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- JIA operates with 2 entities, elementary & secondary through 21f
- 14 total teachers: 8 full-time, 1 at .6 FTE, and 5 part-time adjunct (4 are JPS and one works for a neighboring district)
- Elementary core teachers (multi-age) merge STEAM Tech & full-time online students into teaching assignments, creating online content that is the same for both programs (2-3 year plan of having authentic online curriculum for K-6, no longer contracting through vendors)

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- JIA operates K-12 through 21f, moving into the new facility at the start of the school year
- 13 total teachers:  7 full-time, 1 at .6 FTE, and 5 part-time adjunct (4 are JPS teachers and one works for a neighboring district)
- a second principal is hired
- GRCC concurrent enrollment courses are offered on-site
-STEAM Tech begins offering enrollment to grades K-2, blended weekly schedule meeting on-site 3 days per week
- Engineering program expands
- January 2019 JIA establishes a 2nd entity, splitting into an elementary (K-6)  & secondary (7-12) EEM for the 2019-2020 school year
- All JIA Elementary programs posture for a balanced year-round calendar, starting in the 2019-2020 school year
- STEAM Tech establishes on-site learning 5-days per week starting in the 2019-2020 school year

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- JIA operates K-12 through 21f
- 11 total teachers: 6 full-time, 1 at .6 FTE and 4 part time (3 are JPS and 1 works for a neighboring district)
- Blended engineering courses continue to be added
- Dual enrollment expands for high school students
- JPS Board of Ed provides a new facility for JIA, a former elementary building; move in date slated for fall 2018
- Research for STEAM Tech Academy begins summer 2017

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- JIA operates K-12 through 21f
- Elementary and engineering STEM curriculum is implemented, offering blended courses for students 9-12, meeting on-site during the week.
- 11 total teachers:  5 full time, 1 at .5 FTE, and 4 part-time adjunct (3 are JPS and 1 works for a neighboring district).
- JIA added and expanded community partnerships, adding an optional learning experience for elective online courses for both full-time and homeschool partnership students.  (ex funding a YMCA membership for students in a PE course)

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- JIA operates K-12 through 21f.
- 14 total teachers:  5 full time, 1 at .5 FTE, and 8 part time adjunct (5 are JPS, and 3 work for other districts). The principal/teacher position changes to solely principal.
- The JIA Homeschool Partnership program is established.  A Homeschool Coordinator is hired in January to oversee the homeschool students and serve as the mentor teacher.

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- JIA operates one last year through seat-time waivers.  The elementary program grows.
- 12 total teachers:  3 full time, 1 at 50%, and 8 part-time adjunct (again JPS teachers in other buildings), along with the principal/teacher split position.
- Learning Center expands to 5 days per week.

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- JIA expands to grades K-12, graduating the first class of seniors and adding grades K-5.  Still operating on seat-time waivers, in lieu of new 21f legislation established.
- 13 total teachers: 3 full-time & 10 part-time adjunct (9 of which are employed at JPS, working for JIA outside of their contracted school day).  A principal/teacher is also hired this year; Becky Redmer becomes the director.
- Learning Center is established with published hours for student one-on-one and small group drop-in tutoring 3 days per-week.
- Online courses are being taught internationally at partner schools in China.  Short-term student exchange programs are developed, and the F-1 program grows.
- JIA begins offering online courses to students at both Jenison High School and Jenison Junior High in lieu of Michigan Virtual.

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- JIA expands enrollment to grades 6-11, still operating on a seat-time waiver. Students are now offered "split-schedules" as an option, taking 3 online classes in combination with classes at the HS, Tech Center, Dual Enrollment, etc.
- 5 additional teachers are hired (6 total), 2 are full-time (1.0 FTE) and 4 are part-time (JPS teachers working as adjunct outside of the school day, paid per/student per/course)
- JIA begins to instructionally design, develop and review authentic online courses, beginning a 3 year plan to no longer contract online content from vendors.
- Online summer school is offered through JIA district-wide for students in grades 6-11.
- An International program is formalized
- JIA operational budget is determined (based on student enrollment) and established for future school years

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- Jenison International Academy (JIA) was named by the committee and became an officially registered entity/building within JPS.
- JIA is granted a seat-time waiver.
- Becky Redmer is the principal/teacher of record for 60 full-time students in grades 7-10. One additional teacher is hired part-time in January.

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- An online learning committee is formed and "Jenison Cyber" begins operation using GeNET seat-time waiver.
- Becky Redmer is the principal/teacher of record for 5 full-time students, all in 9th grade.

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Initial research to develop an online program for JPS began.