(Rachel McCafferty Crain's Cleveland Business)
One of the key lessons from the first year of the I Promise School in Akron was the importance of flexibility.
The school, a collaboration between Akron Public Schools and the LeBron James Family Foundation, is now in its second year, serving about 340 third- through fifth-grade students. By 2022, the school will expand to serve third through eighth grade.
Akron Public Schools have long had programs to support at-risk students, like those selected for the school, but the I Promise School takes a more focused, comprehensive approach.
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