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Ocala Newspaper Features Marion County Accelerations Academies First Graduation
The first-ever graduating class from Marion County Acceleration Academies (MCAA) took a star turn in the Ocala StarBanner newspaper and website after a festive commencement ceremony held April 11, 202...
Bryce Dittman: Finding the Quiet He Needs to Succeed
For Bryce Dittman, a traditional high school with its bustling classrooms and hectic hallways proved an exercise in distraction. “It was a draining environment,” he says. “I couldn’t really learn.” Th...
Talea Washington: ‘I’m Improving Every Day’
At her old high school in Belleview, Florida, Talea Washington got tired of less-serious students getting in the way of her goals. While Talea wanted to buckle down and learn, too many of her classmat...
Marion County Public Schools 2023-24 Schoolwide Improvement Plan (SIP)
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At Marion County Academy, Best Friends Soar Together
Adrianna Wann and Leilani Brown walked very different paths to Marion County Acceleration Academies, but these besties have something vital in common: a drive to move past adversity into a promising t...
At New Marion Academy, ‘I Feel Much Better Here Than at Any Other School’
By Jeffrey GoodMako Velez is a strong student from an immigrant family that values education. Until she found Marion County Acceleration Academies, though, she had begun to wonder if a high school dip...