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Our Mission
Brilla Public Charter Schools, K-8 Schools in the
classical tradition, help students to grow
intellectually, socially, and physically into young men
and women of good character and spirit, and to be
prepared for excellence in high school, college and
beyond.
Our Vision
Brilla means “shine” in Spanish and speaks to the
beacon of hope and opportunity we are working to
build in the communities we serve. Brilla Public
Charter Schools seek to educate students to lead
lives of excellence, virtue and purpose. We do this by
leveraging the best instructional practices of model
charter schools – a longer school day and year,
utilizing technology-based blended learning to
deliver individualized instruction, intensively
supporting and coaching teachers—and combining
this with a robust character education program,
centered around our core virtues of courage,
justice, wisdom and self-control.
How We Will Do It
We will develop the whole child by
implementing a classroom-based
blended learning model that
delivers both differentiated
instruction and a well-rounded
liberal arts education.
Through data-driven
instruction and strategic partnerships, we will
prepare our students to excel in high school, college,
and beyond. Students will conclude Brilla Public
Charter School’s 8th grade equipped with the
confidence, intellectual curiosity, analytical abilities,
and habits that lead them to pose meaningful
questions of themselves and of others, and also
equipped with the virtues and conviction to be
leaders in creating a just society.
Our greatest asset, our teachers, will achieve our
mission with the resources and support to
customize and coordinate adaptive computer-based
and teacher-led instruction. Through a unique
co-teaching model, we will continue honing our craft
and relentlessly focus on enhancing effective
educational strategies.
We will foster a robust school culture, in which
character development is uniquely integrated across
all content areas. Students will develop and practice
courage, justice, wisdom, and self-control. As our
name suggests, Brilla scholars will shine as beacons
of hope both within and beyond our school walls.