MAP Wilson County Schools

MAP Academy

M.A.P. Academy is the Alternative Program for Wilson County Schools. It has been in existence for 10 years. The program has developed into one of the premier alternative schools in Tennessee. Several times a year, other county school systems visit to see the design of our program and how it helps students become successful academically as well as behaviorally. Our teachers take great care in promoting better decision-making skills to the students.

The program has within it the WhyTry Program and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens program. These two programs easily mesh to provide students many hands-on activities to help improve their decision making skills. The students really have taken to the activities and state that it makes them really think about what they are doing with their lives.

We have also begun the e4TN, online credit program. Last year we had 14 out of 16 students pass online courses and gave valuable credit that keep them on track to graduate. These courses are very challenging and time consuming. The students have really accepted the challenge of these instructors and also have learned how to better communicate with their instructors.

We have also implemented the Recovery Credit program for students that meet specific criteria and are willing to put forth the effort to recover credits of courses they have taken and not passed. We recovered 13 credits in the 2005 - 06 school year and last year we more than tripled that with 49 credits being recovered in the 2006-07 school year.

Our teachers really stress to students on a daily basis how to work with others and how to accept instruction from teachers. Many times it is just the way students present themselves and need to learn more about body language.

This school year we are putting more emphasis on Reading and Group Sessions. We want to emphasize the importance of developing a better vocabulary base and develope more comprehension skills. We also want to use the Group sessions to improve our social skills.

If you just want to come by and visit we have page that will direct you from several locations. Just call Shelia Greer at 615-453-3400 extension 1000. She will gladly set up a time for you to visit.

Mission For M.A.P. Academy
M.A.P. Academy will specifically serve Wilson County students who are unable
to achieve in a traditional classroom setting by teaching the normal
curriculum. There will be an emphasis placed on behavioral issues that
prevent success in the regular classroom. Our goal will be eventually
placing these students back into a traditional classroom with the academic
and social skills required to succeed within that classroom setting.

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