Sturgis Charter Public School
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The Sturgis Charter Public School is a dual-campus charter school located in the village of Hyannis, Massachusetts (Town of Barnstable, MA), United States. The school received its charter in February 1998 and opened in September for the 1998–1999 academic year with 162 freshman, 15 faculty and staff, a newly renovated facility, and a $1.2 million budget. The school philosophy is International Baccalaureate for all students.
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427 Main Street (East) 41.651837°N 70.285178°W / 41.651837; -70.285178 125 West Main Street (West) 41.646051°N 70.300759°W / 41.646051; -70.300759 Hyannis, Massachusetts | |
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Type | Charter high school |
Motto | International Baccalaureate for All (Independence of Thought, Generosity of Spirit (1998-2004) Student Learning is Why We Are Here (unofficial)) |
Established | 1998 as Sturgis Charter School |
School district | Sturgis Charter Public School |
Head teacher | Paul Marble (2016-Present) |
Faculty | 36.8 (on FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9 - 12 |
Enrollment | 743.3 (East & West) |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.0[1] |
Color(s) | East - Blue & White West - Green & White |
Athletics conference | Cape and Islands Small School |
Mascot | East - "Storm" West - "Navigators" |
Information | 508-778-1782 |
Website | School website |
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For its first six years, the school was known as Sturgis Charter School. In 2004, the Sturgis board changed the school's name to "Sturgis Charter Public School," in keeping with a public relations initiative of the Massachusetts Charter School Association. According to the enabling legislation for Massachusetts charter schools, a "charter" school is by statutory definition a public school. Sturgis determined that many people were unaware of this and thus added the term "Public" for clarity.
In 2010, Sturgis decided to open a new campus on West Main Street in Hyannis, only a few blocks from the original campus. However, the campus was not built until 2012, and both schools shared space on Main Street until the new school was constructed.[citation needed] This new campus came to be known as "Sturgis West", while the original campus on Main Street in Hyannis came to be known as "Sturgis East", basically dividing the Sturgis campus into two separate schools. Both the East & West campuses field their own athletic teams (although some teams include students from both campuses). The campuses each have their own mascots, and their own school colors and compete against each other in all sports offered at both schools. Sturgis East's mascot name is the "Storm", and their colors are navy blue and white. Sturgis West's mascot name is the "Navigators", and their colors are green and white.
As of the 2008–09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 367 students and 36.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.0.[1]