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Knight Academy: suspension drop after phone policy; district cyber program serves 178 students
Summary
Steven Silva presented Knight Academy updates to the board: AEDY enrollments and reviews, a district phone-collection practice he credited with cutting suspensions from 48 to 1 then zero, and a district-run cyber program serving 178 students with 11 more registering.
Steven Silva, the district’s director of integrated education, told the board on Jan. 2 that Knight Academy’s alternative education (AEDY) and cyber programs have shown measurable improvements and support for students with behavioral and nontraditional learning needs.
Silva described AEDY as a program for students in grades 7–12 referred by any of the district’s five schools. He said referrals are vetted through the home school, the educational services center and Knight Academy and include family input at intake meetings. “Within the first 5 days, behavioral…
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