Best Practices and Strategies

A major priority of the NC ACCESS Program is to find what is working and share those practices. Every NC ACCESS subgrantee school is developing best practices for serving educationally disadvantaged students. Those strategies have been curated and added to a database for any school to learn from and implement.

New strategies will be added over the course of the 5-year NC ACCESS Program. As new charter schools join the ACCESS network, more strategies to support educationally disadvantaged students will be implemented, tested, and improved.

NC ACCESS Best Practice Implementation Summaries

Search the library of strategies below. Use the search bar below to find best practices by keyword or topic. Each Best Practice Implementation Summary also includes detailed implementation resources.

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Culture Shift
Culture Shift

Quality Education Academy makes student well-being a priority, using SEL strategies, such as expanding their Purpose Over Power program, establishing dedicated SEL days, launching the use of the Say Something app, and a number of other supports.

Advisory Circles: A Mentoring Option
Advisory Circles: A Mentoring Option

The Apprentice Academy High School (AAHS) culture is built upon restorative practices and mentorship. AAHS students partner with faculty mentors, participate in paid internships and apprenticeships as part of their weekly academic schedule, and attend an Advisory Circle.

Feeling Welcomed at School
Feeling Welcomed at School

The leadership team of Alamance Community School chose to implement Responsive Classroom practices to build a positive and safe learning environment for their diverse student population.

Best Practices by Category

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