• East Hollywood High, grades 9-12, West Valley. Located in the former Channel 2 News building, the school has sound stages, editing rooms and film production equipment. It focuses on performing arts — acting, music, film production and editing — and gives students real experience in entertainment.

• Fast Forward, grades 9-12, Logan. This alternative charter high school in Logan targets at-risk students who are struggling in the traditional system and aims to give students the individual help they need to graduate.

• Freedom Academy, grades K-8, Provo. This school is an academically rigorous charter that institutes a uniform policy and encourages parent volunteers.

• Itineris Early College High School, grades 11-12, West Jordan. The New Century high-tech high school has a rigorous curriculum, targets accelerated students and offers concurrent enrollment.

• John Hancock, grades K-8, Pleasant Grove. This school is based around Core Knowledge Sequence — learning builds on learning and children gain new knowledge only by building on what they already know. It also offers foreign language, music education and strings programs

• Lincoln Academy, grades K-8, American Fork. Lincoln's philosophy is based on parent involvement through volunteering at the school, which has a hands-on curriculum and a nurturing environment.

• Moab Community School, grades K-8, Moab. The school offers individualized education and smaller class sizes for students who struggle in the traditional system.

• Navigator Pointe Academy, grades K-8, West Jordan. The school will provide students a broad liberal arts education based on classical education principles. Classical education emphasizes the critical skills of reading, arithmetic, and writing.

• North Davis Preparatory Academy, grades K-6, Layton. The school offers a dual-language program for students to become biliterate in Spanish and English and promotes literacy skills and cross-cultural understanding.

• North Star Academy, grades K-8, Riverton. The school has an emphasis is on individualized learning to help each student reach his/her personal potential.

• Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering and Sciences (NUAMES), grades 9-12, Roy. The charter is one of the New Century high-tech high schools and targets at-risk students, offers a rigorous curriculum with an emphasis in technology and sciences. It also provides opportunities for concurrent college enrollment.