CLASS Academy
Chance to Learn and Achieve
While Striving for Success
Monmouth County Vocational
School District
A Program Designed to
Enhance Learning and Engage Students Through Alternative Education
For the latest
news and downloads, visit the CLASS Academy weblog at: www.mcvsd.org/weblog/class
You can also visit CLASS
Academy Teacher and Staff weblogs by following these links:
Melinda
Kelley – Guidance: www.mcvsd.org/weblog/mkelley
Patrick
McLean – Mathematics: www.mcvsd.org/weblog/pmclean
Marina
Shalom – Mathematics: www.mcvsd.org/weblog/mshalom
Nancy
Gorski – Social Studies, Life Skills: www.mcvsd.org/weblog/ngorski
Wilma
Morrissey – Technology: www.mcvsd.org/weblog/wmorrissey
Barbara
Trocchia – Language Arts: www.mcvsd.org/weblog/btrocchia
Susan
Feiring – Social Studies, World Languages, Life Skills: www.mcvsd.org/weblog/sfeiring
John
Elfers – Science: www.mcvsd.org/weblog/jelfers
Marguerite
Dalton – School Nurse: www.mcvsd.org/weblog/mdalton
About Class Academy
CLASS Academy is a small,
alternative high school located at 105 Neptune Boulevard, in Neptune, New
Jersey. The program has served the students of Monmouth County for nearly two
decades, helping hundreds of students achieve academic success through a
personalized school culture that reflects individual students’ interests,
talents and needs. At every level within the school – student, teacher,
counselor, administrator – uniqueness is celebrated,
engaged and respected. In such an environment, respect helps foster motivation,
and motivation helps bring achievement.
Students experience success
at CLASS Academy through small, block scheduled classes in an adult environment
that is conducive learning, improved interpersonal relationships, and the
acquisition of life skills for those students who are disaffected by the
traditional high school experience.
Students have access to all of the resources and programs of the
Monmouth County Vocational School District, and a growing number of students
have taken advantage of the district’s many shared time vocational programs, as
well as our close working relationship with Brookdale Community College.
Placing students in a range of highly academic and positive adult environments
helps students cultivate positive behavior patterns and increased academic
performance that results in breaking their previous cycles of frustration and
failure.
Selection
Criteria
Behind schedule for graduation.
Non-classified; non-violent.
Average
academic ability or higher
At
risk of failing or dropping out of school based on any combination of factors
including:
Poor attendance
In need of smaller school environment
Not following traditional school rules and policies
Alienated or apathetic toward school
In need of credit recovery
Application
Applications to CLASS Academy are made through the
applicant’s home school guidance counselor’s office. Students should complete
the application with the help of his or her parent or guardian, and the home school’s
guidance counselor, who will forward the completed application packet to the
appropriate CLASS Academy administrator. After a full review of the completed
application documents, an interview and visit to the facility is scheduled with
the student and his/her parent or guardian.
Contact Information
For
more information about this program or to determine eligibility contact:
Earl Moore, Principal
105 Neptune Blvd. Suite
305
Neptune, NJ 07753
Phone: 732-431-7245 (ex. 2649)
Fax: 732-897-1676
Email: earl_moore@mcvsd.org
Program Services
Access to all academic courses of study required for
high school graduation
Customized student schedules
Basic skills reinforcement
Career development
Dual enrollment programs for high school and college credits
Assist students working toward high school graduation
Build self-esteem
Increase desire to learn
Provide special support and assistance for the
development of mature and responsible behaviors
Provide multiple services for students:
College
and career counseling
Drug and
alcohol awareness and prevention
Conflict resolution
Administration
Timothy
McCorkell
Superintendent
Anthony
Schaible
Assistant
Superintendent
Rosemarie
Kindon
Business
Admin./Bd. Sec’y
Earl
Moore
Principal
CLASS
Academy/Neptune Annex
Monmouth
County Vocational School District Board of Education
Clement
V. Sommers
President
Russell
T. Olivadotti
Vice-President
Dennis
Ingoglia
Carole
Knopp Morris
Joseph
A. Manfredi
Monmouth
County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Barbara
J. McMorrow
Director
John
D’Amico, Jr.
Deputy
Director
Robert
D. Clifton
Lillian
G. Burry
Amy
A. Mallet
NEW
JERSEY
STATE
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
STAR
SCHOOL
DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AND
CAREER STANDARDS
Last revised: 8/27/09
Alternative Education
Helps to Change Lives
The Monmouth County Vocational School
District does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, creed, handicap,
national origin, race, religion, sex, or limited English.