SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Edgenuity, a leading provider of online and blended learning solutions, announced today that Graduation Achievement Charter High School (GACHS) in Atlanta, Georgia has selected Edgenuity's Instructional Services offering and curriculum as the school's primary learning solution. The partnership highlights Edgenuity's ability to offer flexible, engaging instruction across a wide variety of programs and settings to meet the specific goals of schools and districts.
GACHS (formerly Provost Academy Georgia) is a virtual public charter high school that serves students in grades 9-12. The school's mission is to provide historically underserved students with a flexible and highly individualized virtual school experience. Edgenuity's comprehensive Instructional Services offering provides standards-aligned courses taught by qualified, state-certified virtual instructors who deliver on-demand, data driven instruction. The program will be implemented for over 2,000 GACHS students beginning the 2015-2016 school year.
"As a virtual school, GACHS prides itself on identifying and offering top-quality online curriculum and instruction to our students," said Dr. Monica Henson, Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer at GACHS. "Edgenuity was the perfect fit for GACHS because its Instructional Services offering provides best-in-class online instruction, remediation, and motivation, ensuring that our unique student body will receive the personalized help they need, when they need it."
Edgenuity's virtual instructors and coaches partner with schools to help ensure student success by offering the following:
- Virtual Teachers: Proactive instruction, remediation, and motivation
- Curriculum: Engaging instruction and interactive learning tools
- Real-Time Data: Actionable measures of student progress, performance, and attendance
- Concept Coaches: Real-time, on-demand tutoring in core subjects
- Success Coaches: Counselor to full-time online students
- School/District Mentors: On-site mentor, coach, and facilitator
"We are delighted that GACHS selected Edgenuity's Instructional Services solution to help drive better outcomes for their students," said Sari Factor, CEO of Edgenuity. "Our courses, taught by our highly qualified, state-certified teachers, ensure that schools' online learning programs reach their full potential."
About Edgenuity
Edgenuity provides engaging online education solutions that propel success for every student, empower every teacher to deliver more effective instruction, and enable schools and districts to meet their academic goals. Edgenuity delivers a range of Core Curriculum, AP®, Elective, Career and Technical Education (CTE), and Credit Recovery courses aligned to the rigor and high expectations of state, Common Core and iNACOL standards and designed to inspire life-long learning. Fully flexible for use in any blended or online learning model, Edgenuity supports an environment where personalized learning is possible. With more than 200 semester-long courses and growing, Edgenuity is driving outcomes for millions of students in schools and districts across the country. For more information, and to see Edgenuity in action, visit Edgenuity.com.
Contacts:
Hayley Milbourn
Sloane & Company
212-446-1870
Hmilbourn(at)sloanepr(dot)com
Leslie Sobon
Edgenuity
877-202-0338
Leslie.Sobon(at)edgenuity(dot)com
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