National Blue Ribbon Schools
Two CMU partner schools have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools. This prestigious national honor recognizes schools across the country for providing a quality education to their students.
Academic Performance
CMU partner schools are eight of the top 25 performing charter public schools in the state based on 2019 M-STEP results.
2. Cross Creek Charter Academy
4. South Arbor Charter Academy
6. Canton Charter Academy
8. Holly Academy
9. Eagle Crest Charter Academy
23. Noor International Academy
24. A.G.B.U. Alex and Marie Manoogian School
25. Island City Academy
U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools
Each year, U.S. News and World Report recognizes high schools for producing measurable academic outcomes that demonstrate they are successfully educating their students across a broad range of performance standards. Out of 650 Michigan high schools included in the 2019 report, the CMU partner high schools that were ranked in the top 100 are:
- Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy
- International Academy of Flint
- West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
Michigan Charter School Administrator and Teacher of the Year Awards
There is a tradition of excellence with award-winning leaders serving the students in CMU partner schools. Both 2020 Michigan Charter School Administrator of the Year and Michigan Charter School Teacher of the Year award winners are from CMU partner schools. They are Jeremy Brown, the administrator at Woodland Park Academy and Jennifer Melero, a kindergarten teacher at Holly Academy. This is the first year since MAPSA began the award recognitions that both award winners were from CMU partner schools.
Past winners of these awards from CMU partner schools include:
- 2018 – Kristina Price, Trillium Academy (Teacher)
- 2017 – Gordy Hyska, Charyl Stockwell Academy (Teacher)
- 2015 – Dr. Luay Shalabi, Central Academy (Administrator)
- 2012 – Julie Kildee, Holly Academy (Administrator)
- 2010 – Matthew Briere, Trillium Academy (Teacher)
- 2008 – Lori Zemke, The Da Vinci Institute (Teacher)
- 2007 – Amy Straus, Central Academy (Teacher)
- 2005 – Lisa Koski, Trillium Academy (Teacher)
- 2004 – Bonnie Brock, The Midland Academy of Advanced and Creative Studies (Teacher)
- 2003 – Kim Nelson, Morey Montessori Public School Academy (Teacher)