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curriculum,
students will be armed with
marketable skills by the time
they graduate from high school,
specifically, an associate’s degree.
Weaver said Lone Star Language
Academy will eventually offer a
K-12th grade curriculum, with
students obtaining high school
credits while in middle school,
and high school students ending
up with college credits before
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and Priscila Carrera, the school’s
office manager (“who is nothing
short of amazing,” Weaver said),
the school at 5301 Democracy
Drive is now in the business of
education. Furthermore, Weaver
and the school have definite
plans for growth and expansion.
Each day, students are
immersed in science, technology,
arts and math (STEAM/STEM)
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programs, along with English/
language arts and social studies,
as well as the ability to learn two
languages: Hebrew and Spanish.
“The reality is that many
of the STEM-related fields and
jobs are international,” Weaver
said, adding that being bilingual
and trilingual ends up being a
competitive advantage on the
job market. Spanish is offered,
Ms. Otey's kindergarten art class
as it is the second-most spoken
language in the United States.
The Hebrew component, in the
meantime, ties into the Jewish
community’s growth in Far
North Dallas and Collin County,
a natural fit for Weaver, who is
also Jewish.
“We felt that the Jewish
families would want their
children to learn more Hebrew
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in school,” Weaver said. Future
languages, such as French,
are being considered; Weaver
indicated she is soliciting
feedback from parents.
Many of those parents have
jobs in the area of Legacy West
Plano, which is one reason
why the school was conceived.
Launched by a group that
believed a charter school
should be up and running near
a major employment center,
Lone Star Language Academy’s
doors open as early as 6 a.m. to
accommodate parents who work
in and around the Legacy area.
In addition to its being open
to students attending school in
the Plano Independent School
District, families belonging to
the Allen, Carrollton-Farmers
Branch, Frisco and Richardson
ISDs may apply as well.
In addition to learning about
languages and an
STEAM/STEM
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Staci Weaver was hired
May 26, 2017, as principal and
superintendent of Lone Star
Language Academy, one of
Dallas-Fort Worth’s newest
charter schools. Three months
later on Aug. 21, the new charter
school in West Plano opened
its doors for the first time to
welcome 108 new students, from
kindergarten
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grade.
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from another charter school, the
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