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Anderson 5 recognizes ACE Academy, instructional leaders outline midyear academic priorities
Summary
The Anderson School District Five board recognized ACE Academy for trauma‑skilled certification and received a midyear instructional update showing mixed academic results, declines in student‑progress measures and district targets through 2027.
The Anderson School District Five board on Feb. 3 recognized ACE Academy — the district’s Anderson Center of Excellence alternative program — for earning trauma‑skilled school certification and heard a midyear academic update from the instructional office that emphasized student progress and multilingual learner declines.
Board members and district leaders said the ACE recognition highlights work to support students who have experienced chronic stress and trauma, while the instructional briefing focused on where students are falling behind and how the district plans to accelerate growth.
John Gaylor of the National Dropout Prevention Center presented the ACE Academy plaque, saying the center “works with schools, helps them adjust their practice to help students who have experienced chronic stress and trauma,” and congratulated ACE for completing two years of work to earn the certification.
Joshua Backus, director of ACE Academy, told the…
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