NORTH COOK YOUNG ADULT ACADEMY

North Cook Young Adult Academy (NCYAA) educates students in one of two distinct programs:

• REGIONAL SAFE SCHOOL PROGRAM (RSSP)
  RSSP serves students from Grades 6-12 who have had multiple suspensions or are pending expulsion from their home school.
  
  
• ALTERNATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (ALOP)
  ALOP offers flexible educational programs and services to meet the complex needs of students. The objective is to offer additional tiered support that follows a school's continuum of services in an environment that is more flexible and adaptable for the students.
  

NCYAA is dedicated to providing a positive, safe, and inclusive learning environment for all students. Goals of both programs include increasing graduation rates, increasing student attendance & participation, increasing credit attainment, improving family engagement, increasing job-related skills, and improving copy strategies.

Both the RSSP and the ALOP are regular education programs that follow a comprehensive curriculum similar to the home school district, with differentiated instruction that is centered around a student’s individual differences and learning styles. Social-emotional growth is an important aspect of each program. Class sizes do not exceed 10 students in most cases. NCYAA also provides resources and services, such as planning and goal-setting, counseling, job-related services, and social-emotional learning, along with individual and group support. We offer a team approach in our programs. There is regular, ongoing communication between NCYAA staff, parents/guardians, the student, and the home school.

All credits earned by students at NCYAA are transferred to their home school district. More than 80% of students sent to NCYAA successfully transition back to their home school or graduate. North Cook Young Adult Academy empowers students to develop respect and responsibility for themselves and their communities. A focus of each program is for students to become lifelong learners and active contributors to their community.

For more information, contact: Lisa Fornwald, NCYAA Director • lfornwald@ncisc.org • 847-803-3702
North Cook Young Adult Academy, main line: 847-803-3709