Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
We offer grades TK (Transitional Kindergarten) through 5th Grade
Students are required to wear uniforms every day that they attend class. School uniforms help maintain children’s focus on their education and contributes to their safety during the school day. Information about uniform choices and where to purchase them is included in your student’s complete admissions packet.
Our uniform colors are burgundy and khaki. Students may wear burgundy tops (polos, sweatshirts, jackets) and khaki bottoms (shorts, pants, skorts, skirts, jumpers). We recommend purchasing uniforms at Michael’s School Uniforms, Inglewood or Hilda’s Uniform Shop, Compton. For more information regarding uniforms, please see the school’s handbook.
We are participating in the federally assisted National School Lunch Program. This program provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. A School Breakfast Program is offered as well. Additional information about these programs is available to our enrolled students, and menus are updated monthly.
The first step is to call or e-mail your child’s teacher. If you continue to have concerns, you may contact the parent liaison, principal, or assistant principal. It is important to prearrange a time to see your child’s teacher or an administrator.
Please see our Parent-Student Handbook provided to all enrolled students’ families.
The school publishes a twice-monthly newsletter that includes information about what the students are learning and activities you can do with your child. You may also contact your child’s teacher via email if you have questions.
Please remember that every teacher has their own unique instructional style, but all classes at Barack Obama Charter School are centered around the Ingenium Learning System instructional model. All instruction is based on the California State Framework requirements. These standards are the foundation of our curricular presentations.
Due to COVID-19, students will be not being participating in off campus field trips and in person volunteering has been put on hold
We welcome volunteers and will request help at various times throughout the school year. Please contact the school or our parent liaison for more information on current volunteer opportunities. The PTA is also an active part of Barack Obama Charter School.
Charter Schools FAQs
A student does not have to reside within the attendance boundaries of a charter school. If your child has an interest in exploring specific curriculum and a particular charter school has a unique offering within this area, your child may apply for admission. You could live fifteen miles from the school and qualify for enrollment. This is one of the positive attributes of a charter school.
Even charter schools that succeed academically may struggle financially. In theory, the tax dollars spent to educate your child will follow them to the charter school. Often times such things as special facilities and student transportation must be funded from the charter school itself. Parents are often expected to assist with fund raising to support the school’s mission.
California has the highest number of charter schools of any state in the country with 1,184 schools serving over 547,800 students as of Fall 2014. In 2014-15, 87 new charter schools opened in California. Charter schools serve a mix of students similar to those in California ‘s traditional public schools.
Interested in learning more? Please visit CCSA’s Charters up Close website for more information.