Organization: AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Mission: OPERATES K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN ARIZONA
Activities: AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A TUITION-FREE, PUBLICLY FUNDED, K-12 CHARTER SCHOOL WITH 12 CAMPUSES ACROSS THE EAST VALLEY. SINCE 2009, ALA HAS COMBINED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR OVER 10,000 STUDENTS ACROSS ALL THEIR CAMPUSES. ALA PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE AS LEADERS IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON THE FIELD THROUGH AIA AND CAA CHAMPIONSHIP SPORTS, INTRAMURAL SPORTS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, AS WELL AS AWARD-WINNING FINE ARTS PROGRAMS. THROUGH ITS MISSION, ALA PREPARES ITS STUDENTS TO NOT JUST BE GREAT STUDENTS OF TODAY BUT GREAT LEADERS OF TOMORROW. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OALA OPERATES A PRE-K PROGRAM AT THREE OF ITS CAMPUSES. THIS TUITION BASED PROGRAM PREPARES EARLY LEARNERS FOR KINDERGARTEN BY BUILDING ALA CURRICULUM-ALIGNED FOUNDATIONS FOR READING, MATH, AND SCIENCE AND PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THE SOCIAL SKILLS THAT WILL MAKE THEM SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Youth Development