Madera County Superintendent of Schools

Pioneer Technical Center (PTC) is a non-classroom based Independent Study Charter School authorized by the Madera County Board of Education and operated by the Madera County Superintendent of Schools (MCSOS), serving students countywide in grades TK through 12.  The PTC Madera site is open to students in grades 9-12, while the Chowchilla site serves students in grades 5-12. The PTC program offers an Independent Study (IS) program to serve all student academic needs. Upon enrollment, students are assigned an IS teacher and provided their weekly course schedule. Students performing below grade level in Reading or Math, as identified by i-Ready assessments taken prior to enrollment, are enrolled in Academic Acceleration Classes to address subskill weaknesses identified on these diagnostic results. The Academic Acceleration course provides individualized lessons that are prescribed for the individual academic needs of each student and assist students in achieving grade-level proficiency. English Leaner students are enrolled in a Designated English Language Development (DELD) class according to their English Language Proficiency level. These support classes allow greater access to instruction in all courses including a choice of an occupational program in one of three Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways.