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Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy 
Soaring to New HeightsLocation Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Information Type Charter Established 2000 Grades K-8 Enrollment ~215 Color(s) Yellow, Black Athletics Soccer, golf, cross country, tennis Mascot Golden Eagle Website http://www.scholarsacademy.org/ Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy (MRSA) is a charter school in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was established in 2000 with the mission to provide appropriate education for highly gifted students in kindergarten through eighth grade. This school has earned several School of Excellence awards. It also earned a Blue Ribbon Award in 2011.
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Curriculum
Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy focuses on an intellectually challenging curriculum. The math program begins teaching high school level courses in 6th grade. North Carolina End Of Course exams are administered in Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, English I and Biology. Physical Science is also taught in 7th grade; however, the EOC exam is not administered in that subject. The foreign language program teaches Spanish and Mandarin Chinese starting in kindergarten. Other enrichment classes include Choir, Strings (Violin and Viola), Visual Art, and Physical Education. Strings class was added in the 2006–2007 school year. Physical Education was replaced with International Tae Kwon Do until the 2007–2008 school year, when the program was canceled due to budget restraints, also in 2010–2011 the school added a band program.
Administration
The school is currently headed by Dr. Marie E. Peine. She served as a Gifted Coordinator and Teacher for the Servier County School system shortly before becoming the Director of MRSA in June 2001.
Statistics
MRSA North Carolina Average Teacher : Student Ratio 1:10 1:15 Students by Ethnicity American Indian 0% 1% Asian 34% 2% Hispanic 4% 11% Black 9% 28% White 52% 54% Sources
Categories:- Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Charter schools in North Carolina
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