CGLA Admissions Process

Documents

CGLA Charter Application (10MB PDF)
CGLA Director Job Description (Word)
CGLA Governance Board Agenda 6-12-09 (PDF)

The Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy (CGLA) is a single gender, small learning community for girls in grades 6 – 12. The college preparation curriculum is centered on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). With an extended day and a year round calendar, CGLA offers academically underperforming girls an accelerated and integrated remediation approach to move them to proficient and advanced levels within core academic subjects.

CGLA opened its doors in July of 2009 to a class of fifty 6th graders and twenty-five 9th graders. In partnership with HCDE, parents, and the community, the school’s founders expect CGLA to become a national model and another success story for Hamilton County.

VISION
All young women have equitable access to the skills, knowledge, and opportunities to succeed in college and to develop as leaders in their communities and the world.

The Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy is grounded in the belief that every student has the potential to be an academic achiever and a leader in her school, family, community, and future profession. As a single-gender school, CGLA will ensure that girls who are currently underachieving have equitable access to the academic and social supports to reach that potential.

MISSION
The Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy provides girls and young women with a rigorous college preparatory education focused on math, science and technology in a supportive environment that nurtures self confidence, inspires leadership, encourages critical thinking, and promotes academic excellence.

As a Tennessee public charter school, CGLA is committed to mobilizing the resources necessary to offer girls a rigorous academic experience that prepares them for college, grounds them in civic responsibility, and positions them for successful careers in a competitive knowledge-based global economy.

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CORE VALUES

  • CGLA values the assets and talents of each girl.
  • CGLA values the benefits of single gender education to the social and academic development of girls and young women.
  • CGLA values diversity in all its forms.
  • CGLA values the partnership of parents and community organizations in supporting girls’ leadership development and academic success.
  • CGLA values a teaching and learning school community that sets a premium on professionalism and creativity.
  • CGLA values critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and the application of knowledge to real world challenges.
  • CGLA values the application of technology in ways that stimulate learning, encourage innovation, and inspire creative solutions to social issues.