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Downing Clark Academy is a Private School “on-campus” at Downing Clark Center that is approved by the Georgia Department of Education. The Academy is a 12-month school program for the young girls ages 6-17 that will be in our care at Downing Clark Center . The young girls attending our center and the Academy may suffer from serious emotional, behavioral, and mental challenges.
The Academy will utilize the Georgia state approved “Quality Core Curriculum” guide designed to ensure a basic quality education for each youth in the areas of Reading , English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Health and Physical Education. The education curriculum at the Academy is based on each student’s individual needs and goals for transition.
High School Diploma Track: A curriculum based on the quality core curriculum for grades 9-12. Students receive academic instruction commensurate with state and county guidelines; including elective courses.
General Equivalency Diploma (GED) Track: Along with courses designed to meet academic and functional needs, students receive preparation and practice for taking the GED test. Specific study skills and course guidelines are used.
Functional Learning Track: Students are provided with content area course work that has been modified and adapted to meet specific remedial and prevocational skill needs. Students are afforded the opportunity to work on academic skills at their current level of functioning while gaining skills necessary for transition.
Teacher Certification:
The teaching personnel of Downing Clark Academy shall comply with certification standards established by the Georgia Department of Education.
Pre-Vocational and Vocational Training:
Downing Clark Academy offers students the opportunity to explore the world of work through on-campus job training programs or work sites. Through these “real life” work settings such as cosmetology and commercial laundry each student experiences positive management skills, social skills, employable skills, and job/task specific skills, etc. These job training classes and work sites provide students with an opportunity for career exploration and entry-level job experiences. Downing Clark Academy ’s vocational/job training component is critical to preparing students to return to conventional society successfully. In many cases students must be prepared to access employment and live independently upon graduating or transferring from Downing Clark Academy . All career and technology activities are instructional in nature and do not benefit the Academy nor take the place of an existing or needed employee.
At Downing Clark Academy, the highest quality education program and services are delivered by dedicated staff in the utmost caring and compassionate way. Education services are designed to foster a brighter future for every student served. And, education staff inspire students to “reach for the stars” in everything they do and to maximize her potential – whatever that is.
***All applicants and employees of Downing Clark Center and Academy must be at least 21 years of age, possess a valid GA Drivers License and pass a criminal background and driving record check. Downing Clark Center and Academy is a Drug Free Workplace and reserves the right to conduct random drug testing on all applicants and employees.
The Downing Clark Center and Academy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and academy and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, marital status, religion or disability.
