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What are Learning Academies?
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Learning
Academies are after-school programs located in the community they serve.
They are staffed by qualified teachers and paraprofessionals and
supported by both paid and unpaid community mentors.
How are the
Learning Academies designed?
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The Learning Academy design will vary in each market. Typically
each will support 75-120 students each term with individualized lesson
plans based on learning objectives.
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Each
student receives individualized instruction, small group instruction,
homework help and snack. Some Administrators are including enrichment
activities for children.
- Each
student is assessed and results are linked to instruction.
Prescriptions and lesson plans include materials available to only
the Learning Academy and its site.
Why is there such an emphasis on
personalized instruction and mentoring?
- Studies
confirm that underachieving students need individualized
instruction, positive adult role models, structure and attention to
restore their self-confidence and joy for learning. The Academy also
provides a solution to the supervision gap that exists for children of
working parents when childcare is unavailable or unaffordable. The
Academy becomes a safe and healthy place for children.
How are Learning Academies
equipped?
- All Learning Academies will implement
HOSTS Learning Systems. This allows the Learning Academies to
provide structured mentoring intervention programs in English and
Spanish Language Arts and English Language Development that
reinforce classroom teaching and improve student outcomes aligned
with state and local standards.
- Learning Academies will also be
equipped with supplemental materials from over 40 publishers linked
to the instructional prescriptions.
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