SHSU Charter School at Little Geniuses' Academy

My husband and I think SHSU Charter School is a wonderful option for our family because they are merging a private school concept and a public school concept into one.

What makes them different is that SHSU Charter is a tuition free school that is NOT benchmark and STAAR driven. They are getting back to the needs of the whole child by offering smaller class sizes and a more personal environment with hands on curriculum enhanced by SHSU College of Education professors.

They have a year round program with intercessions following each six week grading period which is nice for families who like to travel during the off seasons. (There will actually only be 170 instructional days for students during the 2017-2018 school year which we have noticed is less than other schools in the surrounding districts.) SHSU Charter School is also offering a robotics enrichment program and will be something new and interesting for our children to experience.

We feel that our children will be less likely to “fall through the cracks” and will be more likely to succeed in a smaller learning environment where it will be easier to really connect with other students and staff and develop a strong feeling of belonging to something great.

Teachers are certified with years of teaching experience and administrators are seasoned educators in both classroom and administrative settings.

The faculty are all very warm and welcoming. The teachers have all known or worked for the principal for years and have followed her to the new school. That makes me, as a parent, feel confident about the teachers' level of commitment and honestly, I think it speaks volumes about Mrs. O'Neal's character that her staff thinks so highly of her to want to do so.

We are excited about what SHSU Charter is offering and see this as an opportunity to receive the advantages of a private school without the high price tag that comes with it.