Academics

CKLA

CKLA, or Core Knowledge Language Arts, is a comprehensive language arts curriculum for PreK through 5th grade students, focusing on foundational skills and knowledge building in areas like literature, history, geography, and science. It's grounded in the Science of Reading and aims to develop strong readers, writers, and thinkers.

mCLASS

mCLASS is an early literacy and math assessment and instructional platform developed by AmplifyIt's designed to help educators identify students' strengths and areas for growth in reading and math, particularly in early grades (K-5 for reading, K-8 for math). mCLASS includes universal screeners, dyslexia screeners, diagnostic tools, and intervention resources to support student learning. 

Boost Learning

Boost Learning is a digital learning platform created in collaboration with teachers and students that combines quality educational content with new technologies. It offers various features to support teachers and learners in different educational settings, including schools and colleges. 

Heggerty

Heggerty is a phonemic awareness curriculum for early childhood education, specifically pre-kindergarten through first grade. Through daily, explicit, and systematic lessons, it focuses on developing children's ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. The program aims to build a strong foundation for reading by providing short, targeted lessons that make learning phonemic awareness skills fun and interactive. 

i-ready

i-Ready's vocabulary component focuses on building word knowledge and reading comprehension skills. It teaches students the meaning of individual words and strategies for understanding unfamiliar words during independent reading. The lessons include explicit vocabulary instruction, helping students develop a robust vocabulary that supports their overall literacy development. 

Eureka Math²

Eureka Math Squared (Eureka Math2) is an evolution of the Eureka Math curriculum, designed to enhance accessibility, engagement, and flexibility while maintaining coherence and rigor. It builds upon the strengths of the original curriculum by incorporating digital tools, open-ended lessons, and new routines to support student learning and discourse. The curriculum emphasizes a deep conceptual understanding of mathematics and aims to empower teachers with tools for effective instruction. This is used in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

IXL

IXL is an immersive K-12 learning experience that provides comprehensive, standards-aligned content for math, language arts, science, and social studies.

Practice that feels like play
Practice makes perfect, and IXL practice makes learning fun! With thousands of topics in math, language arts, science, and social studies, there's always something new to explore. IXL sets a new standard for online learning, offering unlimited algorithmically generated questions, real-time analytical reports, and dynamic scoring to encourage mastery. Released in 2007, it has become the world's most popular subscription-based learning site for pre-K to high school. With over 6,000 unique and challenging skills to master, IXL offers a dynamic and enjoyable environment suitable for any learning style. Students who use IXL are succeeding like never before.

IXL

Ted Solutions

TED Solutions is a Terra Science and Education initiative to serve K-12 educational institutions with unique software solutions.

Amplify Science

Amplify Science is a K-8 curriculum designed to bring the three dimensions of science learning to life through hands-on investigations, strong literacy connections, and digital tools. It focuses on engaging students in the roles of scientists and engineers as they explore real-world phenomena and develop critical thinking and communication skills. The curriculum is research-based and aims to address the vision of the NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education, aligning with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

STAR Assessments

STAR assessments are the most widely used assessments in K-12 schools.

STAR assessments provide the most valid, reliable, actionable data in the least testing time—usually 20 minutes or less. That empowers educators to focus on what matters most—individualizing instruction to accelerate student learning.

STAR Assessments


Google Apps

Google Apps


Khan Academy

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. Khan Academy tackles math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Khan Academy's math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. Khan Academy have also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content.

Khan Academy


Reading A-Z

Reading A-Z is among the Learning A-Z websites providing affordable, online curriculum resources.

Because it is delivered over the Internet, Reading A-Z is a constantly changing program. Each month, Reading A-Z adds new books, lesson plans, and other resources, thus continually expanding its wealth of materials.

The website has more than 2,500 downloadable books (including English, Spanish, and French versions) and thousands of teaching and learning materials.

In addition to the K-6 market, Reading A-Z materials have found widespread use at a range of grade levels in special education and special needs, remedial reading, ESL, and ELL.

Reading A-Z


Code.org

Code.org® is a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science and increasing participation by women and underrepresented students of color. Code.org's vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science. Code.org believes computer science should be part of the core curriculum, alongside other courses such as biology, chemistry, or algebra.

Code.org increases diversity in computer science by reaching students of all backgrounds where they are—at their skill level, in their schools, and in ways that inspire them to keep learning.

Code.org


Tynker

Tynker is an online platform that easily and successfully teaches students how to code through the activities they already love: games and stories. Students learn the fundamentals of programming and design through Tynker's intuitive visual programming language without the frustrations of traditional syntax.

Tynker is a complete learning system that teaches kids to code. Kids begin experimenting with visual blocks, then progress to text-based coding as they design games, build apps, and make incredible projects.

Tynker's goal is to provide every child with a solid foundation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) thinking abilities to prepare them for 21st century degrees and careers.

Tynker

CSASCS

Citizenship & Science Academy of Syracuse Charter School is part of Science Academies of New York.

CSAS Elementary School

301 Valley Drive
Syracuse, NY 13207
Phone: 315-671-0270
Fax: 315-671-0275
csasyracusees@sany.org

CSAS Middle School

7053 Buckley Rd
Liverpool, NY 13088
Phone: 315-671-0874
Fax: 315-671-0881
csasyracusems@sany.org

SANY

1409 W Genesee St
Syracuse, NY 13204
Phone: 315-671-5470
Fax: 315-671-5475
info@sany.org

Transportation

For transportation related questions, please call transportation department in the district you live.
SCSD Transportation: 315-435-4260