Crossroads Academy

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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Welcome

Crossroads Academy is an alternative educational program for students in grades 6-12 who have been identified as disruptive to the traditional school environment. This program is designed to provide focused academic, behavioral, and social skills support programs which enable students to successfully transition back to the regular school program and the community.

Carroll County Crossroads Academy is a choice program. Students who have been found guilty by a tribunal panel, signed a waiver, or have been adjudicated through the court system have the option to apply to attend Crossroads Academy.

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Committed to Excellence And Focused on Success.

Student Enrollment

Students are eligible to apply for enrollment into Carroll County Crossroads program if they meet any of the following criteria:

1) Student has been taken to tribunal, found guilty, and removed from all Carroll County Schools for a duration of longer than 10 days

2) Parent/guardian has signed a waiver of tribunal and recommendation of disciplinary action is removal from Carroll County Schools for duration of longer than 10 days.

3) Student who moves into the school district from another state/county/district where they were in or assigned to an alternative education environment.

4) Student who has a disciplinary staffing where it is determined that the alternative school is the student’s least restrictive environment.

5) Student who has been adjudicated for a length of time and a committee has determined that this would be the most appropriate setting for the student.

Some students may be placed here for unique circumstances. All parties involved with the student will meet to determine if this is the student’s appropriate educational placement prior to enrollment.

Teacher of the Year

Mrs. Michelle Shivers is a resident of Temple, Ga. where she lives with her husband of thirteen years, Bill Shivers and their two daughters, Brittany and Sarah. Mrs. Shivers graduated from Louisiana College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics Education. She also earned a Masters Degree and Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Al. Mrs. Shivers began her teaching career fourteen years ago in Greene County, North Carolina before moving to Georgia ten years ago. Mrs. Shivers has worked in Carroll County at Villa Rica High School where she taught math for three years and coached softball. Before coming to Crossroads Academy in October of 2010, Mrs. Shivers worked as an Assistant Principal at Villa Rica Middle, Temple Middle and Villa Rica Elementary. In addition to teaching math at Crossroads, Mrs. Shivers serves on the school leadership team and the celebrations team.

The Plan

VISION
The Carroll County School District and Crossroads Academy will be valued as a premier learning environment, offering exceptional opportunities to ALL students.

MISSION

The mission of the Carroll County School District and Crossroads Academy is to provide a premier learning environment, placing students first through quality and excellence.

Beliefs

· We believe that ALL students can learn and be successful.

· We believe that students learn in different ways and at different rates.

· We believe in high expectations for ALL students.

· We believe that all students have value as human beings.

· We believe that all students are individuals.

· We believe that student success is a result of a collaborative effort between the student, the parent/guardian, school personnel, and the community as a whole.

· We believe that personal responsibility and good decision-making are keys to success.

· We believe that a safe and orderly learning environment is essential to student success.

PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY

Crossroads Academy is committed to providing ALL students with educational opportunities that will prepare them to be successful, responsible, and productive citizens in the community. Students who apply to attend Crossroads have an opportunity to seek help, set goals, and make decisions for the future. How each student chooses to use this opportunity will have a lasting impact on their future. If students act contrary to their goals, the school rules, and to the laws of this community, they will lose the right to direct their future and will place that responsibility in the hands of others. We firmly believe that parents/guardians, teachers, counselors, and friends can only play a supporting role in a student’s life and in the choices he/she decides to make, however, the ultimate responsibility lies with the student. Students are strongly encouraged to take responsibility for themselves and their future by making good choices and controlling the direction of their life.