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The Ninth Grade Academy program, started in 2002, is designed to enrich our students' first year and support their transition to high school.
This program features:
- Teaching teams that include English, Modern World History, Physics and Special Education faculty, supported by a counselor and an administrator.
- Clear and consistent expectations for students' organization and participation and interdisciplinary curriculum when possible.
- An additional release period, funded by Measure 98, for the Academy Teams to meet regularly to design and implement curriculum and teaching strategies.
This structure benefits students in these ways:
- Instead of being in a group of over 400 ninth graders, students are part of a smaller learning community of about 75-90 students.
- Teachers meet regularly with counselors and other support staff to address individual student progress and needs.
- Interdisciplinary curriculum allows students to make connections across subject areas.
- Common organizational strategies prepare ninth graders for success in high school.
- Ninth graders develop a sense of community with each other by sharing common classes and teachers.
Academy List 2020-21
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Tillamook
English: Matthew Parker
Physics: Angela Misumi
Modern World History: Po Waiwaiole
Special Education: Dominic LeFave
Counselor: Amanda Weber-Welch
Admin: Margie Berrios-Brown
Trillium
English: Eric Mirsepassi
Physics: Jason Ward
Modern World History: Matt Sten
Special Education: Charles Slaughter
Counselor: Neil Gibson
Admin: Sean Murray
Wy'East
English: James McGlotten
Physics: Ami Fox
Modern World History: Paige Hazard
Special Education: William Olsen
Counselor: Heidi Tolentino
Admin: Kristy Mize
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Pacific
English: Liam Donoghue
Physics: James Fuller
Modern World History: Nathan Pier
Special Education: Lurena Weesner
Counselor: Jennifer Van Kopp
Admin: Sean Murray
Stumptown (E)
English: Eric Levine
Physics: Meg Griffith
Modern World History: Julia Blattner
Special Education: Mike Bauer
Counselor: Nick Yoder
Admin: Margie Berrios-Brown