Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School
Address
Map
1414 E. Cedar Street

Allentown
,
Pennsylvania
18109-1960

United States
Coordinates40°37′21″N 75°26′03″W / 40.62261°N 75.43426°W / 40.62261; -75.43426
Information
TypePublic
FoundedSeptember 8, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-09-08), charter renewed 2012
FounderSandra Figueroa-Torres, Chief Executive Officer
OversightAllentown School District and Pennsylvania Department of Education
School number(484) 860-3300
Faculty25[1]
GradesK–12
Enrollment812 (2021-22)
Student to teacher ratio16.57[2]
Websitewww.llacslv.com

Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School is a midsized, urban, public charter school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[3] It is one of four public charter schools operating in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.[4]

As of the 2021-22 school year, enrollment was 812 in grades first through 12th.[5] The school employed 25 teachers, yielding a student-teacher ratio of 16:57.[6] In November 2012, the Allentown School District School Board renewed the charter school's agreement for five years, amid concerns regarding Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School's association with a local church.[7]

Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School is one of four public charter schools operating in Lehigh County in 2013. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, in 2012, there were 50,605 children in Lehigh County who were enrolled in public charter schools.[8]

The Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit, IU21, provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.[9]

Extracurriculars

Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School offers a wide variety of clubs, activities, and an extensive sports program.

Sports

Boys
Girls

According to PIAA directory of July 2013[10]

All student-athletes are required to participate in concussion training at Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School. All coaches at Lincoln Leadership are mandated to pass a concussion awareness course before coaching the children. Parent have access to the free training.[11]

References

  1. ^ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School, 2012
  2. ^ "Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School Performance report fast facts". Pennsylvania Department of Education. December 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "EdNA - Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School". Pennsylvania Department of Education. 2013–14. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  4. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, PA ED Directory - Charter Schools, 2013
  5. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, School Performance Profile - Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School, 2013
  6. ^ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core Data - Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School, 2010
  7. ^ Colin McEvoy (November 15, 2012). "Allentown School Board renews charter school despite concerns about operation, ties with church". The Express-Times.
  8. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Charter School Enrollment 2012-13, 2013
  9. ^ Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit IU21 Administration (2014). "Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit IU21".((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "PIAA School Directory". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2013.
  11. ^ Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School administration (2014). "Athletics information".
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