A community-based charter TK-8 school coming to Azusa, CA
Rigorous academics, arts, world languages, parent engagement
January 18, 2020

Hi Everyone,

I hope you had a great holiday season and are ready for all that 2020 has to offer. I am happy to share that we have made progress on our charter school and am writing today with some important updates in the sections below.

As always, your interest and involvement with Rosedale Charter Academy will be key to our success in establishing a high-quality public school option for students in the greater Azusa community. Ideas, leads, questions--we welcome them all. You can reach us at rosedalecharter@gmail.com or on Twitter @rosedalecharter. I look forward to seeing you soon.

Sabrina Bow, Ed.D
Founder & Board Chair of RCA
Resident ~ Parent ~ Educator
Meet our Founding Board of Directors
La Mesa Directiva :: 董事会
Introducing the founding members of the Rosedale Charter Academy Board of Directors. Top row: Sabrina Bow, Liza Contreras, Nathalie Esber, Thomas Kim. Bottom row: Elizabeth Owen and Joseph Sedlacek.

As volunteer board members we are committed to diversity, equity, transparent governance, fiscally-responsible operations, and enriched academics. We bring experience in K-12 school administration, community activism, real estate, health care, learning and assessment, and human resources, operations and finance.

We are looking to grow the board to nine members and are seeking a diverse representation of professional experience and backgrounds. If you are interested in learning more about serving on the RCA board, please email Sabrina Bow at rosedalecharter@gmail.com
Curriculum Advisors
We have recruited two curriculum experts to help guide and develop our instructional program.
SCIENCE / STEM

Dr. Robin Gose is the CEO and President of MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation. She leads the museum in fulfilling its mission of "igniting learning through interactive experiences in science and creativity.” Dr. Gose has been a STEM educator for more than 20 years in both classroom and museum settings.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Dr. David Costa serves as an assistant principal in the award-winning Long Beach Unified School District. Dr. Costa has served as both a classroom teacher and administrator. Most of all, he i s deeply invested in developing school leaders, evaluating instruction, and effectively implementing Common Core State Standards.

In 2013, California moved away from the single-metric model of school accountability--the Academic Performance Index (API). Since 2017, all California public schools and districts--including charter schools--are evaluated on multiple indicators aligned to the state's priorities for public schools, including but not limited to standardized test scores in English and Mathematics. Click here to access the CA School Dashboard and look up Azusa Unified or any other district, district school, or charter school in the state.

In our May 2019 newsletter, we shared the 2018 Dashboard results for Azusa Unified. Here we provide a quick link to the most recent results from 2019.

Click below for AUSD's 2019 performance in 7 key areas by school

The Dashboard is available in multiple languages, including Chinese and Spanish.

表板有多种语言,包括中文和西班牙文。

El Tablero está disponible en varios idiomas, incluidos chino y español.
www.rosedalecharter.org