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Blackbear Bosin Academy is an alternative school for 7th, 8th and 9th grade students who need the support of smaller class sizes and access to volunteer tutors and mentors. Enrollment is limited to 130 students. Bosin’s program stresses improving academic achievement and working on life skills in a supportive environment.
Students have opportunities for community involvement and have access to social services when needed. The staff works closely with parents and other resources to help students succeed.
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Achievement Highlights
- Class size is limited to 15 students.
- Students receive weekly progress reports. Parents are expected to review the progress reports weekly.
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Directions
Take Kellogg St./US-400/US-54 East. Exit at Woodlawn, heading North. Turn left on E 11th St. Continue on 11th to 6123 E. 11th. Maps for all USD 259 locations.
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Mission
The mission of Blackbear Bosin Academy, an alternative school for seventh, eighth and ninth grade students, is to ensure that all students learn the skills and acquire the knowledge necessary for entrance into high school and for success at continuing stages of their lives by providing a safe, supportive, nurturing environment with reduced class size, a strong mentoring/tutoring program, opportunity to participate in community service and highly qualified teachers who respect and teach the worth and dignity of individuals. Teachers address the diverse needs of learners through innovative teaching and learning practices. The program focus is keeping students in, and involved in, school.
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Campus Improvement Program
- All students will develop effective reading comprehension skills.
- All students will develop effective written communication skills.
- All students will develop problem solving skills in math and across the curriculum.
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Site Council Information
Each school has a site council, which is a group of parents, community members, business representatives, teachers and other school staff. Site councils identify, consider and discuss educational problems and issues at the school. Councils provide advice and counsel for evaluating state, school district and school site performance goals and objectives. Councils may also recommend methods that may be employed at the school site to meet these goals and objectives.
Participation on Blackbear Bosin Academy Site Council is open to all parents, staff, students and community members. Site Council meets on selected Tuesdays, 5 – 6 p.m.
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Programs
- Community Service
- Student of the Week
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Student Activities
- Students at Blackbear Bosin Academy can compete in Cross Country, Volleyball, Basketball, and Track.
- Student Council and the Bosin Youth Council offer opportunities for leadership development and participation in planning student activities and events.
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School History
Alcott/Burger King Academy is a joint project of USD 259, Burger King Corporation and National Cities in Schools. In August 1993, the school opened as an alternative middle school serving seventh and eighth graders in the former Louisa May Alcott Elementary School.
In the year 1915-16 a classroom for first and second grade pupils was opened in a one-room frame building located on the southeast corner of the Wichita Children's Home grounds at Murdock and Vassar Streets. This one-room public school was heated with a coal stove. Thirty-five first and second grade pupils, all from the Children's Home, attended the school. It was popularly called the Children's Home Primary School. However, this name was changed to Alcott School in the fall of 1916. The school continued for grades one and two in this building at 810 Fairmount (now Holyoke) from 1915 to February 1927.
With the exception of two portable classrooms which were added in 1954, the building has had no additions on the school's 1.5 acre site. However, in the spring of 1952 the large auditorium was made into two classrooms, leaving a much smaller assembly hall.
The school was named for Louisa May Alcott, author of many children's classics.
Due to declining enrollment, Alcott was closed as an attendance center for the 1979-80 school year. In September 1980 it was opened as Alcott Alternative Learning Junior High Center. Students from Munger Junior High Interest Center were transferred to Alcott. In 1988-89 the building was again closed as an attendance center and students transferred to Marshall Junior High School where it operated as a school-within-a-school. This was not a desirable situation, and Alcott was again opened as an Alternative Middle School Learning Center in 1989. Alcott was again closed as an attendance center in June 1992. Students were sent to Wells Alternative Middle School.
Alcott/Burger King Academy serves students who have experienced minimal success in a comprehensive middle school setting. As a part of Cities in Schools, program focus is directed towards drop-out prevention. Enrollment is limited to 90 students. Class size does not exceed 15 pupils.
Burger King Corporation and Cities in Schools provide funding for a full time site coordinator who works at the academy. The school offers an academic program based on the middle schools essential skills addressed in USD 259 curriculum materials. Every pupil is matched with a tutor and has weekly contact with a tutor or mentor. Students are required to complete a minimum of 15 hours community service during the school year. Community service projects included tutoring at local elementary schools, serving meals at senior centers, and working at the Kansas Food Bank warehouse.
From A History of Wichita Public School Buildings, c 1997 Top
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