Richard Milburn Academy of Florida, Inc. is seeking a qualified independent Certified Public Accounting firm to perform financial audits for two Charters in Volusia County, FL for FY 2015. See RFP Number 16 . Electronic proposals are due by 3:00 PM EST, January 5, 2015. For questions, contact: RMA of Florida Contract Administrator by email ContactUs@RMAFlorida.org.
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RMA of Florida, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting
You are cordially invited to the open meeting of the RMA of Florida, Inc. Corporate Board on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 4:15 PM. The meeting will be held at the RMA Daytona Beach campus location at 1031 Mason Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32117.
RMA of Florida, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting
You are cordially invited to the open meeting of the RMA of Florida, Inc. Corporate Board on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 5:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the RMA Daytona Beach campus location at 1031 Mason Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32117.
RMA Florida High School – Open Enrollment
RMA Florida High School OPEN ENROLLMENT
Open Enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year is in progress! Contact either campus for more information or to make an appointment to visit.
- Daytona Beach – 386-304-0086
- Deland – 386-738-9150
RMA of Florida, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting
You are cordially invited to the RMA of Florida, Inc. Corporate Board Meeting on Tuesday, May 14th at 4:30 PM at Richard Milburn Academy charter school, 1031 Mason Ave, Daytona Beach, FL 32117. For information or directions to the meeting, please call the school at 386-304-0086.
RMA of Florida Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Notice
You are cordially invited to the RMA of Florida, Inc. Board of Director’s Meeting to be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 4:30 PM at the RMA Deland High School campus located at 913 New York Avenue East, Deland, FL 32724. For more information, please telephone the RMA of Florida, Inc. State Office at 386-304-0086.
RMA of Florida, Inc. Board of Directors Meetings
RMA of Florida, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Schedule
You are cordially invited to the open meetings of the RMA of Florida, Inc. Board of Directors:
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Daytona Beach Charter High School location
1031 Mason Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32117
Monday, November 12, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Lee Alternative Charter High School location
1201 Taylor Lane Extension, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 2:45 PM
Lee Alternative Charter High School location
1201 Taylor Lane Extension, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Daytona Beach Charter High School location
1031 Mason Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32117
Richard Milburn Academy Valedictorian Shares Dr. Seuss’ Sage Advice
Richard Milburn Academy Valedictorian Shares Dr. Seuss’ Sage Advice
By Dennis Culver
Saturday, May 19, 2012
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Richard Milburn Academy had a small 2012 graduating class of 21 students this morning at Dunbar High School, but that didn’t stop the more than 100 family and friends who attended the 10 a.m. graduation ceremony to enthusiastically clap and cheer as the small group of graduates made their way into the school’s auditorium.
Valedictorian Alex Hanco said during her address to the crowd and fellow graduates that Richard Milburn Academy gave her and her fellow students a chance at success.
“Before I came to Richard Milburn Academy, I couldn’t imagine going to college and pursuing a career,” she said. “I was a failing student with no direction.”
Hanco said the teachers and staff at the academy helped her strive for higher goals and to work to do her best.
She talked about the challenges her and her fellow students face in their daily lives and finished her address with the popular Dr. Seuss saying:
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. You are the one who’ll decide where to go.”
National Charter School Week
Welcome to National Charter Schools Week – May 6 – 12, 2012
Public Charter Schools: Because Every Child Can Succeed
During National Charter School Week, Richard Milburn Academy will celebrate the great work accomplished by public charter schools across the country and the increasing momentum that we’ve enjoyed over the past years!
In the last 20 years, most states across the nation have recognized that there is a critical need to try new and innovative approaches to improving student achievement in our public schools, while holding all public schools accountable for how students learn. Public charter schools deliver this combination of achievement and accountability. They have the flexibility to try innovative ways of improving learning with the goal of sharing what works with the broader public school system so that all students benefit.
We are glad you chose Richard Milburn Academy, a free, nonsectarian, open enrollment charter school.
Daytona Beach News
Back on track after football dream derailed
By Linda Trimble
Educational Writer
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SOUTH DAYTONA — Travis Mack grew up dreaming of playing football and coaching the sport when he could no longer play it.
His dream fell apart over winter break two years ago when Travis suffered a serious knee injury as he was tackled hard in a sandlot football game with some friends.
When Travis asked his doctor after surgery if he could still play football, he was advised to try pingpong instead.
“I was discouraged. I didn’t know what I wanted to be other than a football player and a coach,” said 18-year-old Travis, who lives in Daytona Beach. “I started slipping.”
Bouncing back and forth between Spruce Creek — where his favorite memory is scoring a touchdown in his last game on the freshman team — and Seabreeze high schools, Travis started acting out in class and ignoring assignments until it was too late to make them up.
“I was going to school,” he said, “but I was a jokester. I didn’t take anything seriously; I got a lot of referrals.”
That was until August, when Travis enrolled in the Richard Milburn Academy, a charter school that opened five years ago in South Daytona.
Milburn, which opened a DeLand branch last year, caters to students who have struggled in traditional high schools. Most of them have fallen behind in the credits needed for graduation; some have had truancy or discipline problems.
Principal Sam Smith welcomes them all and takes pride in helping the teens get back on track toward graduation. “I can see the trees for the forest,” Smith said. “There are some good kids here.”
He believes so much in their future that Smith and his family personally give Milburn graduates $200 each if they return the next semester with proof they’re enrolled in college. The Smith family has spent $9,000 on that program so far.
Travis quickly realized there was no room for joking around at Milburn. “The teachers stay on top of you all the time; they want you to succeed,” he said. “They’re easy to talk to; they seem real.”
At 6 foot 2 inches tall and 360 pounds, Travis has the size to play football but he’s had to settle for watching games on TV or his brothers’ games since the injury.
Two teachers at Milburn have helped Travis realize he may still be able to coach some day but his education has to come first.
He often talks sports before school and during lunch with Lakisha Graham, who had Travis in a career exploration class. She helped him realize there might be another path to his goal of coaching sports and put Travis in touch with Luke McCoy, who teaches physical education and health at Milburn.
McCoy also coaches a semipro football team in Daytona Beach and allowed Travis to hang out on the sidelines last season to get a taste of what it means to be a coach. McCoy thinks Travis’ newfound determination to study and pursue his goals will lead him to a coaching job some day.
“All he needs is the desire,” McCoy said of the teenager he describes as “a humble giant.”