User:Chipcook/The North Carolina Leadership Academy

The North Carolina Leadership Academy (The NCLA) is a NC public charter school, which has been approved by the NC State Board of Education for operation as a K-12 secondary school. The NCLA's focus is on college preparatory academics, leadership development (using youth leadership programs from the Civil Air Patrol), and community service. As a NC public charter school, public tax dollars are the primary funding sources. Local, state, and federal dollars fund each student. Like all NC public charter schools, The NCLA has open enrollment with no discrimination, no religious associations, and no tuition costs.

The NCLA will begin its first year of operation during school year 2013-14, with an opening enrollment of approximately 434 students, in grades K-9. After the initial opening, The NCLA will add another year of high school until the school is a complete K-12 program, culminating with the academy's first graduating class of 2017. Within six years, maximum enrollment should be just under 1000 students, for a complete K-12 secondary school program.