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What are our elementary school students’ sparks? The Supt is in the halls yet again, this time visiting some of our elementary schools. Check out our third installment of Supt in the Halls to see how it went!
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![Two seniors in their caps and gowns]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685049619/rochesterk12mnus/tacplggd8b1pdpqthsgg/gradcover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685049619/rochesterk12mnus/tacplggd8b1pdpqthsgg/gradcover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685049619/rochesterk12mnus/tacplggd8b1pdpqthsgg/gradcover.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1685049619/rochesterk12mnus/tacplggd8b1pdpqthsgg/gradcover.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1685049619/rochesterk12mnus/tacplggd8b1pdpqthsgg/gradcover.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685049619/rochesterk12mnus/tacplggd8b1pdpqthsgg/gradcover.jpg","width":2048}])
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![Phoenix Academy Community School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684177901/rochesterk12mnus/w6chvjxh9y8l951jd1vg/PhoenixAcademyCommunitySchool.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684177901/rochesterk12mnus/w6chvjxh9y8l951jd1vg/PhoenixAcademyCommunitySchool.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684177901/rochesterk12mnus/w6chvjxh9y8l951jd1vg/PhoenixAcademyCommunitySchool.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684177901/rochesterk12mnus/w6chvjxh9y8l951jd1vg/PhoenixAcademyCommunitySchool.png","width":940}])
Phoenix Academy is a referral-based, setting four, Special Education school within Rochester Public Schools that serves about 80 student from kindergarten through twelfth grade with a wide range of disabilities, including emotional-behavioral, cognitive or developmental delays, and neurodivergence, who have not found success in more traditional educational settings.
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Have you ever stepped in a puddle unexpectedly? Whether it is on your way to work or just out for a walk, that wet shoe and sock have the ability to throw off your entire day.