OTA Parents, please join us Thursday night to learn more about a new charter high school for San Diego. Bill Hixson, lead developer of the project-based STEM High School, will be there to tell you more about his new school. Bill is a software entrepreneur who after selling his company “retired” into a second career in teaching. He focused on STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) education and worked on school turn-around teams in NYC, in addition to teaching on the faculty of Colombia Teachers College.

We believe this school will be a good fit for OTA students, with a strong faculty and a curriculum focused on independent learning (the school will be incorporating Project Trees) and mathematical & scientific literacy. Internships will be a large part of the program starting in 11th grade, and its project-based, blended learning model will integrate in-class and online learning activities within each project.

The projected opening date for the new high school will be the 2016-2016 school year. All parents are welcome but parents with students in grades 5th-8th are particularly encouraged to attend Thursday to learn more.

OTA Parents, please join us Thursday night to learn more about a new charter high school for San Diego. Bill Hixson, lead developer of the project-based STEM High School, will be there to tell you more about his new school. Bill is a software entrepreneur who after selling his company “retired” into a second career in teaching. He focused on STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) education and worked on school turn-around teams in NYC, in addition to teaching on the faculty of Colombia Teachers College.

We believe this school will be a good fit for OTA students, with a strong faculty and a curriculum focused on independent learning (the school will be incorporating Project Trees) and mathematical & scientific literacy. Internships will be a large part of the program starting in 11th grade, and its project-based, blended learning model will integrate in-class and online learning activities within each project.

The projected opening date for the new high school will be the 2016-2016 school year. All parents are welcome but parents with students in grades 5th-8th are particularly encouraged to attend Thursday to learn more.

Presidents’ Day is a national holiday that honors Presidents of the United States. The day mainly honors President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. The holiday began as a celebration of Washington only. It was observed on Washington’s birthday on February 22 from the 1880s until 1971. Lincoln’s birthday was never a national holiday. However, many states celebrated it on February 12.
In 1971, the holiday honoring Washington was moved to the third Monday of February. This was so that workers would have a three-day weekend. Since then, Washington’s birthday and Lincoln’s birthday have been celebrated on the same day. Officially, however, the holiday is still known as Washington’s Birthday.

Old Town Academy 2014-2015 Calendar

**Note: Parents with Siblings–the Dropdown menu to choose “Sibling at OTA?” is fixed!
Interested in enrolling your child at Old Town Academy for the 2015-2016 School Year?Click to view video • Click on the links below to Start the Application Process to register your child/ren for the Old Town Academy 2015-2016 Lottery.

• ENGLISH Lottery Application
• SPANISH Lottery Application

Please Note:

• A separate application must be filled out for each child
• Applications will be accepted through Friday, March 6, 2015.  After you successfully complete the online application you will receive an email confirmation with a submission ID, which will mean your child is officially enrolled in the lottery.*
  •  Submission Confirmation
    Dear parents of “Student Name”,
    The 2015-2016 Enrollment Application for Aaron has been successfully submitted to LVCP. [Old Town Academy’s Charter School Network]
    Here is your Submission ID: 7683294
• Kindergarten children need to be five years old ON OR BEFORE: September 1st of 2015. A Birth Certificate or Passport is required for verification before enrollment is finalized.
• If your child applied for the lottery last year and is on the wait list now, you must apply again for 2015-2016. Wait list numbers do not carry over from year to year.
• If your child or children are already enrolled in OTA, you do not need to fill out a Lottery Application, but do need to fill out an Intent to Re-enroll Form by Mar 6, 2015 to hold your place for 2015-2016 (most families have already done so).
  • OTA 2015-2016 Intent to Re-enroll ENGLISH
  • OTA 2015-2016 Intent to Re-enroll SPANISH

Enrollment Procedure:

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The next OTA Board Meeting is Thursday, Feb 12 at 7 PM in the 7th Grade room.

Old Town Academy Feb 12-Board Meeting

Agenda available for download at the “Governance” Tab.

*** 2015 Wine & Dine Tickets Available now at the OTA Foundation Site! ***

• TODAY After School, Friday, Feb 6, Virtuoso Music Academy classes start up. Classes will meet Monday and Friday and the program is world-class. …(Walk-ins welcome tomorrow–ages K-8. Learn more here:
  • Virtuoso Music Academy: *NEW Violins, Violas, Cello Instruction, Mon, Friday
    • [Registration Form: Classes start Friday, Feb 6]

• Friday, Feb 6 is our next OTA Parent Foundation Morning Coffee (8:30 in the downstairs gym/lunchroom). Hosted by the OTA Parent Foundation President Kuan Collins and OTA Administrators, this is a time to ask questions, meet other OTA Parents, get the latest on our most important fundraiser, the Wine & Dine Spring Gala, learn about the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Results; and learn about volunteering opportunities for Q3 & Q4: we’re looking for
  • DuoLingo Foreign Language Club Mentors (Spanish, German, Italian, French, and Portuguese),
  • Piano Lab Coaches, Robotics Lab Coaches,
  • Math Lab Coaches,
  • Athletic Coaches (Basketball, Baseball, Soccer), and more!
• MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Reports coming home next week (via email). Students have been reviewing their reports and setting goals for Q3.… and speaking of setting goals…
• Home Project Tree Tracking Solutions: Refrigerator, Bulletin Board, or Foam Board! Many parents are setting up Project Tree stations at home!
• Sunday, Feb 8, OTA Open Basketball starts up again…(2:00-4:00 PM at Presidio Gym) for 3rd-8th grade students, alumni, siblings, moms, dads, grandparents

*** View the OTA Calendar here ***