• In March 2020, our world was impacted by a global pandemic.
• The educators at our brick-and-mortar site, Cologne Academy, had to quickly pivot in order to continue to provide rigorous and high quality instruction to our scholars using virtual platforms.  Our delivery method may have changed, but our mission stayed the same.
• Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, our educators continued to build out and refine our remote teaching program.
• Executive Director, Dr. Lynn Peterson, saw daily successes and soon realized the impact our curriculum could have on students throughout the state of Minnesota; her vision of Cologne Academy Online was born.

• Charter schools foster a relationship between parents, teachers and students.
• Charter schools create an environment in which parents can be more involved, and teachers are given the freedom to innovate.
• Charter schools are designed around the needs of students.

Choice

• A public school open to anyone wishing to attend;  enrollment is open to students in any district or location based on space availability.
• A tuition free public school funded through the state
• No local tax levy in support of charter schools
• A school that provides families choice in public education

Accountability

• A school that is governed by the parents of the students who attend the school and the staff that are employed at the school
• Parents and teachers acting through a Board establish a learning program and oversees management of the school
• Staffed by licensed teachers;  teachers are not tenured.
• Accountable for academic outcomes, to parents and to the state
• Fiscal accountability to parents, school authorizer and the state

Innovation

• Operated independently from the school district in which they are located
• Sponsored by an authorizing organized and approved by the state of Minnesota
• Renewal decided every three years by the authorizing organization
• Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Charter School Success Formula:

Flexibility + Expectations + Accountability + (Attitude) = ACHIEVEMENT

Quick Facts

• Cologne Academy Online is a K-8 school
• Cost: FREE!   Cologne Academy Online is a public school.
• Limited class sizes
• School hours are 8:30-3:30 p.m.
• There are no district boundaries. This means that no matter where you live in Minnesota, you may enroll.
• Students of ALL abilities are welcome.
• All teachers are highly qualified, licensed teachers.

Lastly, don’t miss your chance to offer your child an exceptional education. Call or email for more information!

Cologne Academy Report Card by MDE

Cologne Academy Online is authorized by:
Friends of Education
1405 Xenium Lane
Plymouth, MN 55441