Who are we?
Who are we?
Who are we?
Abundance Academy is a proposed tuition-free public charter school serving grades 6 through 12 in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
Targeting the 2027 SPCSA application cycle. Planned opening for the 2028-29 school year. Authorized by the State Public Charter School Authority. Open enrollment. Accountable for student outcomes, financial stewardship, and equitable access.
Our Four Pillars.
Our One Purpose.
Our Four Pillars.
Our One Purpose.
Four Pillars.
One Purpose.
Academic Excellence.
Every student receives a rigorous core education aligned to Nevada Academic Content Standards. English Language Arts. Mathematics. Science. Social Studies. Special Education services for students with IEPs. English language development for ELL students. College and career readiness programming beginning in 9th grade. Creative pathways enhance academics. They do not replace them.
Academic Excellence.
Every student receives a rigorous core education aligned to Nevada Academic Content Standards. English Language Arts. Mathematics. Science. Social Studies. Special Education services for students with IEPs. English language development for ELL students. College and career readiness programming beginning in 9th grade. Creative pathways enhance academics. They do not replace them.
Creative Industry Pathways.
Students develop real skills in real creative industries through Career and Technical Education tracks and elective sequences. Music production. Film and media. Graphic design. Photography. Content creation. Podcasting. These are career pipelines designed to connect classroom learning to professional opportunity before a student ever leaves the building.
Creative Industry Pathways.
Students develop real skills in real creative industries through Career and Technical Education tracks and elective sequences. Music production. Film and media. Graphic design. Photography. Content creation. Podcasting. These are career pipelines designed to connect classroom learning to professional opportunity before a student ever leaves the building.
Leadership and Character Development.
Students are developed as leaders through social-emotional learning, purpose-based programming, and the house system. They learn how to carry themselves, how to communicate, how to serve, and how to lead in rooms that were never expecting them. Character is built through daily practice and held to a standard that follows them beyond the school walls.
Leadership and Character Development.
Students are developed as leaders through social-emotional learning, purpose-based programming, and the house system. They learn how to carry themselves, how to communicate, how to serve, and how to lead in rooms that were never expecting them. Character is built through daily practice and held to a standard that follows them beyond the school walls.
Community, Service, and Culture.
Abundance Academy is rooted in the community it serves. Wraparound student support. Family engagement. Partnerships with local organizations and leaders. Students learn that abundance is not just something you build for yourself. It is something you bring back to the people and places that shaped you. Service is the expectation. Culture is the identity.
Community, Service, and Culture.
Abundance Academy is rooted in the community it serves. Wraparound student support. Family engagement. Partnerships with local organizations and leaders. Students learn that abundance is not just something you build for yourself. It is something you bring back to the people and places that shaped you. Service is the expectation. Culture is the identity.
Abundance means having more than you need.
So you can share it with others.
We exist to build students who carry an overflow. Students who have so much that giving becomes natural.
Abundance means having more than you need.
So you can share it with others.
We exist to build students who carry an overflow. Students who have so much that giving becomes natural.
TALENT |
WEALTH |
SKILLS |
JOY | PEACE | KNOWLEDGE |
TALENT |
WEALTH |
SKILLS |
JOY | PEACE | KNOWLEDGE |
Our Founder
Our
Founder
Dezmone Black, known affectionately to his students as Mr. Burgers, grew up in the 89030 zip code on the Westside of North Las Vegas, the same zip codes where Abundance Academy will serve. His report cards read "has potential but" for years, and the only reason he made it through is because a handful of adults refused to write him off. He founded KS Impact, served as Lead Special Educator at CCSD where his Gallery Gang students won a national NSPA Pacemaker Award from a one-star Title I school, and now leads the General Education department at Northwest Career College, where he moved his class' pass rate from 72% to 93% in one year. He holds an MBA, an M.S.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, and is one year from completing his doctorate in Educational Leadership. He is building Abundance Academy because the students in North Las Vegas deserve the same adult who refused to write them off, and they cannot wait any longer.
Our
Founder
Dezmone Black, known affectionately to his students as Mr. Burgers, grew up in the 89030 zip code on the Westside of North Las Vegas, the same zip codes where Abundance Academy will serve. His report cards read "has potential but" for years, and the only reason he made it through is because a handful of adults refused to write him off. He founded KS Impact, served as Lead Special Educator at CCSD where his Gallery Gang students won a national NSPA Pacemaker Award from a one-star Title I school, and now leads the General Education department at Northwest Career College, where he moved his class' pass rate from 72% to 93% in one year. He holds an MBA, an M.S.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, and is one year from completing his doctorate in Educational Leadership. He is building Abundance Academy because the students in North Las Vegas deserve the same adult who refused to write them off, and they cannot wait any longer.
Our
Founder
Dezmone Black, known affectionately to his students as Mr. Burgers, grew up in the 89030 zip code on the Westside of North Las Vegas, the same zip codes where Abundance Academy will serve. His report cards read "has potential but" for years, and the only reason he made it through is because a handful of adults refused to write him off. He founded KS Impact, served as Lead Special Educator at CCSD where his Gallery Gang students won a national NSPA Pacemaker Award from a one-star Title I school, and now leads the General Education department at Northwest Career College, where he moved his class' pass rate from 72% to 93% in one year. He holds an MBA, an M.S.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, and is one year from completing his doctorate in Educational Leadership. He is building Abundance Academy because the students in North Las Vegas deserve the same adult who refused to write them off, and they cannot wait any longer.
What we are changing
What we are changing
What we are changing
CCSD high school students are below grade level in ELA.
of graduates at some North Las Vegas schools never enroll in college.
more teacher vacancies in North Las Vegas compared to affluent areas like Henderson.
Black students are 4x more likely to be suspended nationally.