The English Department at Ketterer Charter School is committed to providing an educational experience that is rigorous, individualized and that maximizes educational opportunity for each and every student enrolled in the Charter School. Curriculum is aligned to the PA core and each student who attends Ketterer Charter is provided with Title 1 ELA support on a daily basis.
ELA Department Curriculum Team
Team Leader: Kristen Hahn
Missy Hoak
Karie Wilson
Sharon Hayden
Stephanie Sucke
Josie Shepard
Dr. Jessica Mulvihill
The ELA Department Will:
Ensure that all students have a solid foundation in writing
Provide all students with opportunities to enhance their communication and critical thinking skills
Promote student achievement through rigorous, standards aligned curriculum
Create a learning environment for writing and speaking that is safe, inviting and productive
Enable students to acquire the necessary language arts skills to be successful in post-secondary education as well as in the workplace
Arm all students with higher-order thinking skills in the areas of reading, writing, and critical analysis
Be sure to emphasize the positive, because the negative is often easier to deliver and to believe
