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Academy of Career Education Charter School
 
Academy of Career Education Charter School
 
Academy of Career Education Charter School
Bob DeRuse, Principal
2800 Vassar Street
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: 775-324-3900 Fax: 775-324-3901
Website: www.acehighschool.org
 
 
Mission Statement
Academy for Career Education High School teaches skills for today's construction and engineering industry through integrated academics with a focus on employability skills which prepare students to graduate and be productive citizens.
 
Highlights
Academy for Career Education (ACE High School) celebrated many accomplishments and achievements in the 2010-2011 school year:
  • ACE has met AYP for No Child Left Behind for its 8th consecutive year.
  • 25 students competed in 8 SkillsUSA events and won numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Nevada Skills Conference.
  • 3 ACE students qualified for the National SkillsUSA Competition in Kansas City in plumbing, residential wiring, and masonry.
  • ACE’s Adv. Building Trades students completed construction on the student built 1456 square foot house appraised at $185,000.
  • ACE gave back to the community by constructing play houses and storage sheds that were donated to various charities.
  • All Advanced Building Trades students received their OSHA certification card as part of their building trades curriculum.
  • ACE’s CADD Program upgraded its computers to continue being on the cutting edge of technology as an Autodesk Design Academy.
  • NV Works awarded ACE a grant for curricular enhancement and mentoring for its Diesel Tech. and Adv. Building Trades Programs.
  • ACE’s Freshman Program continues to prove effective; 100% of the cohort earned 6 or more credits and are on track to graduate.
 
Goals and Objectives
Goal 1
Mathematics: Students will be proficient in math as measured by the HSPE Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO).

Objective(s):
ACE’s AYP student cohort will meet the AMO of 71.3% on the mathematics HSPE by the end of the 2010-2011 school year.

Goal 2
English Language Arts (ELA): ACE students will be proficient in ELA as measured by the HSPE Annual Measurable Objectives.

Objective(s):
ACE’s AYP student cohort will meet the Annual Measurable Objective of 86.7% on the ELA portions of the HSPE by the end of the 2010-2011 school year.

Goal 3
Enrollment: ACE will increase student enrollment to 210 students for the 2011-2012.

Objective(s):
ACE will increase its student enrollment as measured by the state mandated count day in September 2011.