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An innovative charter high school in Portland, Oregon

LÊP High combines a small school environment, rigorous, college-prep curriculum, and a leadership and entrepreneurship focus. Our projected enrollment for school year 2011-12 is 340 students. Our school targets students who are not well served in traditional schools either because of insufficient academic support, lack of challenge and rigor, and/or feeling disconnected in a large comprehensive high school.

LÊP High is a place where students…

• Engage in interdisciplinary, project-based learning
• Form lasting relationships with students, teachers, mentors, and other community members
• Complete internships with local organizations
• Identify and address real problems in our community
• Organize, initiate, and operate student-based businesses
• Prepare for success in college, career, and citizenship

For faculty members, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape a new educational endeavor with a commitment to:

• Innovative, research-based instructional practices
• Professional development and collegiality
• Distributed leadership and democratic decision making
• Small class size
• Salaries competitive among charter schools with full benefits, including PERS