Gateway Boarding Academy Inc

GATEWAY BOARDING ACADEMYS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONTINUED IN THE PART-TIME POSITION FOR A 2ND YEAR, ALLOWING THE BOARD TO FOCUS ON GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPING STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES [SOPS] TO CLARIFY COMMITTEE FUNCTION AND GUIDE PROGRAM OPERATION. GBA WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE LEVERAGING CONNECTIONS WITH FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND ENROLLMENT, HOWEVER, SIMILAR CONNECTIONS WERE HAMPERED DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION REMAINS AN OPTION FOR NON-VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS, ALTHOUGH GBA CONTINUES TO RECOMMEND IN- PERSON INSTRUCTION AS MOST EFFECTIVE. IN FACT, GBA STUDENTS WITH IEPS [SPECIAL EDUCATION], HAVING COMPLETED THREE YEARS [IN-PERSON], WERE ENABLED TO GRADUATE, ON-TIME, FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. GBA CONTINUES TO VET ALL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE HR SCREENING PROCESS, PROVIDES A 6-HR. IN-PERSON TRAINING IN EACH SUBJECT AREA OFFERED, AND REQUIRES A YOUTH PROTECTION /CODE OF CONDUCT TRAINING AS WELL. AS A RESULT OF PROGRAM QUALITY, GBA RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL LOCAL COUNTY GRANT TO CONTINUE PROGRAM SERVICES IN THE LOCAL AREA. PROGRAMMATICALLY, GBA CONTINUES TO PROVIDE 36 WEEKS OF MATH AND READING/ENGLISH REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE A.S.S.I.S.T. PROGRAM AS WELL AS TRAINING IN SEVERAL OCCUPATIONAL AREAS, INCLUDING, FURNITURE DESIGN, ELECTRICIAN, CARPENTRY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, AND WEIGHT LOSS PRACTICE THROUGH THE SUMMER PRE-APPRENTICE EARN & LEARN PROGRAM. AGAIN IN 2022, STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE A MATH CLASS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO FOCUS ON THE MATH SKILLS USED IN EACH OF THE SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONAL AREAS IN WHICH THEY ARE ENROLLED. THE VOLUNTEER TRAINERS CONTINUE TO BE BUSINESS OWNERS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CERTIFIED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE VOCATIONS.