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Academies in Action: Looking Back on a Challenging Year
Each month, we take a moment to learn from the educational leaders who bring the Acceleration Academies mission to life, day in and day out. This month, we asked our Academy Directors to respond to th...
‘You Can Do This:’ Sarasota Math Coach Khaliah Augustin Pays it Forward
Like many of her students at Sarasota Acceleration Academies, Khaliah Augustin once did her best to avoid math. Then she entered the classroom of a teacher who did her best not only to demystify equat...
After Drifting Away From High School, CCAA Grad Does Himself Proud
Stalleon Glass knew time was running out. After drifting in and out of a succession of high schools, he saw his 21st birthday fast approaching — and, with it, the deadline for earning his diploma befo...
Lowcountry’s First Grad: ‘They Want You to Own Your Success’
Montana Ferrell recently became the first graduate of the newly opened Lowcountry Acceleration Academy in North Charleston. Montana says math content coach Sarah Aquino provided a lifeline, sitting do...
Savannah Payne: ‘She’s Wise Beyond Her Years’
Once Savannah Payne found her way to St. Lucie Acceleration Academy, she knew she was home. “It was comforting,” she said of the school where she found not only a personalized curriculum but educators...
Joe Benedict: ‘I Wanted to Find Something to Challenge Myself’
Joe Benedict has big dreams: Go to college, major in aviation and build a career as a commercial airline pilot. But first, he knew, he had to turn the corner on his flagging high school career. “Motiv...
Academies in Action: Gratitude for Our Young Learners
Each month, we take a moment to learn from the educational leaders who are bringing the Acceleration Academies mission to life, day in and day out. This month, we asked our Academy Directors to respon...
Acceleration Academies Grad: ‘I’m Just Really Grateful’
These days, Hannah Merritt is a 25-year-old mother of three, a nurse starting a new job in a methadone clinic, and a woman dedicating herself to being a great mom and helping people throw off the shac...
CCAA Celebrates a Record 40 Grads
Clark County Acceleration Academies celebrated a record-breaking 40 graduates in an early fall ceremony, marking the end of a spirited journey for the young women and men and beginning the next chapte...
Academies in Action: Why It’s Different Here
Each month, we take a moment to learn from the educational leaders who are bringing the Acceleration Academies mission to life, day in and day out. This month, we asked our Academy Directors to respon...
‘Even if Their Heart is Broken, I Always Tell Them, Never Give Up’
Working with young learners, Angela Gilmore hears stories of all manner of hardship: Exhausting work schedules, sleepless nights as a teen parent, trouble with the law, trouble with boyfriends, troubl...
Heidi Garcia-Martinez: ‘I’m Going to Be a Graduate!’
Heidi Garcia-Martinez was falling so far behind in traditional high school that she feared she would never graduate. But transferring to BAA in January 2021 and coming regularly to the quiet, studious...
