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  • Management Team
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  • Culture of Learning
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Each student receives their customized learning plan
based on his or her academic skill gaps to ensure a course of study that will lead to the successful attainment of a high school diploma.
 

Common Threads Across Research

The goal of the AdvancePath Academies is to provide students not succeeding in traditional classroom settings with an opportunity to obtain academic credit, career exploration activities, vocational work experience, and extended teacher/peer support in an alternative setting that will lead to the earning of a high school diploma. In most settings this includes students who have already dropped out of school or those at high risk of leaving as well as over-age middle and high school students who are lagging in their studies.

The AdvancePath academic model is research-based and centered on the tenants of self-paced instruction, mastery-based learning and the experientially based factors noted above. It leverages the benefits of adaptive learning technology and teacher-led small group instruction with a focus on tailoring individualized learning paths for every student. Each student receives their customized learning plan based on his or her academic skill gaps to ensure a course of study that will lead to the successful attainment of a high school diploma.

Putting it all together and drawing on the research of Jay Smink, the executive director of the National Dropout Prevention Center at Clemson University; James McPartland, director of the Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University; and Will Jordan, a senior analyst at the CNA Corporation, the AdvancePath Academy uniquely embodies all these proven strategies to bring success to students who have dropped out or are at risk of dropping out.

In each Academy special attention is given to create a culture of learning based upon:

• Individualized learning and accommodation of diverse learning styles
• Personal recognition and positive reinforcement of student successes, including calls to home for positive behavior and performance
• Intensive attendance monitoring to communicate personal interest in students’ attendance
• Extra time in core academic courses with intensive focus on problem-solving skills
• Life skills training for students
• Special needs
• Additional time on weekends and summers to make up credits
• Coursework delivered at the student’s academic level
• Instructional technology for adaptive learning
• Low student-teacher ratio and small class size to promote student engagement
• Content-specific professional development for teachers and in-class coaching
• Non-threatening environment for learning