| Columbus Schools' SuccessWorks Academy will | | | | the unified arts but the curriculum will reflect the |
| be an alternative education program that aims to | | | | weakness and strengths of the students |
| provide quality education to those students with | | | | determined by pre-entrance examines. This may |
| continual and often severe behavioral issues. The | | | | include the use of individualized, small group and |
| Columbus Schools' SuccessWorks Academy plans | | | | class instruction to better handle the students |
| to admit students beginning in January of 2007. | | | | learning or socialization needs. |
| The SuccessWorks Academy will provide | | | | Student Selection |
| education to approximately 150 students in third | | | | As the aim of the SuccessWorks Academy is to |
| to seventh grades. The school will not only follow | | | | have the students return to a regular school |
| a strong academic curriculum but offer services | | | | environment the student population will be |
| and trained counselors to address the social, | | | | continually changing. The Columbus Schools |
| emotional and physical health needs of students. | | | | admissions committee will admit students into the |
| The overall goal of the SuccessWorks Academy | | | | SuccessWorks Academy based on the referrals |
| is to transition the students back into a regular | | | | from schools and the students' records. Referrals |
| school environment and give them the skills to | | | | can be based on severe misbehavior as well as |
| participate fully and effectively in a normal school. | | | | documented frequent poor attendance, low |
| The Staff and Curriculum of Columbus Schools' | | | | academic performance, and lack of social skills. |
| SuccessWorks Academy | | | | The placement period will be initially set for one |
| The SuccessWorks Academy will have two | | | | semester and the students will be monitored and |
| teachers for each grade level and support staff | | | | considered on an individual basis to determine |
| that includes a principal, a counselor; a behavior | | | | after the first semester if the student is prepared |
| specialist; instructional assistants; a nurse; art, | | | | to return to a regular school environment. This will |
| music, and physical education teachers; and a | | | | include serious collaboration with parents and |
| psychologist. Prior to hiring, the staff will have to | | | | counselors. When the student returns to the |
| show that they know how to work successfully | | | | regular school environment, the student will |
| with at-risk students, have experience in how | | | | receive support for the transition from the school |
| ability to apply effective research based | | | | counselor to help assure a successful transition. |
| instructional practices, have the necessary | | | | The support services of the SuccessWorks |
| communication skills needed to work with parents | | | | Academy will follow and maintain a close |
| and the skill to document student development on | | | | connection to the student as the student returns |
| a regular basis. This is in order to ensure that the | | | | to his or her regular school. The school that |
| most cable teachers are placed in the | | | | receives the transitioning student from |
| SuccessWorks Academy. The teachers will have | | | | SuccessWorks Academy will get an all-inclusive |
| to teach a curriculum tailored to the needs of the | | | | report about the student's growth and future |
| student population. Not only the core subject | | | | needs. This is a highly innovative program that will |
| areas of reading, writing, math, science, and social | | | | improve the Columbus Schools. |
| studies, as well as health/physical education and | | | | |