EDNC: An innovator in dropout prevention, Central Wake High School invites collaboration

EDNC visits with Central Wake graduates Albiter Acosta and Devon Wells, as well as Principal Tom Hanley, to discuss Central Wake’s self-paced model and wraparound supports.

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“They’ve tried everything,” said Tom Hanley, Central Wake’s executive principal, of the at-risk students who enroll at his school. Students’ lack of success across multiple school settings “feels like something,” he added. “That goes to their sense of pride and their sense of self-worth.”

At Central Wake, students receive wraparound supports and self-paced learning. Three descriptive pillars — flexible, personalized, supportive — buttress the school’s model. Everything coalesces in pursuit of this singular objective: high school graduation.

“The main goal is to get across the stage,” said Hanley.

Read the full story here:  https://www.ednc.org/an-innovator-in-dropout-prevention-central-wake-high-school-invites-collaboration/