Transformative Principal

Jeremiah Newell founded Alabama’s first charter school, Accel Day and Evening Academy is Alabama’s first charter school. It serves grades 9–12 and specializes in supporting youth who are disengaged in the traditional high school, have fallen behind, or dropped out all together. I’d like to discuss how ACCEL’s model puts unique supports in place, including academic instruction targeted to the needs of youth, mental health/counseling supports, and postsecondary options to ensure opportunity youth find success. 300 students in grades 9–12 How to manage split schedules. Be very intentional about who you’re serving when. regular day school and evening school. Working as partners with community leaders. Got graduation rate up, now how do we prep them? How to hire the right people. Mission alignment. We lead with being unapologetic with our mission. Create the space for them to do their best work. Half day Friday for students so teachers have time to get better. Teachers request professional development. As we recr