9th Grade Academy

BENEFITS TO STUDENTS (Research Based) include:

• increased academic achievement,
• reduced discrepancies in the achievement gap that plague poorer children and, too often, children of color,
• increased student attendance, attitudes and behavior,
• reduces isolation that often seeds alienation and violence,
• promotes positive feelings about self and others,
• increased number of students matriculating to 10th grade,
• lower student drop out rate,
• increased extracurricular participation rate,
• develops student awareness of academic/career options,
• stronger student-teacher relationships,
• enhancement of student ability to apply academic content and the Skills For Success: Learning, Thinking, Technology, Interpersonal, and Communication skills in real world and workplace settings,
• integration of academic and technical skills, and
• involvement of each student along with his/her parent/guardian in a guidance system.