FAQ – About – Maureen Joy Charter School

Which grades do you serve?

How do I enroll my child?

How many students do you have?

Do you provide busing?

What enrichment activities do you offer?

Maureen Joy Charter School offers a dynamic enrichment program designed to support the whole child.
Primary students build creative and physical skills through Art, Joyology, and Physical Education.

Intermediate students deepen these experiences with Art, Joyology, Physical Education, and the addition of Cinematography.

Middle school students personalize their learning by selecting an enrichment each semester from Music, STEAM, or Cinematography.

What is your SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Curriculum?

At Joy, we are committed to supporting the social and emotional development of our students across all grade levels. Starting this year, we will be reinvesting in our SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) focus through the Seed program in elementary school and the advisory program in middle school.

We are excited to announce that we will be partnering with Navigate 360 to deliver a comprehensive SEL curriculum across K-8. Navigate 360 is a robust program that places a stronger emphasis on the CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) competencies than previous programs we’ve used. It also offers a wider array of lessons, ensuring a more well-rounded approach to social and emotional learning.

By implementing Navigate 360 consistently across all grade levels, we will allow our teachers and students to build on their SEL skills and competencies each year. This continuity ensures that students benefit from familiar formats and language as they progress through each grade, reinforcing and deepening their understanding and application of key SEL concepts.

What after school activities do you offer?

What is the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)?

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) requires all schools to inspect building materials for the presence of asbestos. AHERA excludes schools from the inspection requirement if the school was constructed after October 12, 1988, and has a signed statement from the architect or project engineer responsible for constructing the school stating that no asbestos-containing building materials were specified for use in the construction of the school. Our school has been provided such a statement, and is, therefore, exempt from the requirement to conduct an asbestos inspection. (Date Posted: October 31, 2014)

What is your average class size?

Do your students wear uniforms?

Do you have a Before-School Care Program?

Maureen Joy Charter School is committed to supporting our families by offering a reliable before-school care program. This service ensures students have a safe, structured, and welcoming environment beyond regular school hours.

Our Before Care program opens at 6:30 a.m. each school day and accepts drop-in students for $3 per day.
For additional details or enrollment information, please contact the main office at 919-908-1600.

Do you have a After-School Care Program?

What are the school’s hours?

Is this an alternative school?