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-1st Grade
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 

Grades 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 

Grades 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

Grades 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

Grades 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

College Year +1 Year
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

Thomas Ackerson

Genoveva Ancer

Elizabeth Heintzkill

Shantellie Hickinson

Chelsea Karpenko

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

LifeTech Academy Administration Services Center:
129 S Main St.
Eaton Rapids, MI 48827
Call: 517 325-5469
Partner Location for Scheduled Pick-Up
2450 44th St. 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

Authorized by Eaton Rapids Public Schools, an Engaged Education School

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