Atkinson Academy

• Provides the Louisville Reach Academy, which offers technology-based learning and small classes as well as opportunities for students and their families to receive a range of services, including health services, adult education, job shadowing, and family education workshops. The academy initially served preschool through grade-five students, but it will include sixth graders during the 2016-17 school year and will continue to grow to include grades seven and eight in subsequent years. Sixth grade at the school is open only to current Atkinson fifth graders.
• Offers the districtwide Academy for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Program
• Uses the Literacy by Design Program to integrate both science and social studies with reading
• Maintains a strong connection between writing, science, and math education and the content on state tests
• Works with the University of Louisville (UofL) as a Signature Partnership School
• Offers a range of student activities, including basketball, cheerleading, band, and the Suzuki Violin Program

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