About Ranken
Shearwater
Pictured Left to Right at Shearwater press conference: Bob Cox, Emerson; Gary Hughey, Shearwater; Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder; Ranken President Stan Shoun; Shearwater President and CEO, Stephanie Krauss; Missouri State Senator Joseph Keaveny; Missouri State Representative Jamilah Nasheed
On Monday, August 2, 2010, classes began for 90 students at the new Shearwater High School located in the Alumni Hall building on Ranken's campus. This new partnership was announced in March with a press conference given by Stan Shoun, Ranken's president and Shearwater's CEO, Stephanie Krauss. The new charter high school, which is sponsored by Saint Louis University, will serve at-risk youth, striving to prepare them for college, work and life.
The school will provide a high quality education option to St. Louis youth, ages 17-21, who have dropped out or whose level of disconnection from high school makes an on-time graduation improbable.
Shearwater's RISE Model for Success provides students with an accelerated high school education that combines paid internships with instruction on a college campus. Students will also receive needed social and economic support services from local non-profits to ensure continuous engagement and success in both school and life.
School will be held year-round from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to reflect the hours of regular employment. The first half of the day will be spent in the classroom with personalized instruction. The second half of the day will be at a paid internship, where the students will be able to generate an income and receive academic credit.
The Shearwater High School proposal was developed in consultation with several nonprofit groups that are serving as collaborative agencies, including: Youth In Need, Covenant House, Employment Connection, Epworth, Project ARK, Provident Counseling, Teach for America (St. Louis chapter), St. Patrick Center, and the United Way of Greater St. Louis.
The high school exceeded its original goal of 75 students and currently have 12 employees on staff. For more information visit
www.shearwatereducation.org.
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