S.A.C. Prep (Sol Aureus College Preparatory) is a tuition-free public charter school open to all students. Our aim is to help prepare students to succeed in competitive college preparatory high schools in preparation for college and other post-secondary educational pursuits.

On July 30, 2003, S.A.C. Prep opened its doors to over 70 excited 5th graders.  The school’s model called for starting with one grade and adding one grade per year until reaching its current model of a full 5th-8th grade middle school.

After a successful first year, S.A.C. Prep needed more space to expand to serve more students.  In the fall of 2004, the school moved from Oak Park to Meadowview, its current home.  Intended to be a temporary the school has been challenged to find facility space large enough to expand while maintaining its base in the Meadowview community. 

S.A.C. Prep has successfully “graduated” three classes of eighth graders sending them to top public and private high schools in Sacramento.

History
The Founder and Principal of S.A.C Prep, Alton Nelson Jr., had always dreamed of building and leading a great, neighborhood public school that would prepare all of its students to compete and be successful in college without having to leave their community.  He chose the Meadowview community and South Sacramento for its cultural diversity and its’ socioeconomic challenges.

Mission
The mission of Sol Aureus College Preparatory (S.A.C. Prep) is to prepare our students with the knowledge, skills, and habits necessary to compete and to succeed in college and in life.  S.A.C. Prep goes beyond just academic preparation to include character development.

The school culture strives to be a positive and supportive learning environment of high expectations for all of its students. We believe it is not enough for students to see gaining admittance to college as the finish line, but merely a significant part of the process of achieving their career goals and life goals

Values
S.A.C. Prep teachers and students take to values of the school seriously, working hard each day to embody our school values in and outside of the classroom.

Preparation
We are prepared. We realize that success is the result of being prepared when an opportunity presents itself. We accept luck, but we also believe that extraordinary people create their own luck by being prepared and preparing for success.

Responsibility
We take responsibility for ourselves to get the help and support we need in order to be exemplary.

Respect
We respect our school, our community, others, and most importantly, ourselves.

Community
We look out for one another, treat each other with kindness, and are mindful of how our actions impact the well-being of our community. We cultivate and nurture our school community through positive and constructive action.

Excellence
While we may not be great in everything we do, we will strive to do everything great. We realize that the process of being excellent teaches us many important lessons. We believe that anything worth doing is worth doing well.

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