Lionsgate moving forward...Seeking: Lead
Core Content and Special Education Teachers Space Available: Lionsgate still has limited availability in grades 7-10 for classes beginning this fall. If interested please fill out an application or attend the upcoming informational meeting on July 17th, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, at our site located at 3420 Nevada Ave. N., Crystal, MN 55427.
Location Update: Lionsgate Academy will be opening this fall at Cornerstone Church in Crystal. It is a fabulous building that formerly housed the Crystal Middle School.
Informational meeting:- Thursday, July 17th, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- 3420 Nevada Ave. N., Crystal, MN 55427
- Please come on time as there will be a presentation.
Upcoming School Board Meetings: - Tuesday, July 8th at 7:00pm. Eisenhower Community Center, 1001 Highway 7, Hopkins, MN.
Mission:The mission of Lionsgate Academy is to provide a transition-oriented and
personalized learning program focused on secondary (grades 7-12) higher-functioning students on the autism spectrum that
supports their full potential, participation, and self-determination within
their school, family, and community. To this end, Lionsgate Academy will create an educational environment that will model best instructional practice and research-based techniques so that the graduates will--to the fullest extent possible--live independently, be involved in further education or gainful employment, and develop meaningful relationships with others. The founding board envisions Lionsgate Academy as:
- The only secondary school in Minnesota with a particular focus on
designing appropriate learning programs for children with autism.
Lionsgate will function as a working laboratory for new methods and
educational approaches for Autism Spectrum Disorders, featuring
research-based educational techniques particularly suited for children
with Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, and Pervasive
Developmental Disorder.
- A free public school funded by state and federal monies as
well as through philanthropy. In addition, local school districts will
reimburse the school for special needs services.
- Governed by parents, educators and other concerned professionals.
- Located in Crystal, MN (western suburb of Twin Cities). Lionsgate will
initially serve approximately 60 students in grades 7-10. It will expand a grade a
year through grade 12 and support a transition program for students up
to 21 years of age if needed.
- Operated on a year-round academic school calendar.
- Providing every student with an individual education plan
(IEP) or individual learning plan (ILP) in which individual goals will
be assessed and revised on a continual basis.
- Focused on data-driven analysis and ongoing assessments of
both its students and program, using best practice and research-proven
teaching methods to best respond to student needs.
- Offering full-day educational and therapeutic services while meeting all state academic requirements for graduation.
- Providing a transition program for post-secondary education or employment after high school.
- Encouraging high family involvement at every level, including
governance, classroom, programming decisions, and ongoing volunteering.
- Serving as a much-needed laboratory and training center to
develop the most effective strategies for educating the thousands of
students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Minnesota.
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