Curriculum

The Armour campus (located at 201 E Armour Boulevard) will house the Académie Lafayette International High School (ALIHS). The Armour building can hold up to 900 students. Phase 3 of our expansion plan includes building a gym and auditorium at the Armour campus at the site of the current basketball courts.

Yes!

Yes, there is enough space to accommodate CWCKC and ALIHS for the next two years. Beginning in 2022, CWCKC will relocate pursuant to the terms of its lease agreement with AL.

We hope to start with a minimum of 30 students, but there is space for any outgoing 8th grade student to attend.

The 2019–20 middle school student population was 270, broken down as follows between grades:

• 6th grade: 95 students
• 7th grade: 90 students
• 8th grade: 85 students

When at full capacity, we anticipate a 12th grade graduating class of 120. All students currently enrolled in Académie Lafayette will automatically qualify to attend ALIHS.

Graduating 8th graders from AL will automatically qualify to attend ALIHS. No additional application is necessary, but we do ask parents to indicate their plans for their students to attend ALIHS so we can plan accordingly and have sufficient time to hire teachers. (We use a similar intent-to-return process as is currently used each year.)

As required by charter law, when the school is open to the community, students will be accepted by lottery for open slots available.

Yes, however, they will have to apply like any other non-AL students and go through a lottery if there are more applications than seats available. Standard admissions rules apply regarding sibling preference.

No, ALIHS is an extension of our current K–8 program. As such, it is operated under the Académie Lafayette charter sponsored by UCM. Missouri Charter School laws prohibit two charter schools or any other public schools to “merge” or create partnerships for a high school.

Académie Lafayette began its International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IB MYP) for middle school students in fall 2013. IB MYP at the high school in grades 9–10 will provide students will the skills necessary to be successful in their college preparatory coursework in grades 11–12.

No, ALIHS is a college preparatory, IB and global studies programme with a continued emphasis on learning global languages. While ALIHS will not be immersion, the administration is currently in conversation with UMKC to give students the option to earn college credit for French by exam after 8th grade. We will continue to build out advanced language options for students to continue their language development in French, Spanish, and Mandarin.

Yes, Spanish and Mandarin electives will be offered.

The accreditation process begins in fall at the start of the 2020–21 school year and should be fully accredited by year four (the 2023–24 school year).

Yes.