Instead,
at the September 11 meeting, both
local representatives and district superintendents argued passionately against the opening of Clarksdale Collegiate, described by its founder, Amanda Johnson, as a place that will prepare kindergarteners through 8th graders to «
excel in
high school and college by providing rigorous instruction within a structured, ambitious, and jubilant
school community.»
As our students
excel in Advanced Placement courses, thrive in dual - enrollment classes
at local community colleges, and consistently reach an increasingly
higher academic bar, they prove that there is no reason for alternative
schools to expect anything less from their students than academic excellence.