An innovative health sciences charter school in Springfield, Massachusetts will welcome its first high school freshman class at the end of August.
The Baystate Academy Charter School, which had students in grades 6 through 8 during its first two years in operation held a lottery to fill out its 9th grade class of just over 100 students.
Executive Director Tim Sneed said the academy is a rigorous college-prep school that uses a project-based, hands-on approach known as Expeditionary Learning.
" There is good interest in pursuing alternative ways for students to get educated in Springfield," he said.
Baystate Health provided seed money to the charter school in hopes of producing the next generation of healthcare workers.
