Triad Math and Science Academy (TMSA), located in Greensboro, is our sister school. It started in 2008 in Guilford County with 244 students in grades K-6 and currently serving about 500 students in grades K-10 in its 4^th year. TMSA held enrollment lotteries every year due to overwhelming interest from public. For 2011/2012 school year, there were over 840 applications for 128 spots.

Our sister school has a number of academic and organizational achievements in its history. Here are some of them:

Academic Achievements:

•  Outperformed Guilford County and NC EOG and EOC passing averages for all grades and for all subjects.
• Made AYP (Met 17 out of 17 target goals)
• Only half of NC charter schools made AYP.
• Only 25% Guilford County Schools made AYP.
• Identified as “School of Distinction” by the NC DPI according to the ABC growth
• Academic Teams
• Math Olympiad received numerous ranking in NC in competitions.
• Science Olympiad collected medals in regional competitions in elementary, middle, and high school divisions.  
• FLL (First Lego League) team won 2^nd place in state competition and advanced to international level (competed in Netherlands in summer of 2011)
• Future City Design won 2^nd place at state level  

Organizational Achievements:

• School had a surplus every year of operation. 
• High parental involvement.
• 98% student intent to return rate for 12/13 school year.
• Purchased and moved its own building in third year securing a $5mil loan.
• Own facility in 3^rd year (76,000 sq ft building on 11.5 acres land)

o   All classrooms equipped with smartboards, wireless internet, audio-visual system, and security cameras

o  4 Science Labs and 2 Computer Labs

o  Large Media Center & Cafeteria

o  Auditorium and Gym

o   Playground, Basketball court, and Multi-purpose field.

• Received $530,000 Federal Implementation Grant towards the facility project

Here are some additional pictures.