Academics
Niles Preparatory Academy is a high-performing, award-winning public school where students thrive in a safe, supportive setting. Families value the school’s personal feel and its strong commitment to academic growth. With Smartboards in every room and a Chromebook for each student, teachers create engaging, interactive lessons that help learners stay curious, confident, and on track.
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Our school is powered by the AMP/edu ecosystem — a unified, modern learning platform that strengthens classroom instruction and enhances every student’s learning experience. AMP brings together curriculum, tools, and resources in one cohesive system, helping teachers deliver engaging, consistent instruction and giving students confidence with a well-supported, high-quality education.
Electives
Students explore creativity, collaboration, and real-world problem-solving through engaging electives designed to support the whole child.
Physical Education
Promotes physical activity, health, and teamwork
Art
Encourages creative expression and appreciation of visual arts
STEM Enrichment
Builds critical thinking and problem-solving skills through science, technology, engineering, and math activities
ACCEL Instructional Model (AIM)
Our school is built on a strong foundation of high expectations for academic achievement for all students. We implement the ACCEL Instructional Model (AIM) which focuses on four key components to achieve strong academic results:
Individualized Instruction
Students participate in a variety of learning activities each day that individualize instruction for each subject area. Students receive whole class instruction, small group instruction, and individual instruction with teachers, technology and other curricular tools.
Properly Certified & Licensed Teachers
Our teachers meet the educator qualification requirements outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Bachelor’s degree, grade-level teaching license/certificate & ability to demonstrate subject area expertise. Our teachers are supported by trainers and participate in continuous, research-based professional development. Our teachers are accountable for student learning and rewarded for high quality performance.
More Time on Task
Our students receive double the instruction in ELA and Math to provide a strong foundation for all learning. Beginning with full-day Kindergarten, our school also follows a longer school day and school year than many other schools.
Short Cycle Assessments & Data-Driven Instruction
Student knowledge of academic standards is assessed formally and informally in short cycles by each teacher. Our teachers adjust class-level and individual instruction based on student performance in these frequent intervals.
Recent News
Child Find
Niles Preparatory Academy serves a diverse population of students and we work to support the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of all students.
Andrew Flounders
Special Education Coordinator
apflounders@accelschools.com
(330) 989-7474
Social-Emotional Learning (MooZoom Program)
Helps students develop emotional awareness, empathy, and coping skills