Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health & Science Charter School
DR. RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH & SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL WILL BE THE PREMIER HEALTH SCIENCE SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES, AS EVIDENCED BY GRADUATION RATES, COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES, AND ALUMNI EMPLOYMENT IN RELATED FIELDS. SCHOLARS WILL GRADUATE WITH SPECIFIC HEALTH GOALS FOR THEIR FUTURE LIVES AND BROADEN THESE GOALS TO INCLUDE THEIR LOVED ONES. THEY WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH CARE IN A CULMINATING PRACTICUM ENSURING THAT THEIR ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE HAS BLOSSOMED INTO TANGIBLE HEALTH CARE SKILLS, WHICH INCLUDES CERTIFICATION AS AN EMT. FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SCHOOL SERVED APPROXIMATELY 710 STUDENTS IN GRADES 6TH THROUGH 12TH.