Our Purpose

Unlocking the Next Generation’s Power to Overcome

Improving School Performance

Since our inception in 1996, we were founded on a simple principle: Every student, regardless of their background, has the right to pursue their potential and deserves access to attainable education. When life’s circumstances leave students falling behind or at-risk of dropping out of school, we refuse to accept that opportunity gap. We strive to help every student discover what’s possible and we believe every student can learn – some just need something different.

Addressing Today’s Growing Challenges

We developed a self-paced and technology- enhanced learning model designed around each student’s unique needs. Individualized instruction is delivered in a safe, controlled environment supplemented with intensive wraparound services that support the whole student, and is delivered by certified, supportive staff that go above and beyond for our students. Students emerge from our programming resilient, optimistic, and prepared for success after high school.

Prevention and Recovery

Today, we operate as a full-service school management company offering best-in-class dropout prevention and recovery programming. In partnership with our non-profit charter school boards and authorizers, we support underserved communities and deliver results – 20,000 graduates and counting.

Our Guiding Principles

As an organization, our guiding principles serve as our unifying anchor, reminding us what it means to be a second miler.

Ground in the Community

Don’t just serve our community; join it. Build a secure and attractive home for learning, unique to each neighborhood. Open your heart to the struggles and respect the striving for each person who crosses our path. Invest in connection, communicate consistently, and earn trust by doing what you say and owning and correcting our mistakes. Engage and partner with local families, agencies, employers, school districts and our boards to integrate a comprehensive support team. Kindle the pride of each community member.

Assemble the village.

Ignite Optimism

Spark hope, extinguish doubt and raise expectations. Believe in the student until they believe in themselves. Awaken the realization of what is possible for their life. Guide their journey to the stage where they seize their diploma and the future they earned.

Have faith.

Cultivate Resilience

Value the underdog, the misunderstood. Support those on a tougher road; walk beside them. Teach that success doesn’t mean getting it right on the first try. Design, advance and apply a flexible model specific to the trials of each individual. Remain steadfast in the relentless pursuit of progress.

Persevere.

Deliver Student Impact

Coach and motivate each student forward on their individual path to success. Balance support and challenge to keep our students in the game. Do what it takes every day to earn the highest school accountability rating. Seek out and enroll those in our communities who can benefit from what we do. Don’t cut corners; get it done the right way. Fulfill our commitment to our board members; honor their service. Make our families proud.

Live up to our promise.

Embrace Lifelong Learning

Learn along with our students. Open your mind to ideas and adapt insights from an evolving education landscape. Shape our plans and investments to drive long-term improvement. Foster a growth mindset in our students, ourselves, and our partners. Make learning fun.

Deliver on our purpose in a changing world.

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