Our Culture Is Empowering Positive Respectful  Flexible Adaptable

Our vision is to empower Learners for life

Our mission is to provide Learners with opportunities to make decisions for themselves

Our Values

Trust

We build relationships to earn the trust of others

Respect

We treat everyone with respect, integrity, honesty, and dignity

Possibilism

Adaptability, flexibility, accessibility, making a difference

Empowerment

We help people learn how to make positive decisions for themselves

Commitment

To; Learners, strategic partners, communities, team, and cause

K-1
30 HRS/ WK
Expectations

Parental involvement: 95-100%

Parental time commitment: 28.5-30 hrs/wk

Parent is teacher on-site

Learner begins to gain autonomy 

2-3
30 HRS/ WK
Expectations

Parental involvement: 85-95%

Parental time commitment: 25.5-28.5 hrs/wk

Parent is teacher on-site

Learner gains further autonomy 

4-5
30 HRS/ WK
Expectations

Parental involvement: 70-85%

Parental time commitment: 21.5-25.5 hrs/wk

Parent is teacher on-site

Learner gains further autonomy

6-8
30 HRS/ WK
Expectations

Parental involvement: 20-40%,

Parental time commitment: 6-12 hrs/wk

Parental activities: Mentor on site, actively monitors learning environment, semi-daily check-ins on progress

Learner is autonomous and self-regulates

9-12
30 HRS/ WK
Expectations

Parental involvement: 5-10%,

Parental time commitment: 1.5-3 hrs/wk

Parental activities: Mentor on site, passively monitors learning environment, daily check-ins on progress

Learner is autonomous, self-regulates, and begins to self-advocate

13/ EMC
36+ HRS/ WK
Expectations

Parental involvement: 5%,

Parental time commitment: <1 hr/wk

Parent activity: Bi-weekly check-ins on progress

Learner is autonomous and self-advocates

Our Team

Tom Ackerson - About Us

Thomas Ackerson

Nicholas Affer

Jeny Ancer

Jenny Anderson - About Us

Jenny Anderson

Kendra Appling

Kaitlyn Balcom

Ambre Brewster

Jessica Hames-Penner

Elizabeth Heintzkill

Pranjali Pandya

Cindi Penski

Julienne Preslar

Lisa Spoelsta

MacKenzie Stanley

Roland Swartout

Chelsea VanSteel Karpenko

Sara Wittenberg

Karen Woods

Dr. Angelina Zeller

Our Vision: Empowering Learners for Life

Mission Statement: Providing our Learners with opportunities to make decisions for themselves

LifeTech Academy Core Values:

Possibilism: Adaptability, Flexibility, Accessibility, Making a difference

Respect: We treat everyone with respect, integrity, honesty, and dignity

Trust: We build relationships to earn the trust of others

Empowerment: We help people to learn how to make positive decisions for themselves

Commitment: We are committed to the betterment of our Learners, our strategic partners, our communities, our team, and our cause

854 Elmwood Rd.
Lansing, MI 48917
Call: 517 325-5469
852 Elmwood Rd.
Lansing, MI 48917
Call: 517-325-5469
2350 Tittabawasse Rd.
Kochville Twp.
Saginaw, MI 48604
Call: 989-308-1807

Partner Location for Scheduled Pick-Up

2450 44th Street SE
Suite 303-A
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Call: 616-326-2200
Authorizer and records office
LifeTech Academy
912 Greyhound Dr.
Eaton Rapids, MI 48827
Email: info@lifetechacademy.org
Fax: 517-325-5468

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