, TAGOS, is Greek for "leadership". The name is also an acronym for Tailoring Academics To Guide Our Students.
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The idea for TAGOS began in 2007 with a planning committee made up of community members that included teachers, local business owners, government officials, and local parents.
Receiving initial funding from the state of Wisconsin in the form of a planning grant, committee members visited model project-based schools across the United States, including schools in San Diego, Appleton, Wisconsin, Sante Fe, New Mexico and Henderson, Minnesota. The principles and practices demonstrated to work in the schools visited were then applied and adapted to TAGOS Leadership Academy.
TAGOS opened its doors to 36 students at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. At the time, construction at the building at Arrow Park was underway, so a rental building on S. Main Street in Janesville was used. On December 23, 2007, when construction was completed, TAGOS began its occupancy at Arrow Park.
The TAGOS main school building is housed in a former Parker Pen Company warehouse in the Arrow Park Complex. The building is owned by real estate development company Hendricks Development Group of Beloit, WI who helped the Janesville School District locate the site, and then worked with TAGOS to meet the facility needs of the program and renovated accordingly. The building has been renovated twice since re-opening in 2007 and is now 8,000 sq ft (740 m2). It contains a video and audio recording studio, a commercial kitchen and cafeteria, an art and pottery studio, and a library. The school relies heavily on technology. There is a computer for every student and instructor, two smart boards with projectors and a Macintosh computer.
The curriculum at TAGOS Leadership Academy meets state standards in high academics. It primarily consists of student-driven project-based learning. Additional classes or seminars are also available. These seminars cover topics ranging from banking to personal health. All school work is kept on a digital database called Project Foundry, where all the students' work is logged and progress can be reviewed.
Additional academics are, but no limited to:
- Virtual Academy
- Independent math or math recovery (Depending on need)
- Teen Leadership
- K9 Konnectz
- Internships
- Service learning
- Individual or family counseling
TAGOS has been recognized by EdVisions as a lab school for the organization, a national project-based school cooperative.[1] On July 25, 2008, staff at TAGOS were presented with an EdVisions plaque. TAGOS has frequent visits from educators from around the country.
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