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Swain Academy director cites 65% success rate, highlights vaping and attendance challenges
Summary
The director of Swain Academy presented enrollment, outcomes and discipline data to the Swain County Board, reporting 72 students served this year, 16 graduates and vaping as the leading discipline cause.
Mike Turner, director of Swain Academy, told the Swain County Board of Education the alternative school served 72 students over the year and graduated 16 students — a 100% graduation rate among 16 eligible seniors — while reporting an overall program “success” rate of about 65 percent based on graduation, transition back to the high school or meeting individual goals.
Turner described the program’s enrollment and individualized planning process: students are referred after meeting Tier 2/3 MTSS criteria at the high school, and each student, parent and guardian meets with staff to create a personal education plan (PEP) before enrollment. Turner said teachers meet weekly with students to track goals, and Friday activities and career‑readiness experiences are…
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