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A creed is a set of common beliefs that guide our actions as we serve our students and their families.

S-Strategically

U-Uniting &

C-Collaborating for

C-College and Career Readiness by

E-Engaging

S-Students with

S-Skills for Success

Everything we do, everything we stand for should be guided by our desire for all Success Academy students to be college and career ready. As a staff we should be united and work collaboratively to achieve this goal.

The mission of this program is to graduate and transition every student with the skills to succeed in the classroom, workforce, and community through a nontraditional; personalized pathway.

Many people don't realize that we have real teachers who teach in real time. Even though we use a software program as supplemental to our instruction our teachers are here working hard to make learning fun and engaging for our students.

This week we will begin showcasing our teachers doing what they do best, connecting with students. This week we feature Ms. Kersey who teachers with our Virtual Learning Center.

Success Academy Re-engagement Center is a year round program. We begin our school year in July and our year ends in June.

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• January 25 - Club Day
  

• February 20th - Schools and Offices Closed - Presidents Day

January 7-22 - Magnet and program application window

Part of our PBIS expectations are to instill in our students that they must persist, persevere, and progress. Those three P’s are the foundation of our school program. Though some students have gotten off track, they must persist, they may have set backs they must persevere, persisting and persevering will produce progress. These characteristics are part of why the eagle is such a revered bird. The Golden Eagle is a prime example of persisting and persevering.

Golden Eagles are very agile in flight and they can remain in the air for hours. They have a graceful, soaring flight with their wingtips being slightly upturned. They can fly at altitudes where no other bird can fly. This powerful eagle is North America's largest bird of prey and the national bird of Mexico. These birds are dark brown, with lighter golden-brown plumage on their heads and necks. They are extremely swift, and can dive upon their quarry at speeds of more than 150 miles per hour.

Golden Eagles (and its feathers) are highly respected and considered sacred within American Indigenous traditions, culture and religion. They are honored with great care and shown the deepest respect. They represent honesty, truth, majesty, strength, courage, wisdom, power and freedom.

Powerful lessons from the eagle:

1. Eagles are not afraid to fly alone
2. Eagles have excellent vision and concentration
3. Eagles love the storm
4. The eagle tests the level of commitment before engagement.
5. The eagle is a master of change management.
6. Rebirth involves death of the old-self

Our Re-Engagement Center teachers had a great visit at Spy Coast Farm learning about sport horse breeding and so much more. We are always looking for opportunities for our students and their families. #IAmSuccessLex

We are so very excited to share with you our Virtual Learning Center Middle School Social Studies project featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We are so proud of our students. #IAmSuccessLex

Enjoyed the talents of FCPS students Noah James Jackson (SCAPA) and Ashton Phillips (Carter G. Woodson) at the Unity Breakfast this morning.

Zoe is our new hall monitor at the Virtual Learning Center. She makes sure Spencer logs in to class and pays attention.

Each year we look for community partners to assist us in providing community service opportunities for our students. In return we ask our partners to help us promote pride in our program and to celebrate the accomplishments of our students. We are looking for partners to help us with our wishlist:

• Signage for our walls
• Continue to showcase our wall of graduates
• Purchase school swag for students and staff
• Paid internships for students
• Business cards for staff
• Information flyers about our school
• Help us get equipment for a video and photography club for our students
• Art instruction for students
• Piano instruction for students
• Continue decorating our meditation room

I am very pleased with our Success Academy Program and I want others in the community to know more about what we do. I am of the mindset that if we don't tell our story no one will or they will make up a narrative about our program.

Many people don't know that we have actual teachers teaching our students. I will begin showcasing our teachers each week in our newsletters. I also want to hear from students and parents. Those stories are the most impactful. I would like to have photos of what school looks like from the perspective of our students and written testimonials from our parents that we can share on our social media sites.

If you are a student or a parent who would be willing to share photos or stories, please submit them using the link below. I can't wait to hear of the good things that are happing in our classrooms.

If you'll be traveling outside of the United States at any time and need to be able to access your FCPS accounts while you are away, you'll need to be granted access before you go.

Staff at Success Academy function as a unit following the district's theme of One Band One Sound. There is no hierarchy of positions and no one person's job is more important than another's. As with any organization there are times when decisions have to be made by a team of staff stakeholders. Our leadership team is comprised of staff members who are often called upon to represent the voice of their colleagues and disseminate information to them. While the majority of decision making is made by the full body and associated work groups our Leadership Team is called upon to review policies and procedures before sharing with the full staff. We will highlight our leadership team and their roles below.

Dr. Ross serves as the Program Director for Success Academy. Her role at includes but is not limited to the items listed below. Her responsibilities are not listed in any specific order.

• Supervises all certified and classified personnel assigned to the school. Assumes the responsibility for completion of all staff evaluations within the building.
  
• Assumes responsibility for school correspondence, general correspondence, notice for general distribution to the school community, etc
  
• Provides leadership in the development of school policies, master schedules, daily programs, master calendars and pupil and teacher handbooks.
  
• Coordinates various elements of the Program’s enterprise, including responsibility for financial records, budget and expenditures
  
• Schedules teachers and room facilities
  
• Provides leadership in establishing and attaining established student goals and outcomes
  
• Plans, administers, and supervises the educational program.
  
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining student/teacher performance data required to evaluate the success of the school
  
• Serves as the link between school and home.
  
• Assumes the responsibility for maintain student discipline in the school
• Ensures high standards of excellence are maintained to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct and to ensure the program remains in compliance with district policies and procedures.

Dr. Clement serves as our PGES Coach. Her role at Success Academy includes but is not limited to the items below. Her responsibilities are not listed in any specific order.

• Provide instructional support to staff
• Provide leadership in the areas of
• curriculum
• instruction
• assessment
• professional development
• Develop a regular schedule of classroom visits
• Assist in program implementation and curriculum development
• Manage the day-to-day operation of our Virtual Learning Center
• Provides home visits as needed to assess family circumstances and make needed referrals to community resources for problems interfering with the child’s academic progress, social, emotional or physical development
• Serves as the primary point of contact/liaison between schools, agencies, and students seeking enrollment with Success Academy Virtual Learning Center.
• Provide leadership to PLC's
• Supervise staff as needed
• Evaluate staff as needed.

Mrs. Quinn serves as the Guidance Counselor for our Re-engagement Center. Her role at Success Academy includes but is not limited to the responsibilities listed below. Her job duties are not listed in any specific order.

• Counsels children, individually and in small groups, concerning a variety of developmental tasks and problems
  
• Consults with teachers and parents about children’s needs, concerns and academic issues
  
• Provides home visits as needed to assess family circumstances and make needed referrals to community resources for problems interfering with the child’s academic progress, social, emotional or physical development
  
• Assists new students with orientation and acclamation to their new school environment
  
• Coordinates with faculty, parents, attendance personnel and District Court to correct the attendance problems of truant students

Mr. Shepherd serves as the Guidance Counselor for our Virtual Learning Center. His responsibilities include but are not limited to the items listed below. His job duties are not listed in any specific order.

• Counsels children, individually and in small groups, concerning a variety of developmental tasks and problems
  
• Consults with teachers and parents about children’s needs, concerns and academic issues
  
• Provides home visits as needed to assess family circumstances and make needed referrals to community resources for problems interfering with the child’s academic progress, social, emotional or physical development
  
• Assists new students with orientation and acclamation to their new school environment
  
• Coordinates with faculty, parents, attendance personnel and District Court to correct the attendance problems of truant students
• Assists or serves as the coordinator of testing and interprets test data to teachers and parents as needed

Ms. Beatty serves as a Transition Specialist for Success Academy. She works along with the Guidance Counselors in making decisions regarding student admissions and enrollment. Her role at Success Academy includes but is not limited to the responsibilities listed below. Her job duties are not listed in any specific order.

• Serves as the primary point of contact/liaison between schools, agencies, and students seeking enrollment with Success Academy Re-engagement Center.
• Works collaboratively with external agencies, businesses, and organizations to support the needs of students transitioning into the program and reintegrating into school.
  
• Provides mentorship opportunities, life coaching strategies, and activities for identified students in the Program to ensure wraparound supports are in place in support of academic assistance, student work, and college and career preparations.
  
• Plans and implement activities, projects, programs, and student-centered services designed to address, the social, emotional, and academic supports to re-engage students and reintegrate them back into school.
  
• Assists in the planning and coordination of districtwide programs, initiatives, and special projects, and community engagement events

Dr. Hamlin serves as an English, Language Arts instructor with our Re-engagement Center. His role at Success Academy includes but is not limited to the responsibilities listed below. His job duties are not listed in any specific order.

• Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students
• Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner
• Engages staff in intensive data analysis and results planning and develops specific strategies designed to move students from Novice/Apprentice levels to Proficient/Distinguished levels
• Works collaboratively with other educators to integrate educational initiatives and resources
• Provide strong leadership to the school in curriculum, instruction, assessment, and standards.

Mr. Hairston services as an English, Language Arts instructor with our Virtual Learning Center. His role at Success Academy includes but is not limited to the responsibilities listed below. His job duties are not listed in any specific order.

• Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students
• Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner
• Engages staff in intensive data analysis and results planning and develops specific strategies designed to move students from Novice/Apprentice levels to Proficient/Distinguished levels
• Works collaboratively with other educators to integrate educational initiatives and resources
• Provide strong leadership to the school in curriculum, instruction, assessment, and standards.
• Serves as the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging building representative

Mrs. Epps serves wears many hats with Success Academy. She serves as our bookkeeper, registrar, attendance clerk, and administrative assistant. Her role at Success Academy includes but is not limited to the responsibilities listed below. Her job duties are not listed in any specific order.

• Maintain student files related to grades, records and test results; maintain confidential files and records.
• Maintain student demographic information in computer.
• Assist school nurse in obtaining and verifying student health records such as immunizations; notify parents if additional information is needed.
• Enroll new students and assign to proper grade level, counselor and homeroom; submit proper forms and information to the Central Office.
• Withdraw students according to established procedures; complete required forms and submit to the Central Office and new school as requested.
  
• Complete and transmit monthly reports to Central Office as assigned.
  
• Process requests for driver verification forms.
  
• Respond to questions or complaints from vendors or District administrators regarding issues related to payments, balances, charges, inventories and other information; answer phones.
  
• Perform complex and advanced-level clerical accounting duties in support of the assigned schools programs and services; process or prepare more complex or technical financial accounting documents, including payments, reports and special projects.
  
• Prepare and maintain a variety of files, records, documents and lists relating to assigned area; prepare special reports as assigned.
  
• Serve as secretary and provide administrative assistance to the Program Director; make, schedule and arrange appointments, meetings and conferences; take and transcribe dictation as required.
  
• Initiate budget preparation; work with school leadership team and budget committee in preparing individual budgets to meet needs; prepare forms and assist the Program Director in preparing and monitoring budget.
  
• Process purchase orders; assist with adjustments and with making transfers; review computer print-out and balance accounts to assure accuracy.

Katie Smith (2 Courses)

Jacob (2 Courses)

Shureka

Daniah

Kyleigh

Ahlyana

Lequila

Jabriel (2 Courses)

Brentton (2 courses)

Gabe

Jade G

Hunter

Nazir

Akil

The mission of Fayette County PTA is to make every child's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all students. Key values include collaboration, commitment, accountability, respect, inclusivity, and integrity. PTA/PTSA chapters in Fayette County Public Schools are part of the 16th District PTA in Kentucky.
Note: PTA, a 501c(3) organization, is not part of FCPS.

Success Academy students. My name is Ms. Bell and I am your Youth Service Center Coordinator. The mission of the YSC is to provide you and your family with resources to ensure that you are successful academically and social-emotionally. Please complete this needs assessment indicating what type of support you would like from the YSC. I am located in room 136 in the STEAM Academy main office. Feel free to stop by at anytime!

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Monday, January 9 - Progress Reports sent home Thursday, January 12

Monday, February 13 - Progress Reports sent home Thursday, February 16

Monday, April 10 - Progress Reports sent home Thursday, April 13

Tuesday, May 30 - Progress Reports sent home Friday, June 2

For the 2022-2023 school year we will be phasing out our use of Odysseyware. New students who enroll for the new school year will be enrolled in Edgenuity Courseware. All coursework in Odysseyware must be completed by September 15, 2022. Find out more about Edgeunity from their website: https://www.edgenuity.com/online-courses/

In the Fayette County Public Schools, we are committed to teaching the whole child and we recognize that academic and social-emotional success go hand in hand. Ensuring a safe and respectful learning environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued begins with setting explicit expectations for how we will treat one another at school.

Just as teachers set clear classroom expectations for student learning, the Fayette County Board of Education has adopted policies to set districtwide expectations. The purpose of the Student Code of Conduct is to communicate all the district policies related to student behavior in a single document. Developed with the input of students, families, teachers, and administrators, the guidelines follow law and policy, communicate the high standards we have for students, explain the process that staff members follow when issues occur, and outline consequences for misbehavior.

For the first time this year, the Student Code of Conduct is moving to an electronic format. This shift was based on the work of students in the Go Green Club at Henry Clay High School, who surveyed students across our district about how they use the document. To ensure everyone has access, the Student Code of Conduct will be available in multiple languages on the desktop of the Chromebooks issued to every student in FCPS. Paper copies are also available by requesting one here or by calling 859-381-4100.

Students will attend school according to the schedule below:

School Hours

9:00 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

School doors open to students at 8:45 a.m.

Students will attend school during the time frame listed below. Individual student schedules have been distributed.

School Hours

8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

The Success Academy front office is assessible Monday - Thursday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

AM: Success Academy students ride neighborhood high school buses to their districted high school.

Search the Bus Route Finder with your home address to find bus information for your districted high school bus and stop.

PM SHUTTLES to High Schools - Depart STEAM & SUCCESS ACADEMY AT 2:50At the the high school, students transfer to their districted high school neighborhood bus. Search the Bus Route Finder with your home address to find bus information for your districted high school bus and stop.

Success Academy is an application only program. Students who are interested in attending the virtual program or in-person program must complete an online application.

Our virtual program is open to middle or high school student who reside in Fayette County. The application period for this year has closed, however, those who desire to apply for the 22-23 school year may submit a late application. Placement for this year is not guaranteed. Students will be placed on a waiting list and staff will communicate with families should an opening occur.

Students who attend our in-person program must be at least 16 years of age and must be at least 1 year behind in their high school credits. This re-engagement program accepts applications all throughout the academic year. Applications are reviewed on the third Friday of each month. The review process could take as long as three weeks depending upon the information needed and the speed with which the information is provided.

For further information regarding the application and enrollment process please contact Ms. Kim Beatty by phone at (859) 381-3795 or by email at kim.beatty@fayette.kyschools.us.

Elevate is the platform for our Individual Learning Plan (ILP). Each student ( 9th-12th grade) will need to have 10 Moments in Elevate this school year.

●Each student will capture “Moments/Milestones” during their high school years by documenting their experiences.

Examples of Moments:

1. All students should have the Career Assessment from Virtual JobShadow (REQUIRED) Virtual JobShadow
2. Sophomores and Juniors should log the ACT test from this year. Seniors should also log their ACT scores.
3. Students that attended the Career Fair should log this moment
4. Students that attend a field trip
5. Music, Art, Drama events
6. Financial Literacy
7. Student completes a course and earns half a credit
8. Student completes a research project
9. FAFSA Completion
10. Scholarship and/or College applications
11. Military Enlistment
12. Job Applications
13. AP exams
14. EOP exam,
15. College Campus visit
16. College Admissions meeting

Mrs. Allison DeVries is our ELEVATE lead.

You will need to send your official final transcript to your college/university through Parchment. Please click on the link below to order your high school transcript. You must create an account if you don't have one.

Our purpose is to provide a safety net and personalized alternative pathway to an ever growing group of students who need a nontraditional and/or accelerated educational pathway to graduate and make a successful transition to college or the workforce.

Email: successacademy@fayette.kyschools.us
Website: www.fcps.net/success
Location: 1555 Georgetown Road, Lexington, KY, USA
Phone: 859-381-3795
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IAmSuccessLex
Twitter: @IAmSuccessLex

Dr. Janice Wyatt-Ross

Email: janice.wyatt-ross@fayette.kyschools.us