{"id":46,"date":"2017-07-03T09:40:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T13:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.philasd.org\/charterschools\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2025-06-09T15:33:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T19:33:40","slug":"philadelphia-performing-arts-a-string-theory-charter-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/old\/philadelphia-performing-arts-a-string-theory-charter-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mission<\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cThe mission of Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School is to educate each student according to age and development so that learning and growth are united; integrate the developing mind and body of the student through academics and the performing arts and sciences; ensure each student\u2019s excellence in academic skills; awaken and preserve the spirit of our students through the classical arts, science, and technology; and nourish this spirit and curiosity so that students continue to flourish long after the end of formal training.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<ul id=\"listmenu\"><li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic flaticon flaticon-clip\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\tEnrollment Application\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>This school is not an Apply Philly Charter participant. Please visit the school\u2019s website to learn more about their application process<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic flaticon flaticon-apple\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\tCity-Wide Enrollment\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>School enrolls from across Philadelphia<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic flaticon flaticon-alarm-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\tSeptember 19, 2025\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Application Deadline<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic flaticon flaticon-family-room\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\tK-12\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Grades Served<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reports<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Annual Charter Evaluation (ACE)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Developed annually by the Charter Schools Office (CSO) for all Philadelphia brick-and-mortar charter schools (except those up for renewal), these reports provide information on three main areas of charter school performance: academic success, organizational compliance and viability, and financial health and sustainability.<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1cMG6mKXfNx5FR1mDSaxOmcVoGyXI9bwm\/view?usp=sharing\">2024<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1hS3Ti0TYVn7Zzvdq4f4KVChmkQvkm1Du\/view?usp=sharing\">2023 (Renewal)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Adr4H0Trsm8EkIDykFnQ1wg1ot-t1YEU\/view?usp=sharing\">2022<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1tiGU8r42pb-dSowO4ZvYKZta-kLF51YZ\/view?usp=sharing\">2021<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1NhBCkH2jNArEBotifhw7D-H6_7lcbHTl\/view?usp=sharing\">2020<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gcMAX09xIVk1Mm7vrl5QdjDF4JbiCmJB\/view?usp=sharing\">2019<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1GbGuUSMeDx-qPRIUaviUfDPCToI6qUvC\/view?usp=sharing\">2018 (Renewal)<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1UFcZue-7JdLfFmaA7U24Ud34slfhlAJF\/view?usp=sharing\">2017<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/philasd.org\/file\/d\/0B5FphNXQtP4FcGdXZ2lDNTFNUjQ\/view?usp=drivesdk\">2016<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/philasd.org\/file\/d\/0B5FphNXQtP4FcUhBUkxyczFrdGM\/view?usp=drivesdk\">2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Annual Independent Financial Audits<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Financial audits are produced annually by independent auditors for all charter schools in Pennsylvania. All charter schools are required to have an independent financial audit completed every year. Charter school fiscal years (FY) span from July 1 to June 30th. For example, FY24 is July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1RZXJ1RcAOT_EvCModOLHQNK5ugpRDuhj\/view\">FY24<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/financial-audits-archive\/\"><strong>Click here to access reports from prior years<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Future Ready PA Index<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Developed annually by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), these reports provide an overview of student academic performance in every Pennsylvania public school, including traditional District schools, charter schools, cyber charter schools, and career and technology centers.\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/futurereadypa.org\/Performance\/243149034164143241135073034082024087019074141004\/081139192140129149085148190240223182211076104225148038049166251029216251015062183026187052205023\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Timeline<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"listmenu\"><li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t2000\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Initial Charter<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t2004\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Charter Renewed<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t2009\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Charter Renewed<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t2012\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Charter Amended, Enrollment increase and grade reconfiguration.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0B9-e74yXqKs0YnJnbV9EUFRncDQ\">2014<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Charter Renewed<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>6<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1GbGuUSMeDx-qPRIUaviUfDPCToI6qUvC\/view\">2019<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Renewal Recommended<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>7<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1hS3Ti0TYVn7Zzvdq4f4KVChmkQvkm1Du\/view?usp=sharing\">2024<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Renewal Recommended<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>8<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t2029\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Next Renewal Review<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission \u201cThe mission of Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School is to educate each student according to age and development so that learning and growth are united; integrate the developing mind and body of the student through academics and the performing arts and sciences; ensure each student\u2019s excellence in academic skills; awaken and preserve the spirit&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"button minimal\"><a class=\"learnmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/old\/philadelphia-performing-arts-a-string-theory-charter-school\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":1744,"parent":182,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"office-home-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":77,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17752,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/17752"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}