Organizers of a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) charter school have begun enrolling students for the Greenville campus, which is expected to open later this year.
An information meeting about the local school is scheduled next week.
The Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy (PTAA) announced on its Facebook page this week that enrollment has opened for the agency’s Mesquite and Greenville campuses for students in grades 6-7 for the 2016-17 school year. The school received its charter in late December.
The PTAA campus will be located at 8501 Jack Finney Boulevard and 308 Aerobic Lane, in buildings previously used by the Phoenix Charter School, which closed earlier this year.
The PTAA, doing business as the Meadow Oaks Foundation, will provide grades 6 and 7, starting in August 2016. Grades 8 and 9 are expected to be added in 2017, grades 10 and 11 in 2018 and grades 12 and K-5 in 2019.
The company is intending to open a private pre-school and K-5 campus in February.
The school has also applied for a waiver to open additional charter school grades this year.
Additional information is available on the school’s web site at ptaaschool.org.
Details concerning plans for the school are to be released during a public meeting scheduled Jan. 19 at the National Guard Armory in Greenville.