The Kishwaukee Education Consortium (KEC) Phoenix Academy is an alternative education program in Malta, Illinois that serves at-risk youth from nine surrounding school districts throughout DeKalb, Lee, and Ogle counties, all which have a very culturally diverse population. Walking into our building, a visitor would not know that it was an alternative education program because of the climate fostered in our program. The Phoenix Academy mirrors a small high school environment that serves between 150-175 students each year while providing additional supports that are found in a typical mainstream school day. The Phoenix Academy at KEC uses several unique interventions to help in their 93% average student success rate.
Audience: Program Administrator, Teacher, Truancy Caseworker, Social Worker
