A Vision For Charter Schools: Chief Academic Officer Dr. Micah Studer Interviewed On More Than A Test Podcast
Chief Academic Officer Dr. Micah Studer was recently featured on the More Than A Test podcast, where he got to talk about Visions and our mission as a charter school. The episode, titled “Redefining Education: Doctor Micah Studer’s Vision for Charter Schools”, explores everything from the types of students we serve to the way that we build community in a non-classroom based school. With insight into instructional practices, family-teacher relationships, interpersonal student support, and more, Dr. Studer discusses how Visions’ student-first mentality has created a successful learning environment for over 25 years.
“We at Visions believe that we can never let go of the responsibility to ensure sufficient academic progress for all of our kids,” Dr. Studer explains in the episode. “Education is our future and we have a duty to serve all students.”
Serving our students includes academic support, such as Synchronous Instruction classes and one-to-one relationships with teachers, social opportunities like field trips and events, and social-emotional supports, such as mental health and social worker access. Most importantly, we serve each student in a way that honors their backgrounds, individual needs, and personal journeys.
“All students come to us with a story,” says Dr. Studer. “They had to make a choice to come here [to Visions], and there’s always a story attached to that.”
Looking Ahead
Every year, Visions continues to build on our successes. We know that our values, which are to accept, align with, and meet our students where they are, impact our school in ways that are both measurable and incalculable.
“The longer students are with us, the better their academic progress becomes,” explains Dr. Studer in the episode. “Those data points are incredibly inspiring because they mean our teachers and administrators are doing the great work of helping our students and families be successful.”
As the host Jennie Tookoian says in the episode, “Dr. Studer’s leadership is bold, reflective, and personal,” and we are grateful to him for sharing Visions’ story. Thank you Jennie and More Than A Test for having us!
About More Than A Test
The More Than A Test podcast focuses on literacy in the classroom, but also explores how school leaders are adapting to an ever-changing educational landscape. Their goal is to analyze the shortcomings in literacy education and tech while still finding a sense of hope in what’s possible in education through learning and technology.