ABOUT NET HIGH ACADEMY
Created for students who want to have control of their OWN learning.
OUR HISTORY
Concerned with the need to identify and provide innovative techniques to students who were disenfranchised, and sometimes misguided along the traditional paths of education, Dr. Knight opened Iowa Net High Academy in the fall of 2012. As the founder and director of the academy, Knight has developed strategies and techniques to identify individual learning styles, and then prescribe an optimal cognitive pedagogy for each individual. Coupling a highly personalized, relationship based formula with her unique experiential based curriculum, Knight has shown unprecedented success with the Iowa Net High Academy’s students. In addition to her passion for education and young people, Knight has also developed a deeper sense of empathy with her students and their parents when she witnessed the educational struggles of one of her own daughters. Utilizing personalized on-line learning techniques, internships, and service learning, 19 Net High students have earned their diplomas to date.
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With the education revolution starting to take hold, NET High Academy found its niche by providing students who have dropped out of high school an alternative to traditional routes to a diploma. Having experienced first hand how quickly school districts run out of options to offer struggling student, the search to find another way to reach these students began. Having the capability to research and tap into experts in the field, Dr. Cynthia Knight synthesized the best of what was happening in the field for struggling learners and created an innovative successful program to meet the needs of the students many schools forget.
Iowa NET High Academy partners with Iowa school districts to increase graduation rates by targeting the students who have found traditional education arduous but desire a high school diploma. Our staff creates individual learning paths based on the learning/career needs of the individual students. We inspire students to become all they need by providing a brighter future for the students we serve.
We are now moving into providing private schooling through NET High Academy.
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NET High Academy is ready to create individual learning paths for students who are ready to take control of their learning. This could be through the a partnership with local school districts as well as homeschool programming.
Iowa NET High Academy will continue to partner with Iowa schools to provide quality programming for students who are at risk or who have dropped out or high school but desire a high school diploma from their local school.
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OUR MISSION
NET High Academy partners with students, parents, and caregivers to help students who have found the traditional route to a high school diploma unfeasible. Our staff creates individual learning paths based on the learning and career needs of the individual student. We inspire each student by providing direction and support.
OUR VISION
A brighter future for the students who need it the most.
OUR GOALS
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NET High Academy will raise the graduation rate in Iowa by providing a conscientious comprehensive program to meet the needs of students who have dropped out of high school or who are at risk of dropping out of high school.
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NET High Academy will create individual learning paths that honor the career dreams of the students it serves.
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NET High Academy will prepare students to become participating, contributing members of society.
OUR CORE VALUES
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Individual learning styles, interests, and needs create a learning path that truly meets the needs of the student
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Worthy work crosses over content areas
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Competency-based education is the best option for our students
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The teaching staff creates project based learning opportunities
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The teaching staff enjoys working with students who struggle with traditional learning
