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Rowan Academy leaders and students outline growth, programs and community supports
Summary
Administrators, students and staff from Rowan Academy presented the school’s first-semester results to the Rowan County Board of Education on Jan. 21, saying enrollment has grown, adult diploma and in-district removal programs are operating and students have begun to earn dual-credit and vocational credentials.
Rowan Academy administrators, teachers and students told the Rowan County Board of Education on Jan. 21 that the school has grown from about 50 students to roughly 150 and is expanding in-person, virtual and adult diploma offerings.
The presentation, given during the board’s special called meeting, described Rowan Academy’s mission to provide a “safe, personalized and structured environment” and highlighted the school’s RAISE (virtual), RAIN (in-person), RAD (adult diploma) and IDR (in-district removal) programs as reasons for recent student success.
The academy’s counselor, April Atkins, told the board the school’s virtual enrollment expanded from a single teacher to four and that the district now serves students from kindergarten through…
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