The mission of Grandfather Academy
is to provide special educational opportunities for students who
have been estranged by emotional, sexual,or other abuse.
The educational program will provide an emotionally-supportive
environment that allows children to experience academic success.
Successful blending of treatment and education allows students the opportunity
to succeed in academics and every area of their lives. Grandfather Academy provides multiple opportunitiesfor each student to experience belonging, generosity, mastery and independence. s.
Educational Focus
Grandfather
Academy has been established to meet the educational needs
of two groups of children: those who have been placed at Grandfather
Home for Children and children from the local area who need this specialized
education. The children at Grandfather Home have become estranged from
their families by emotional, sexual or physical abuse. Grandfather Academy
students will be grouped with the same peers in their treatment group. The
Academy will focus not only on helping students make satisfactory educational
progress but will also help them become prepared to function in a public
school.
Instructional
Program
The school calendar
of Grandfather Academy will include 210 instructional days each academic
year. The instructional program is designed to facilitate learning for
each individual student ranging from K-12. Teachers
use various curriculum design and methods to best accomplish the learning
needs of the individuals. All classrooms are self-contained. Ages and
levels of academic achievement will vary in each classroom. Each child's
IEP (Special Education) or IEG will define his/her academic needs. From
this plan the teacher in concert with therapeutic staff will work to
nurture and stimulate the child's interest in learning. The use of current
educational materials, computer learning and enhancement experiences
within the North Carolina Standard Course of Study are part of the model
of learning at Grandfather Academy.
Admission Policies
& Procedures
-The
school will not discriminate against any student on the basis of ethnicity,
national origin, religion, gender, or disability.
-The school will admit students in the local LEA who have the needs
that can be met and provided by the Academy.
-A screening process will be in effect to insure that applicants to
the Academy have an assessed need for the special services and therapeutic
program that are integrated parts of daily classroom activities.
-If more students apply and qualify for the program than the school
can accommodate, a fair and equitable system of selection will be implemented.
-When possible, preference will be given to children who are in out-of-home
placement.
-Overflow applicants will be selected on the basis of need, and then
by lottery.
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