Academics

The Riverside Academy - High School Program is designed to meet the needs of diverse learners by providing flexible scheduling, a safe student-centered environment, and challenging curriculum and student designed programming. Riverside Academy - High School offers 10th through 12th grade students an opportunity to earn credits toward a high school diploma from their resident district. The delivery method choices are seat-based, independent study (for students 16 years and older) or a combination of both.

Mission Statement: To provide quality education to all students by meeting the individual needs identified to complete their educational goals.

Program Goals

By demonstrating respectful relationships toward themselves and others, students will set and accomplish their goals.
Staff will assess all students' emotional, social and behavioral supports needed.
All students will be provided a comprehensive education based on relevancy and best practices which will give them skills and abilities to compete in an ever-changing world.

Roots of Success at Riverside Academy - High School are Founded in the Cambridge-Isanti Schools Commitment in THE BLUEJACKET WAY We show COMPASSION (Kindness & Consideration) We exhibit HONESTY (Truthfulness & Sincerity) We practice RESPECT (Politeness & Humility) We demonstrate RESPONSIBILITY (Dependability & Accountability) We display SELF-DISCIPLINE (Attentiveness & Mindfulness)

For more information about the school or to register, contact our main office at 763-552-6262.

Enrollment - To enroll in the Riverside Academy - High School program all students must meet one or more of the following Minnesota graduation incentives. All students and a parent/guardian must attend an "Intake Meeting" with the Director prior to beginning the program. In addition, building registration and paperwork is required. Allow a minimum of 1-hour for the Intake Meeting.

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Models of Learning

General Information - The Independent Study method requires student direct-instructional class time (attendance) and outside academic work completed (homework) to earn the required credit(s). A state requirement for direct-instructional time is 1 hour for every 4 hours of quality, standards-based, independent study homework completed. Homework completed and turned in may not be counted if there is insufficient direct-instructional time. It is the responsibility of the student to ask for Independent Study work.

Academic Requirements - Students not attending scheduled classes may be dropped from enrollment. Students will not be permitted to receive independent study (homework) unless they have attended class. There is no excused absence in the independent study model. If needed, please contact our office to drop enrollment. Student(s) will not be penalized in our program for dropping enrollment in the independent study model.

Credits will be accumulated in .33, .66 or 1 trimester credit portions. Twenty-three hours of quality completed work = .33 trimester credit or required hours set by resident high school. Total hours less then 23 may not be transferred between sessions/trimesters. Minnesota standard-based curriculum is used with student learning goals, targets and assessments required to earn credit(s).

Seat Based Model:

General Information - Students scheduling in a seat-based program will attend Monday - Friday. All students under 16 years old must attend a seat-based program. Flexible scheduling is an option with all students, however the graduation timeline will be altered by this choice. Classes will be taught by licensed teachers who respect the diverse ways in which students learn. All students are scheduled in an Advisory Class which supports students in scheduling, incentives, interventions, graduation timelines, annual goal setting, career & college planning and needed individual support resources.

Academic Requirements - Curriculum meets the requirements of the State of Minnesota with all the core standards-based learning goals taught by direct-instruction in a student centered challenging environment. Generally, all classes are scheduled with their credit aged peers. Credit requirements are based on the student resident district requirements to meet the requirement for a high school diploma.

Graduation

Diploma - Riverside Academy does not issue a diploma for graduation but fulfills the graduation requirements of the diploma issuing district. Riverside Academy-High School students need to fulfill the credit requirements of the school district from which their diploma is being issued. Students must also meet any district specific and all state mandated graduation requirements identified from the resident / diploma district.

Diplomas are available from the diploma issuing district, 3-weeks following the completion of graduation requirements. Contact diploma issuing district high school directly.

Graduation Ceremony - Riverside Academy Secondary has a Graduation Celebration for all students completing their requirements during the school year. It is scheduled outside any local district ceremony so everyone can participate.

Diploma Issuing District Ceremony: With permission from the district, students are invited to participate in the district Graduation Ceremony. It is the responsibility of the student to receive date information, practice schedules, ordering of requested items from the diploma issuing district. All districts require 100% of all graduation requirements completed and permission to participate in the Graduation Ceremony.

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