Our School
PERSONALIZED LEARNING ACADEMY
Address: 2011 Riverside Drive, Macon, GA 31204
The Personalized Learning Academy is open to all Bibb County School District students. It consists of SOAR Academy and VIP Academy. Each academy is comprised of one or more programs and requires an application and/or district recommendation for admission. Please visit each program page for more details.
SOAR Academy, formerly known as the alternative education program, consists of three programs that offer students flexibility in how, when, and where they learn and provide students with a multi-tiered system of supports and interventions to help them get back on attendance, academic, behavioral, and graduation tracks and succeed in their enrollment, enlistment, or employment goals. Please click the links below to learn more about each SOAR Academy program.
· SOAR Performance Learning Center (PLC) – Grades 6-12
· SOAR Opportunity Achievement Center (OAC) – Grades 6-12
· SOAR YouthBuild – Ages 16-24
VIP Academy, or the Virtual Instruction Program (VIP), offers students a full, online learning experience with an onsite, multi-tiered system of supports and interventions to help students succeed in their courses and their enrollment, enlistment, or employment goals. Please click here to visit the VIP Academy website and learn more about the VIP Academy and each of its grade bands listed below.
Elementary VIP
Middle School VIP
High School VIP
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
If your student is interested in one of the academies and programs noted above, please review the general admissions requirements outline below and visit webpage for the academy or program of interest by clicking on the program link under "Quick Links" to your right.
General Steps to Admission
• Step 1: View the online information session (recorded PPT)
• Step 2: Complete and submit the application for admission
• Step 3: Participate in interview and complete an assessment task OR
participate in a hearing and complete an assessment task (OAC)
• Step 4: Attend the administrator’s and/or transfer meeting
• Step 5: Attend orientation and enroll
Last, complete and submit the Personalized Learning Academy Application for Admission here.
How to Register Your New Student in BCSD
If your student is new to the county, please visit the district’s website at this link to learn how to register your student.
CONTACT
Dr. Julia Daniely, Academy Director
Ph: 478-779-4800
Mrs. Shynita Askew, School Administrative Manager
Ph: 478-779-4802
QUICK LINKS
SOAR Academy Performance Learning Center (PLC) Program
SOAR Academy Opportunity Achievement Center (OAC) Program
SOAR Academy YouthBuild Program
Virtual Instruction Program (VIP) Academy
Personalized Learning Academy Information Session Presentation