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HOW IS CENTRAL ACADEMY DIFFERENT FROM THE TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL?
CENTRAL ACADEMY
- No bells—students manage their time through the support of a mentor
- Access to digital learning management system
- Credits earned based on demonstration of mastery of critical competencies and skills
- Self- paced
- Flexible daily schedule based on teacher instructional time & work time
- Personalized learning focused on individual student needs
- Mentor program matches students with a teacher for support and guidance No failing grades-students continue working on content until they reach mastery No repeated classes due to failing grades
- Intentional teaching of soft skills such as problem solving, work ethic, time management, goal setting, self-advocacy, etc.
- Discipline-based on restorative practice...build school community through formal and informal communication strategies with the goal of RESTORING RELATIONSHIPS between 1 or more individuals
TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Bells initiate movement among students from class to class
- Teachers determine access to curriculum
- Credits earned based on at least 60% completion teacher created tasks, quality of course work and attendance
- School determines beginning and end date for courses
- Daily schedule based on class periods
- Teacher delivers instruction to large class groups
- Student teacher ratio 1:35
- No mentor program
- Discipline-based on adherence to policies, procedures and protocols