A pilot program — Grand River Virtual Academy — is an online curriculum that was attached to R-5 this year. Staff recruited students who had dropped out of school. The online program is currently being evaluated for effectiveness before adding the program permanently.
Students make a commitment to come to R-5 through a multi-step application process, Goetz said.
“We’re a school of choice. It’s a conscious decision,” she said.
Students go through an orientation process. Then, for nine days R-5 candidates must show a level of maturity and degree of self-motivation.
“Discipline is a far lesser issue here than in traditional high schools,” McGuire said.
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