{"id":70936,"date":"2019-08-16T09:39:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-acceleration-academies-to-expand-partnership-with-miami-dade-county-public-schools\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T09:42:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T13:42:12","slug":"acceleration-academies-ampliara-su-asociacion-con-las-escuelas-publicas-del-condado-de-miami-dade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/acceleration-academies-ampliara-su-asociacion-con-las-escuelas-publicas-del-condado-de-miami-dade\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceleration Academies to expand partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI DADE, Florida<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 16, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Miami-Dade County Public Schools and <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2553981-1&amp;h=2192452238&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.accelerationacademy.org%2Fourvision&amp;a=Acceleration+Academies%27+high-school+re-engagement+program\" rel=\"nofollow\">Acceleration Academies&#8217; high-school re-engagement program<\/a><\/u>\u00a0have partnered to open two additional locations in <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami-Dade County<\/span>, expanding access to the free, online program that assists students who have left their traditional high school programs to earn a district-issued diploma.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9867left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9867left\" title=\"Acceleration Academies\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Acceleration Academies\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/949771\/Acceleration_Academies_Logo.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Take the First Step Toward Your High School Diploma &#8211; Register Now at <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2553981-1&amp;h=574050261&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamidiploma.com%2Fregisternow&amp;a=www.miamidiploma.com%2Fregisternow\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.miamidiploma.com\/registernow<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Joseph Wise<\/span>, CEO of Acceleration Academies states, &#8220;It is critical that our nation has schools and districts that provide our students and communities access to a high-quality education through flexible and personalized learning models, school and district leaders, and outstanding teachers, instructional personnel and staff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Access to these facilities is a critical part of the program and the <b><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2553981-1&amp;h=4104419262&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.accelerationacademy.org%2Fmiami&amp;a=two+new+locations\" rel=\"nofollow\">two new locations<\/a><\/u><\/b>\u00a0will be added to the three sites already serving the <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami-Dade<\/span> dropouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Liberty City, at 2101 NW 51st St <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami, FL<\/span> 33142 <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Le Jeune<\/span> at BBBS, located at 550 NW 42nd Ave <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami, FL<\/span> 33126<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Redefining the Traditional School Model<br \/><\/i><\/b>Acceleration Academies is redefining the traditional school model by leveraging the use of technology through a blended and personalized learning approach. Graduation Candidates (GCs) as they are called, can access their coursework online, day and night, while having the support of licensed teachers, mentors, and career &amp; life coaches at their storefront academies ready to assist along the GC&#8217;s educational journey.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion of Acceleration Academies aims to increase district graduation rates, enrich the local community, and provide every student in <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami-Dade<\/span> the opportunity to <b>earn a regular high school diploma<\/b> <b>free of charge<\/b>. Students with a Certificate of Completion can enroll for test prep and earn their diploma.<\/p>\n<p>Acceleration Academies currently operates sites throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">South Carolina<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Nevada<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span>. The program has graduated over 550 students since\u00a0inception\u00a0and is currently partnering with 9 school districts.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the program, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2553981-1&amp;h=1402313781&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamidiploma.com%2F&amp;a=www.miamidiploma.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.miamidiploma.com<\/a> or call 872-529-5115. Media inquiries may be made to <span class=\"xn-person\">Anna Lehner<\/span>, Manager of Student Recruitment and Enrollment, at: <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:alehner@accelerationacademy.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">alehner@accelerationacademy.org<\/a><\/u>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>About <i>Acceleration Academies<\/i> | <\/b>You have the potential. We have the tools. This is your opportunity. #OwnYourSuccess<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2553981-1&amp;h=1402313781&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamidiploma.com%2F&amp;a=www.miamidiploma.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.miamidiploma.com<\/a><\/u>\u00a0or email Acceleration Academies at <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:info@accelerationacademy.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">info@accelerationacademy.org<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2553981-1&amp;h=3255389225&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F949771%2FAcceleration_Academies_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F949771%2FAcceleration_Academies_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/949771\/Acceleration_Academies_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Acceleration Academies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI DADE, Florida<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 16, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Miami-Dade County Public Schools and <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2553981-1&amp;h=2192452238&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.accelerationacademy.org%2Fourvision&amp;a=Acceleration+Academies%27+high-school+re-engagement+program\" rel=\"nofollow\">Acceleration Academies&#8217; high-school re-engagement program<\/a><\/u>\u00a0have partnered to open two additional locations in <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami-Dade&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-educacion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}