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Century Academy Signs Lease, Starts Construction
June 10, 2016
Century Academy announced Thursday that a lease has been signed and the construction project is starting to renovate a current school building for their new private, non-profit K-12 school in Century. The school will open in time for the upcoming 2016-17 school year.
The school will specialize in teaching children diagnosed with Autism and other related learning disabilities. The lease was recently signed for their school now located in the old Carver Elementary School building on Hecker Road.
“We are very excited to begin the renovation process to open the doors for the 2016-2017 school year beginning in August. The community is very ready for us to provide these educational opportunities for the children in Century and we have already been registering new students to fill several classes,” says Barbara Barber, director of Century Academy.
The registration and application process must be completed as early as possible in order to process and determine eligibility for available scholarships designated for Florida students with learning disabilities for the August term.
At the present time there are two types of scholarships available, the John McKay scholarship and the Gardiner scholarship. These scholarships generally cover the cost of tuition for a student attending a private school. The John McKay scholarship has a June 30 deadline.
Barber will meet with prospective parents to actively register students on Saturdays in Century by appointment only. Parents can call (850) 437-5560 Monday through Thursday to schedule an appointment.
Century Academy is a subsidiary of East Hill Academy.
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4 Responses to “Century Academy Signs Lease, Starts Construction”
fantastic news my son will start when it opens
I am so happy a school for Autism has come to this little town. I am so excited. My child will start in August. Thank you for letting a school come to town and help with our children.I have been waiting for so long for help with my child. The regular school do not know how to work with Autistic kids.
Happy to see the doors of the school will be opening again for a much needed cause. I hated to see the building deteriorating.
Awesome use of existing resources!