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style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Garamond'>The Options for Education model is<br> comprised of four essential pieces:<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=450 style='width:337.5pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-padding-alt:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0'> <td width=89 valign=top style='width:66.75pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=62 height=51 id="_x0000_i1037" src="images/purplePiece.gif"></p> </td> <td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p><b><span style='font-family:Garamond'>Administrator</span></b><span style='font-family:Garamond'> </span><span style='font-family:Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>A local not-for-profit forms, a partnership with colleges and universities, civic organizations, churches, businesses, senior citizens, parents and community members who work together with public schools on behalf of children.</span><span style='font-family:Garamond'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>. . . <a href="Administrator.html">Learn More</a></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=89 valign=top style='width:66.75pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=55 height=46 id="_x0000_i1038" src="images/greenPiece.gif"></p> </td> <td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p><span class=GramE><b><span style='font-family:Garamond'>Learning Academies</span></b></span><span style='font-family:Garamond;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'> staff includes qualified teachers, paraprofessionals, and mentors from the community. Students in need of academic growth greatly benefit from individualized, one-to-one instruction. Options for Education has selected </span><b><span style='font-family:Garamond;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#990000'>*</span></b><span style='font-family:Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.hosts.com" target=window>HOSTS Learning</a>, recognized as the leader in individualized instruction, to provide materials and training for the Learning Academies</span><span style='font-family:Garamond'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>. . . <a href="LearningAcademy.html">Learn More</a></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>*HOSTS Learning is designated a Scientifically Based Reading Research (SBRR) practice and is the only program identified in the report language of the <a href="NCLB.html" target="_blank" title=NCLB.html>No Child Left Behind</a> (NCLB) legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td width=89 valign=top style='width:66.75pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=69 height=49 id="_x0000_i1039" src="images/redPiece.gif"></p> </td> <td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p><b><span style='font-family:Garamond'>Business Plan </span></b><span style='font-family:Garamond;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>The business plan calls for Learning Academies to become self-sustaining. Options for Education supplies the model and customizes it to each Administrator s unique circumstances. Learning Academies are designed to be easily accessible and convenient for students, parents, educators and mentors to be involved in their locally owned and operated after-school <xml> <st1:place w:st="on"> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Learning</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType> </st1:place> </xml><xml> . </xml><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>. . . <a href="BusinessModel.html">Learn More</a></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=89 valign=top style='width:66.75pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=62 height=51 id="_x0000_i1040" src="images/purplePiece.gif"></b></p> </td> <td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p><b><span style='font-family:Garamond'>Accountability </span></b><span style='font-family:Garamond;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Learning Academies are designed to help school districts meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. An independent third party evaluation will assess outcomes on children, schools and the community.</span><span style='font-family:Garamond'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>. . . <a href="Accountability.html">Learn More</a></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>