Academic Academy

REACH's Academic Academy serves students whose goal is to achieve a Local or Regents Diploma. The classes designed for this program follow the NYS Standards, but are conducted in a manner that is suitable for students who have a high level of anxiety due to academics and exhibit avoidance type behaviors.

All students enrolled in this program receive Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) hours by working on and off campus earning job skills that would lead to a CDOS certificate in addition to their diplomas. Typical jobs include culinary, food service, agriculture, security, technology, retail/customer service and hospitality.

The ratio for these classes is 8:1:2

The science teacher sits at a table in the classroom with two students and everyone is wearing goggles to do an experiment
Students sit at a table in class holding up psychrometers
Students pose in front of a black history month art banner in the hallway
A student sits at a table in the classroom holding a psychrometer
The math teacher sits with a student at his desk helping him with his work
A student sits at his desk holding a science tool called a psychrometer