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Norwich Free Academy outlines programs, dual-credit and career pathways at board meeting
Summary
Nate Quinell, head of Norwich Free Academy, told the Norwich Board of Education that NFA serves about 2,066 students, provides extensive arts and career-technical programs, and partners with Norwich Public Schools on eighth-grade credit articulation and college-credit opportunities.
Norwich Free Academy’s head of school, Nate Quinell, presented a wide-ranging overview of the academy’s academic, arts and career-preparation offerings at the Norwich Board of Education meeting on Dec. 9. Quinell said NFA enrolls about 2,066 students for 2024–25 and that roughly 72% of those students come from Norwich Public Schools.
Quinell described a recently completed 2025–2030 master agreement that he said “sets up the premises of how we work as your publicly designated high school” and explained a pilot program allowing eighth graders to earn algebra credit…
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