Promoting Academic Excellence

Panola Charter School targets non-traditional students in grades 8-12 who  desire to acquire their education at a more advanced pace. The educational setting is a non-traditional model where students are guided through their education by caring, nurturing teachers who facilitate the learning process with Individual instruction, textbooks and computer technology using OdysseyWare by Pathway Publishers.

Individual Instruction

Students work at their own pace, concentrating on only four subject areas at a time. A four-hour session runs from 8:00am to 12:10pm.

Educational Environment

Panola Charter School operates in an environment of respect, responsibility and recognition, producing graduates who enter the local and global community with academic knowledge, marketable skills, and positive work ethics.

School Mission

The mission of Panola Charter School is to significantly reduce, if not almost completely eliminate, illiteracy and academic failure while increasing student self-worth and the number of graduates who qualify to attend college by providing the community with a student-friendly educational environment that promotes personalized, character-based, computer-integrated curriculum lead by a team of caring staff members dedicated to the success of each student under their influence.

Student Handbook, Code of Conduct
Enrollment Requirements & School Calendar

    Click Here to Read the 2007-08 Student Handbook
    Click Here to Read the Enrollment Requirements
    Click Here to view the 2007-08 School Calendar
    Click Here to view the 2008-09 School Calendar

 * Options and RequirementsFor Providing Assistance to Students Who Have
    Learning Difficulties or Who Need or May Need Special Education Services

    English Version
    Spanish Version

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Self-Paced Program ( Grades 8-12 )

Students are able to:

• Work on only 4 subject areas at a time

• Have a 4-hour school day

• Earn credits while working for a business in the PCS Internship Program

• Master the Texas Essential Knowledge Skills (TEKS) before moving on

• Utilize state-of-the-art computer technology to enhance their learning

• Earn credits using OdysseyWare online curriculum on the computer

• Learn to use the software of the "business world"

• Interact with caring, nurturing teachers and staff

• Build their self-esteem and confidence by building on their strengths

• Are respected as individuals