Our Vision
The vision of ACPA is to sustain a progressive teaching and learning culture that thrives on safety, acceptance and inclusion, rigorous academics, a commitment to the arts, and college preparedness.
Letter From Our Executive Director
The Arts & College Preparatory Academy (ACPA) opened in 2002 with less than 50 students and 10 staff members. In the years since, ACPA has seen tremendous growth, not only in the size of the student body and staff, but in the number and quality of the programs and opportunities we are able to provide for our students. ACPA’s vision to sustain a progressive teaching and learning culture that thrives on safety, acceptance and inclusion, rigorous academics, a commitment to the arts, and college preparedness has remained intact and only been reinforced and made stronger by the growth and development we have experienced.
The 2019-2020 school year will see the addition of 7th and 8th grades to our high school program, ACPA’s first venture into new educational territory. Response to this phase of expansion has been overwhelmingly positive and we are excited to welcome our new students and implement an innovative Project-Based Learning model that will prepare our students for their futures and provide them with the content and skills that will foster life-long learning.
As we celebrate this new phase of ACPA and everything that has carried us to this point, we must take a moment to also celebrate all of the students who have filled our halls with passion and creativity, our staff who works tirelessly to ensure student growth and success, our families who trust us with educating their kids and our partners who help us grow. We also look forward to future growth and invite you to help us achieve continuous expansion of our programs and facilities through ACPA’s Growth Fund. With your support, ACPA can continue to strengthen and add programs that will further reinforce our mission and vision and prepare our students for a successful future.
Sincerely,
Anthony Gatto
Executive Director
Partner With Us
A donation of any size helps ACPA offset the costs associated with continuing to achieve high academic excellence.
$25
The cost of school breakfast and lunch for one student for one week
$50
The cost of a book bag for one student
$100
The cost of one AP exam student fee
$250
The cost of a Chromebook computer for one student
$500
The cost of a classroom field trip
$1500
The cost of a typical classroom teacher budget
$2000
The cost of a virtual reality system
$50
The cost of a pizza party for middle school students and their high school mentors
$100
The cost of a classroom set of novels
$250
The cost of a classroom sets of calculators
$500
The cost of an all-school field trip to COSI
$1000
The cost of a professional development workshop for teachers
$1500
The cost of a typical classroom teacher budget
$3000
The cost of the beginning of the year ropes course icebreaker
$20
The fee for a student taking 2 arts classes
$50
The cost of a music theory text book
$100
The cost for one student to attend The Festival of Music at Cedar Point
$250
The cost of an acoustic guitar
$500
The total cost of clay for Ceramics class
$1000
The cost of a field trip to see a professional performance
$2500
The cost of costumes for theater productions