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December 17, 2015
GCPS Approves JA Academy for Norcross High School
The Gwinnett County Board of Education on Thursday listened to plans to bring a JA Academy to Norcross High School. The JA Acadmey will be based on the "school within a school" model starting in August of 2016. The program will include an entrepreneurial incubator and be open to all students in the Norcross cluster through an application process.
In its initial year the program will be open to 9th grade and serve approximately 150 students, but it will eventually grow to include all grades and approximately 600 students. Flynt added the JA Academy would begin as a sort of case study. The Academy model blends relevant content, project-based learning and problem-solving practices to realistic workplace experiences within the learning process.
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November 24. 2016
JA Academy featured in Gwinnett Daily Post
Gwinnett Daily Post reporter Keith Farmer visited our Academy and talked to several students and teachers to see the great things happening for our students. The article highlights the unique opportunities JA Academy students are getting to with businesses and see real world application s of their learning.
The article is linked here
Student applications are due January 27, 2017
December 1, 2016
Attention Parents of Rising 9th grade students
Your child has the opportunity to be a part of the JA Academy at Norcross. The JA Academy allows students to not only engage in a rigorous high school experience, but to also obtain critical skills for future success in college and career. Applications for the program will be at Summerour and Pinckneyville beginning in January or you may print of an application by clicking here.
We will also host parent meetings in January to provide additional information.
Student applications are due January 27, 2017