Salem Community Charter School (SCCS) is a new Horace Mann charter school providing an alternative high school experience for students who have previously struggled in school. Starting in September 2011, a collaborative of full time staff members and community agencies will offer a new beginning to our founding cohort of fifty students. Through competency-based education, individualized support services and an extended school year, SCCS will engage students in new and exciting ways and inspire them to reach their academic aspirations.