West Bridge Academy
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MISSION STATEMENT
Dublin City Schools believes all students can learn and succeed. We are committed to providing customized educational programs, which meet the needs of learners who can achieve greater success utilizing a non-traditional educational experience. Students are provided with a variety of educational options that can lead to graduation and are supported by services for the student and their immediate family that are essential to success.
EXPLANATION OF PROGRAM
West Bridge Academy is designed to provide unique educational opportunities for Dublin City School’s students. The West Bridge Academy curriculum and structure are designed to create customized learning experiences that meet the individual needs of learners. Our intervention efforts at West Bridge Academy are deliberate, unified, consistent, and evidence based. The entire staff facilitates student personal academic growth by supporting students as they earn credits through a rigorous on-line curriculum (NovaNet) and by directly teaching students the foundations of emotional intelligence and resiliency.
An Individual Support Plan (ISP) will guide each student’s experience. Upon entrance, the student’s Student Success Team (SST) will develop a customized plan that will grow and expand as the student advances through the curriculum and explores post secondary options. In addition to meeting the academic needs of each student, an emphasis is placed on providing career development opportunities, service learning experiences, and a cognitive behavior therapy-based mental health component.
Students at West Bridge Academy are provided the opportunity to practice and demonstrate their new academic and social-emotional skills in the classroom, small group settings, and in one-on-one planning. It is our vision that students leave West Bridge Academy not only meeting their individual academic goals, but also are better able to recognize their own strengths, control their own emotions, communicate well with others, and believe in the power of themselves, persisting even in the face of adversity.
Flexible scheduling of academic coursework:
* Small student-to-teacher ratios;
* On-site support services, including assessments by a mental health professional, mental health services, and career and post-secondary counseling;
* An emphasis on engaging parents in their child’s education;
* Strong collaboration among community organizations;
* Mentoring connections;
* Community citizenship
* Services to support return to the regular classroom.
CURRICULUM
The curriculum for West Bridge Academy is aligned with the State of Ohio's Academic Content Standards. Teachers utilize NovaNET, a software curriculum support that can be individualized to meet a variety of student academic needs. Students can participate in NovaNET at their own pace and earn credits for successful completion of academic modules / courses:
* Other options would include individually customized independent study opportunities developed in conjunction with the students home school.
* Options may include partial participation at their home school for interest area classes.
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
Student placement must be recommended through the high school Student Success Team (SST) process. The SST process is a mechanism for providing interventions and supports for students and is currently in place in all of the Dublin City School’s high schools. Initial questions and discussions regarding attendance at West Bridge Academy can be directed towards guidance counselors and building administrators.
WEST BRIDGE ACADEMY STAFF
Janet Gillig, Executive Director of Student Services
614-760-4352
Email: gillig_janet@dublinschools.net
Mark Eatherton, Coordinator of West Bridge Academy
614-766-3036
Email: eatherton_mark@dublinschools.net
Lenore Cereghini, Student Services Coordinator
614-760-4342
Email: cereghini_lenore@dublinschools.net
Leslie Bamford, Alternative Education Teacher
614-766-5128
Email: bamford_leslie@dublinschools.net
Matt Gallatin, Alternative Education Teacher
614-766-5202
Email: gallatin_matt@dublinschools.net
Ryan Walton, Alternative Education Teacher
614-766-3018
Email: walton_ryan@dublinschools.net
Kim Oppliger, Mental Health Specialist
614-766-5129
Email: oppliger_kim@dublinschools.net
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August 25 - First day of school
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