The Ashley County Learning Academy at Fountain Hill is a consortium between Hamburg and Crossett School Districts. This will be its sixth year of operation. Last school year it served approximately one hundred and nine students from the two school districts. There will be slots this year for eighty students. Currently twenty four students are enrolled. The ACLA had fourteen students to receive their high school diploma, eight to receive their GED and several score proficient on the state bench mark test during the 2010-2011 school year.
The goal of the Academy is to place students in an environment that reduces the influence of factors that prevent them from learning and to provide positive support for academic success while promoting and encouraging good social skills. The staff consists of the director, counselor, four core content area teachers, two instructional aides, two mental health workers, secretary, custodian, and two cafeteria workers. Sammy Grime is our new addition to the ALE staff. He is in his second year as a science teacher.
Curriculum is delivered in classrooms in the four core subject areas by highly qualified teachers. Electives, credit recovery, preparation for the GED, and Virtual High School along with small group tutoring are also offered. This will be the third year for the JAG Program (Jobs for Arkansas Graduates). This course will provide an opportunity for students to receive much needed information and understanding of the workforce.
Social Skills are taught by each home room teacher five days a week using the ARTS Program (Aggression Regression Training). Each week students are taught a new word in social skills and learn to apply it through scenarios and by examples.
A Boot Camp is located on the Fountain Hill Campus but is not a part of the ALE Program. Boot Camp serves both school districts by providing a structured environment for disruptive and disorderly students in grades 7-12. Last year it served a combine population of twelve students from both districts.
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