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Implications and Perceptions of Students and Teachers Participating in Two Ninth Grade Success Academies During the Year of Implementation

This study presents a comparative case study of two Ninth Grade Success Academies at two school sites in south Alabama. Ninth Grade Success Academies use a school within a school model that isolates freshman students from upperclassmen while teaching them skills for academic and social success (Kerr, 2000). These academies are structured in a way that attempts to increase school attendance and decrease discipline problems. This research examined students' and teachers' perceptions about their involvement in these two academies at both high schools in an effort to determine strengths and weaknesses of the academies during the first year of implementation as perceived by the participants.

Suspension, students felt was like a reward instead of punishment. One girl
stated that her parents would act like they were mad if she got suspended but
really would not care. Teachers at Central High School stated that one problem
with ...