School Type: Public	School Setting: Urban
Level: Elementary	School Design: Magnet
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Background Context

Demographics

Charter Oak Academy of Global Studies is a racially, ethnically, and economically diverse school with a student population of 308 during the 1998-1999 school year.

Student Racial/Ethnic Composition:

9% Asian American
19% African American
25% Hispanic
45% White

Limited English proficient students: 26%
Number of languages: at least 12
Qualify for free/reduced lunch: 33%

Background

Charter Oak School converted to Charter Oak Academy of Global Studies, a magnet school in the West Hartford School District, in September of 1998. It is now a "school of choice" with a global studies theme that provides rich opportunities for students to study theirs and others' cultures. The Family Resource Center (FRC) has operated at Charter Oak since 1992.

Charter Oak is a school where over one-fourth of the students speak English as a second language and in the school hallways more than a dozen languages can be heard. Often when families arrive in West Hartford from another country, they are overwhelmed by the forms that must be filled out, the communication that must read, and the nuances of American culture. After-school care is also a challenge for many of the families who attend Charter Oak School. In order to attract all families into the school community, the school works in conjunction with the FRC to meet these and other diverse needs.

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