Indian River Charter High School (IRCHS) was founded in 1998 as a small, public, non-traditional high school, with an emphasis on character development, academic achievement, career preparation, and cultural awareness. With an enrollment limited to 650, the school operates under the auspices of a private non-profit organization and is guided by a community Board of Directors. The mission of the Indian River Charter High School is to give its students the opportunity to develop a new set of competencies and foundational skills that will help them enjoy a productive, full, and satisfying life. This school will be a high performance organization. The target population of IRCHS is primarily mature students in grades 9-12 who want a non-traditional structure and learning environment to successfully complete their secondary education and earn a Florida high school diploma. IRCHS is designed to meet students’ academic needs through a combination of tested, innovative, and integrated curricula approaches. IRCHS prepares students for success in post-secondary education, prepares students for a successful career, and requires students to develop both their personal character and their cultural awareness. Within an open-campus, the school provides a nurturing environment for student responsibility and offers a safe, healthy, and positive campus culture. Beyond making sure that each student develops the foundational skills of reading, writing, mathematics, listening, speaking, and critical-thinking, the curriculum emphasizes helping students learn how to learn as well as becoming self-motivated, active students and citizens, problem-solvers, and workers who both relate well to others and posses a high degree of integrity.