Programs/Services

Adult Basic/Literacy Education	International Baccalaureate
Adult Vocational Services	Music and Art
Advanced Placement	NewsFlash
Africentric Education	Open Enrollment
Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy Junior ROTC	Phoenix School
Akron After School	Police-In-The-Schools
Akron Alternative Academy	Project GRAD Akron
Akron Digital Academy	Project RISE
Akron Early College High School	Saturn School
Akron Opportunity Center	School Improvement
All-Day Kindergarten	School of Practical Nursing
Athletics	Special Education FACCT Olympus
BECOME Scholarships	Summer School
Career Education	Testing Assistance
CHARACTER COUNTS!SM	TV Programs Ask Gilby® Super Small Tales
Child Study and Guidance	Uniform Schools
Customer Service Hotline	Universal Breakfast Program
Drug Education/Violence Prevention	Universal Lunch Program
English as a Second Language	Visual and Performing Arts
Evening High School	Volunteer Services
Foreign Languages	Work Permits
Gifted and Talented Services	91.3 FM The Summit
I Can Statements
Safe Schools Help Line 800/418-6423, ext. 359

Akron Early College High School (Back to Top)

• Akron Early College High School is a new approach to high school where students earn a high school diploma and an associate's degree at the same time. Classes are taught at The University of Akron by a combination of high school teachers and college professors. The program is geared to students who have not traditionally sought higher education. AECHS is for first-generation college applicants and is free of charge to any eligible Akron Public Schools student. Akron Early College High School is located at 225 S. Main St. For more information, contact Tom Forbes at 330/972-6450; e-mail tforbes@uakron.edu; or visit uakron.edu/colleges/summit/earlycollege.php.

Akron Opportunity Center (Back to Top)

• Akron Opportunity Center, a new program at APS, opened in the fall of 2007. The program targets middle school students who are struggling academically in the regular classroom setting and may need assistance with behavior issues. The school opened with 100 middle school students – 40 students in seventh grade and 60 students in eighth grade. No IEP students will be included in the opening year. AOC has four full-time and four part-time teachers along with a full-time child guidance staff member and a full-time counselor as well as pastoral counseling. Each class is 60 minutes in length and will include four content areas. Physical education, art, music, career education and 100 Book Challenge are also offered. AOC is located at 1065 Clifton Ave. For more information, contact principal Antoine Campbell at 330/761-1705.

Other Alternative Programs (Back to Top)

• Phoenix School – Students whose behavior is unruly may be referred to the Phoenix Program. Phoenix offers academic instruction coupled with intense behavior management; call 330/784-0408.
• Saturn School – Saturn offers an opportunity for students who have been expelled for non-violent offenses to continue their education in a highly structured setting; contact Gene Scruggs, 330/761-1705. Click here for the Saturn School's ODE report card/demographics.
  

Special Education Programs (Back to Top)

• FACCT – Children with severe emotional and/or behavioral problems may be eligible for placement in this community-based, alternative day treatment-oriented program. FACCT provides students and their families with the level of support necessary to make the transition back to a regular school setting; contact Terri Porter, 330/761-3146.
• Olympus – Secondary special education students who persistently display behavior which interferes with learning may be assigned to this half-day program. Olympus includes academic instruction coupled with behavior modification and social skill development; call Denise Sandmann at 330/761-3260.

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