Southside Family Charter School
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About
Languages spoken by school staff
English
Extra programming
Pre-Covid Southside Family School was one the first schools in the Twin Cities to offer a Travel Studies program. Taken every three years since 1993, this intergenerational learning adventure brings students face-to-face with leaders who themselves were children when they took up the cause & become agents of positive social change.
“Clubs” is their electives program that offers students a choice of enrichment classes. All students are given new club options at the beginning of each month. Teachers & community volunteers teach clubs which range from classes on Japanese Taiko Drumming & recycling arts to basketball or MN History.
Extracurriculars Offered:
Audio and Visual production Clubs, Cultural Extracurriculars, Environmental/Outdoors Clubs, STEM/STEAM Clubs
Uniforms
Students who attend Southside Family Charter School are not required to wear uniforms.
How to enroll
To enroll, contact Tarik at Tarik@southsidefamilyschool.org or (612) 872-8322.
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Teachers at this school
Average student to teacher ratio
Academics
76%
Academic programming
Southside Family Charter School (SFCS) is a nationally recognized award-winning, K-8 urban elementary school located in South Minneapolis. Founded in 1972, they provide an academically challenging, socially conscious education to a diverse community of learners. They are proud to offer a social justice curriculum, small class sizes (10-18 students per grade), & hands on learning. SFCS’s social justice curriculum motivates children to: improve their basic skills; study history; think critically; & aspire to the achievement of the models they study & meet. Their curriculum comes alive with: challenging history, world studies, & language arts classes; individualized math instruction emphasizing hands-on activities; biological, physical, earth, & environmental science; and Spanish enrichment experiences.
Academic Programs Offered:
Arts Focused Programming, Multi-Grade Classrooms, STEM/STEAM, Social Justice Curriculum
Special education programming
No response from school.
English language learner programming
No response from school.
Proficiency
4 out of 10 students are performing math at grade level
6 out of 10 students read at grade level
Progress
5 out of 10 students are progressing to graduate on grade-level in math
6 out of 10 students are progressing to graduate on grade-level in reading
Climate
75%
School values
Southside Family Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school, committed to educating students through social justice education.
Discipline Policy
Southside Family School practices Restorative Justice when it comes to conflict, harm, or behavioral issues in their school community.
Teacher retention
Attendance
Discipline
Equity
64%
Equity vision
Southside Family Charter School is a small, K-8 school that meets the needs of a culturally & ethnically diverse population by engaging children in critical thinking & problem solving, involving children in political & social activism, encouraging creative expression, offering a wide range of electives & advocating for children & families.