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Smaller, Safer, Saner, Successful SchoolsThe Center’s faculty includes certifiedpublic school teachers and communitycollege instructors. The schoolspecializes in applied sciences, mathematics,and agricultural fields.Students take classes at the college,participate in internships, and oftengo on field trips to extend their knowledgeand learning. The Center enrollsabout 120 students in grades 9through 12. Its student body is moreracially diverse than the local schooldistrict. The school has opened a secondprogram, which also is locatedon the campus of a community college.Key architectural features. Oneof the school’s buildings is located atthe edge of the college.However, all students use the college'sfacilities, including classrooms,labs, libraries, computers, and fitnesscenter.The college library also serves theneighboring community. AAEC hasopened two other schools, also locatedadjacent to Maricopa CommunityCollege campuses in East Mesa (RedMountain) and in the North Valley(Paradise Valley). The community collegeuses the school's classrooms inthe evening and on Saturdays.Impact on students. The ArizonaDepartment of Education rates AAECSouth Mountain campus as“Highly Performing.” According to theprincipal, students earn an averageof 46 college credits per graduatebefore graduating. A few earn anA.A. degree as they graduate fromhigh school.For further information. Contact:William R. Torres Conley, Principal,Arizona Agribusiness and EquineCenter, South Mountain CommunityCollege, Phoenix, Arizona 85042(602) 323-989030a: The Arizona Agribusiness andEquine center shares space withSouth Mountain Community College.This gives the school’s studentsaccess to college facilities, includinga fitness center and lounge areas.The students also can take coursesfrom college faculty. 30b: Murals andother art on the AAEC and SouthMountain Community College campusreflect themes of the Southwest.29a30a30b30
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH ON SMALL SCHOOLS AND SHARED FACILITIESBoston Arts Academyand Fenway HighSchoolBoston, MassachusettsTake an old industrial building directlyacross the street fromFenway Park, Boston's historicbaseball field. Give teachers the opportunityto create new public highschools. The result is a building withtwo popular, distinctive public highschools—the Boston Arts Academyand Fenway High School.Boston Arts AcademyKey Educational Features. BostonArts Academy is a Boston pilot schoolserving about 400 students in grades9 through 12. Students are admittedthrough an artistic process that is academicblind. The school, foundedin 1998, is a unique collaboration betweenthe Boston Public Schools andsix internationally known institutionsspecializing in visual arts, performingarts, and architecture. In addition totaking a college prep, interdisciplinarycurriculum, students major in oneof five arts discipline, adding a minimumof ten hours to their schoolingweekly.All students participate in theSenior Project Grant, a capstone experiencecompleted in a student’ssenior year. Each student creates acommunity-based arts program andwrites a grant proposal to launch theproject. This experience is an opportunityfor students to apply their skillsand passion towards a particularcause and gain experience as independentartists. A school-based grant31a31b31
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