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Parents
At LEAD Academy we believe that creating and maintaining a welcoming school environment based on high expectations will foster the trust among all members of the LEAD community needed to accomplish our goals of 100% graduation and college acceptance. Research has shown that the more parents trust their child’s teachers the more responsive they will be to invitations to involve themselves in the life of the school and its community.
Quality instruction is not enough for every child to graduate and be accepted to a 4-year college. Research has demonstrated that involving parents/guardians and community members in a student’s education is one of the single most important factors to their achieving success. Accordingly, LEAD Academy makes every effort to engage parents and the community through the following proactive approaches:
Outreach
At LEAD, we don’t just teach students—we proactively engage parents, guardians, and community members as volunteers, learners, and decision-makers in a child’s educational process. We organize regular outreach meetings, classes, and training programs at the school and within the community to engage community members and parents/guardians in the development of our students and community.
Quarterly Contracts 
Once a quarter each student leadership team member (student, parent/guardian, and instructor) convene to review the team’s performance, determine goals and expectations for the next quarter, and plan a reasonable course of action to reach the intended outcomes. Each LEADership contract includes: an assessment of past performance, individual team member’s goals for the following quarter, as well as mechanisms to achieve those goals. At the conclusion of the conference, each team members signs the contract, which serves as the critical component in reviewing all team members and holding them accountable for their performance.
Parent/Guardian Classes
At LEAD Academy, classes have been designed to teach parents/guardians how to support their children academically, emotionally, and spiritually and to reinforce the values taught at school. Classes will focus on developing healthy habits, parenting skills, community engagement, and academic support.
Participation
Not only do we invite parents and community members to participate in the school decision-making process, we empower them in the decision-making process by inviting them to sit on the LEAD Academy Community Council, serve on the LEAD Academy Instructor Interview Committee, and participate in the Community Review Process. Additionally, community education classes and volunteer opportunities are offered throughout the year to further engage community members in the life of the school.
SCHOOL LEADER ARCHIVE
MS. FUTURE PRESIDENT
LEAD Academy is a school filled with dreams. I feel I can be whatever I want to be when I graduate from LEAD. THis school is filled with lots of love; teachers that want to help you. Our motto is “Whatever it takes.” The students are encouraged to work hard, so that they will have enough LEAD Lucere at the end of the year to go on a special field study to college campuses. LEAD Lucere are given for positive behaviors and taken away for negative behaviors. Learning is so much better when everybody acts right. Last year I went to UT Knoxville and ETSU. It was really fun.
LEAD has high expectations and they are never lowered, no matter what. There are lots of schools in the world, but there isn’t a school better than LEAD Academy. My grades have never been better. I know that going to LEAD will help me to reach my goals in life. I love LEAD and I feel that LEAD loves me.
FOLLOWING MY DREAMS
Hello, my name is Teiranie Buckingham, and I attend LEAD Academy. Going to LEAD has helped me achieve many goals. One of my first priorities was to get all A’s on my last quarter Report Card, and I was able to achieve that. Going to LEAD Academy has helped me achieve that goal by encouraging me to never give up and strive for what I want. My educators always told me to pursue my dreams, no matter how big or little they are.
When I grow up I would like to be a Surgical Doctor. I know that’s a hard goal to achieve, and I am nowhere near achieving it. However, my educators have prepared me by letting me experience the “College Life.” I have participated in many Service Learning activities; I have joined a Youth Club called NYLC (National Youth Leadership Council), I have also helped design a Youth Room for NYLC. I think that I am on the right track to becoming a positive example for other students here at LEAD. I think that I have the motivation and determination to achieve anything I put my mind to.
"I'm going to own a newspaper after I graduate."
I came to LEAD to bring my grades up and to become a better person. I also came here to have a brighter future; before I came here I didn’t even know what I wanted to be in life or what year I would graduate from high school. Now, with the help of the LEAD staff, I know what year I’m graduating (2014!), where I’m going to college (Stanford), and what I’m going to be in life (newspaper owner).
At LEAD we work as a team and we are like a big family. Every day we learn so many different things, not only academically but behavioral also. We work so hard to achieve our goals; we help people with their problems and we have a little fun too.My favorite part of the day is Crew. This is the time during the day when we gather as a small group and talk about our goals and accomplishments and talk about what makes us LEADers. If you want to learn more about Crew and what we do every day, click here.
One of the things I started here at LEAD was the newspaper, which we call the LEAD Story. You can read the LEAD Story here. Starting the newspaper and studying hard is helping me reach my dreams. When I grow up I plan on having a newspaper company or some kind of business and then come back and work at LEAD for a little.