Spotlight
October 2010 -- Friends of Education and Volunteers of America-Minnesota were selected by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) to receive a grant to implement the "Minnesota Action Data project," a new public accountability system for Minnesota authorizers and charter schools that will turn school performance into accountable action for the purpose of enhancing charter school quality.
October 2010 -- Governor Tim Pawlenty proclaimed the week of October 11, 2010 as Advanced Placement Week to highlight Minnesota's Advanced Placement (AP) courses throughout the state. Trek North High School, a Volunteers of America-Minnesota charter school, was one of four successful Advanced Placement participation and performance sites toured during AP Week by the College Board and Commissioner Alice Seagren and Deputy Commissioner Karen Klinzing of the Minnesota Department of Education.
August 2010 -- Volunteers of America-Minnesota is pleased to announce Global Academy, Birch Grove Community School, and TrekNorth Junior and Senior High as recipients of the “Volunteers of America Charter School Network Excellence Awards.” The awards honor Volunteers of America authorized charter schools that have demonstrated strength in the areas of educational programming, financial management and oversight, and school board governance.
October 2009 -- NACSA Grants State of Minnesota Award for Excellence in Improving Policy, Volunteers of America Given Special Recognition for its Efforts
August 2009 -- Three Volunteers of America Charter Schools Receive Charter School Network Awards in the Areas of Educational Programming, Financial Managment and Oversight, and School Board Governance. Congratulations to: Global Academy, Trek North, and Metro Deaf School-North Star Academy.