The first charter school in Des Moines is open now. It serves students who haven’t succeeded in a traditional classroom setting and are at risk for dropping out. It gives them small class sizes, individual education plans and lessons focused on hands-on learning. The new school opened Tuesday and holds 104 seventh and eighth graders. The school will add a grade level each year until it serves about 300 students in grades 7-12. It's set up a little differently than traditional schools. The school day runs from 9 to 5, and the school year ends in June and starts in July. Right now there is a waiting list of about a dozen students.
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