At American Legacy Academy, our instructional model is intentionally designed to support high-quality teaching, manageable workloads, and strong student relationships. All teachers specialize in a focused content area and teach only the subjects in which they excel.
Teachers at ALA will specialize in one instructional track:
This structure allows teachers to deepen their expertise, plan more effectively, and deliver stronger instruction.
All grade levels at ALA are departmentalized, meaning students move between two classrooms each day:
Teachers do not self-contain all four core subjects. Instead, each teacher focuses on their specialty and collaborates closely with their instructional partner.
Each full-time teacher at ALA will teach two groups of students:
This model reduces burnout, increases consistency, and ensures every student receives instruction from a subject-area expert.
Each Humanities and STEM teacher pair functions as a teaching team, sharing:
Weekly PLCs and coaching cycles further support alignment and collaboration.
Teach only two subjects instead of four.
Deep, intentional planning without overwhelming content breadth.
Build strong relationships with a manageable, consistent student group.
Two teachers share academic, behavioral, and SEL support for the same students.
Specialization fosters mastery and opens leadership pathways within subject areas.
Students follow the same daily patterns, reducing transitions and improving engagement.
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