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Our District launched in 1998 in San Antonio with a founding vision of shaping our students into the future leaders of the community, we operate local schools that serve grades sixth through High School. Where other schools focus on college preparation New Frontier students are college students – many of them entering college in high school.
Each of our students – from sixth grade on – are on a collegiate pathway. Through our partnership with The Alamo Colleges, our campuses offer an immersion program to and through college where students are embedded in post-secondary courses with other college students. Our students will graduate with a Distinguished High School Diploma and an Associate’s Degree. New Frontiers is a unique combination of innovative teaching methods, specialized programs, community involvement, and personalized learning.
Our schools are primarily funded by federal and state appropriations. However, public charter schools receive on average $1,000 less funding per student than traditional public schools. For NFPS District The gap can vary up to $500,000 depending on the school’s enrollment. Under the state’s school funding formula, public charter schools do not receive any form of facilities funding or any credit enhancement for facilities, the latter of which results in a significantly higher interest rate for financing charter schools facilities. As a consequence, districts like ours must seek investments from the philanthropic community so that our schools continue to grow and meet the needs of our students.
New Frontiers Public Schools currently operates Greg A. Garcia Early College Intermediate a 6th – 8th grade campus, Imelda Davis Early College High School a 9th – 11th campus, and Frank L. Madla Early College High School a 9th – 12th grade campus.
Charter Schools are free, public schools that have the flexibility to adapt to the educational needs of individual students. Charter schools vary in mission and model, serving a wide range of students, many with needs beyond the one-size-fits-all traditional public school. Although charter schools have some autonomy, they still must meet the rigorous academic standards dictated by the State for all public schools. Learn more.
We operate open enrollment, public charter schools and as such we accept all students where we have availability. If we reach capacity, we are mandated to employ a public lottery for additional admissions. Our applications do include a request for academic information so that we are able to ‘triage’ a student’s needs and build a prescriptive, individualized educational plan. A student’s academic record would not preclude them from attending any of our schools.
Families interested in placing their students on a pathway to and through college – should visit our website at newfrontierspublicschools.org, find us on social media or call us at (210) 519-3900 for information on how they can apply to attend our schools. Although we do employ a waitlist for grades where we are at capacity there remain some opportunities for additional families to be served by our district. Additionally, we are open-enrollment schools which means we serve students in our primary boundary of Bexar County once that area is served we can serve our secondary boundary which includes Floresville, Devine and the surrounding areas. Since we are open enrollment we accept student applications all year round.
New Frontiers Public Schools District has three (3) public charter campuses that are free of charge. The 6 -12th grade operation – the Greg A. Garcia Early College Intermediate, the Frank L. Madla Early College High School is located at Palo Alto College for students in grades 9-12, and the Imelda Davis Early College High School is located at San Antonio College for students in grades 9 – 11. Students have the opportunity to earn an Associate’s Degree while earning a High School Distinguished Diploma at no cost.
Our schools are tuition-free, public charter schools. We operate at no cost to families. Students enrolled in our Early College High School also attend without cost – in fact in the past three semesters, they have earned over 2659 college credit hours which has saved their families $300,000 in college expenses.
We are currently employing a variety of innovative approaches to ensure are students are academically prepared to enter college at high school. Our teachers are certified in coding and will embed this academic theme in every content area. We are also in a partnership with the Digital Learning Department at Region 20 Service Center to integrate technology in the classroom and are excited to begin offering robotics, engineering and design opportunities.
Our District launched in 1998 in San Antonio with a founding vision of shaping our students into the future leaders of the community, we operate local schools that serve children grades sixth through High School. Where other schools focus on college preparation New Frontier students are college students – many of them entering college in high school.
Each of our students – from sixth grade on – are on a collegiate pathway. Through our partnership with The Alamo Colleges, our campuses offer an immersion program to and through college where students are embedded in post-secondary courses with other college students. Our students will graduate with a Distinguished High School Diploma and an Associate’s Degree. New Frontiers is a unique combination of innovative teaching methods, specialized programs, community involvement, and personalized learning.
Our schools are tuition-free, public charter schools. We operate at no cost to families. Students enrolled in our Early College High School also attend without cost – in fact in the past three semesters, they have earned over 2659 college credit hours which has saved their families $300,000 in college expenses.
We are currently employing a variety of innovative approaches to ensure are students are academically prepared to enter college at high school. Our teachers are certified in coding and will embed this academic theme in every content area. We are also in a partnership with the Digital Learning Department at Region 20 Service Center to integrate technology in the classroom and are excited to begin offering robotics, engineering and design opportunities.
Frank L. Madla and Imelda Davis Early College High School campuses are what sets New Frontiers Public Schools apart from other charter districts. Both are located on the Alamo College grounds, with Frank L. Madla partnered directly with Palo Alto College and Imelda Davis with San Antonio College. They have the opportunity to immerse themselves into a true college experience with other college students. Our Early College High Schools are built on a commitment to provide students with:
Frank L. Madla and Imelda Davis ECHS students have the opportunity to earn an Associate’s Degree (60 credits) from the Alamo Colleges District, while earning their High School Distinguished Diploma at no cost.
Our schools are primarily funded by federal and state appropriations. However, public charter schools receive on average $1,000 less funding per student than traditional public schools. For NFPS District The gap can vary up to $500,000 depending on the school’s enrollment. Under the state’s school funding formula, public charter schools do not receive any form of facilities funding or any credit enhancement for facilities, the latter of which results in a significantly higher interest rate for financing charter schools facilities. As a consequence, districts like ours must seek investments from the philanthropic community so that our schools continue to grow and meet the needs of our students.
New Frontiers Public Schools District has three (3) public charter campuses that are free of charge. The 6 -12th grade operation – the Greg A. Garcia Early College Intermediate, the Frank L. Madla Early College High School is located at Palo Alto College for students in grades 9-12, and the Imelda Davis Early College High School is located at San Antonio College for students in grades 9 – 11. They earn an Associate’s Degree while earning a High School Distinguished Diploma at no cost.
Our District launched in 1998 in San Antonio with a founding vision of shaping our students into the future leaders of the community, we operate local schools that serve children grades sixth through High School. Where other schools focus on college preparation New Frontier students are college students – many of them entering college in high school.
Each of our students – from sixth grade on – are on a collegiate pathway. Through our partnership with The Alamo Colleges, our campuses offer an immersion program to and through college where students are embedded in post-secondary courses with other college students. Our students will graduate with a Distinguished High School Diploma and an Associate’s Degree. New Frontiers is a unique combination of innovative teaching methods, specialized programs, community involvement, and personalized learning.
Our schools are tuition-free, public charter schools. We operate at no cost to families. Students enrolled in our Early College High School also attend without cost – in fact in the past three semesters, they have earned over 2659 college credit hours which has saved their families $300,000 in college expenses.
Frank L. Madla and Imelda Davis Early College High School campuses are what sets New Frontiers Public Schools apart from other charter districts. Both are located on the Alamo College grounds, with Frank L. Madla partnered directly with Palo Alto College and Imelda Davis with San Antonio College. They have the opportunity to immerse themselves into a true college experience with other college students. Our Early College High Schools are built on a commitment to provide students with:
Frank L. Madla and Imelda Davis ECHS students have the opportunity to earn an Associate’s Degree (60 credits) from the Alamo Colleges District, while earning their High School Distinguished Diploma at no cost.
Each of our students – from sixth grade on – are on a collegiate pathway. Through our partnership with The Alamo Colleges, our campuses offer an immersion program to and through college where students are embedded in post-secondary courses with other college students. Our students will graduate with a Distinguished High School Diploma and an Associate’s Degree. New Frontiers is a unique combination of innovative teaching methods, specialized programs, community involvement, and personalized learning.
We are currently employing a variety of innovative approaches to ensure are students are academically prepared to enter college at high school. Our teachers are certified in coding and will embed this academic theme in every content area. We are also in a partnership with the Digital Learning Department at Region 20 Service Center to integrate technology in the classroom and are excited to begin offering robotics, engineering and design opportunities.
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