The second and third digits are strictly for computer purposes in differentiation among courses. The ACE Program is the alternative program for Essex High School. It is located at Park Street School in Essex Junction. ACE offers students an opportunity to combine the learning of basic academic skills with the acquisition of life skills and work experience. The individualized academics instruction is geared to the abilities, needs, and interests of each student.
Students work to complete the necessary credit to be granted a diploma from the high school.
The ACE Program is an educational resource option, and students who attend ACE may also attend classes at the high school and the Technical Center. There is a maximum enrollment in ACE, and students are selected according to their educational needs. The course curriculum is designed and structured to afford each student a knowledge of most aspects of Aerospace activities and development, an ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form, to develop in each student good citizenship, self reliance, leadership, responsiveness to constituted authority and to make them aware of the many opportunities in the aerospace industry. The program is designed to provide secondary students opportunities for leadership development through practical experience using the military organizationa as a training vehicle. Completion of this course also allows graduates to enlist in the Armed Forces at two pay grades higher in rank.