ACE Program

ACE Program

ACE is LS's alternative program that provides educational support for general education and special education students who struggle to find success within the traditional L-S setting. Students are referred by their House Teams. Many ACE students are identified when they are not making academic progress and are at risk of school failure. Students often present with inconsistent school and class attendance, difficulty with initiating and completing school work, and a pattern of poor class engagement and participation. Other ACE students exhibit coinciding social-emotional difficulties, poor self-advocacy skills, and struggle to build successful social connections with adults and peers, despite demonstrated academic strengths or progress.

The program aims to provide students the additional academic, social-emotional and/or behavioral support that they need to find success at L-S. ACE offers increased staff oversight via a small staff-to-student ratio, an assigned staff advisor or liaison, access to clinical support, and academic support via classes that help develop executive functioning skills, as well as offering smaller English and history classes.

Partnerships with parents/guardians is also critical to student progress, and regular communication with parents/guardians occurs. While ACE maintains a close collaboration with the House Team, including the school counselor and the Associate Principal, the small size of the program allows for more routine and frequent outreach.


 
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