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Alliance Academy showcases year of field trips, enrichment and steady enrollment
Summary
Teachers and parents presented Alliance Academy’s year‑end review: enrollment roughly 165–170 students from more than a dozen districts, nine licensed teachers, monthly field trips and new enrichment offerings including book club and coding.
Alliance Academy staff presented a year‑in‑review to the board, showing steady enrollment and a program of enrichment activities across the district.
Stephanie Bilt Berhoff, an Alliance Academy teacher, said the program served “about 165 to 170 students from 12 plus districts” and highlighted trips to Heizer Farms, Evergreen Aviation Museum and the Oregon Zoo. Parents in attendance praised the program’s accountability and enrichment opportunities: one parent said teachers keep families “on top of us,” and another said her children have “really thrived” in the third year of participation.
Presenters described the program staffing — nine licensed teachers with three based in the office and additional duty teachers from other district sites — and said Alliance Academy has added book club and other enrichment sessions this year. Board members asked about the high‑school option and frequency of enrichment activities; presenters said field trips occur roughly once a month, enrichment meets in themed sessions, and some high‑school continuity is available to returning families.
