Executive Summary
LCA provides a dual-enrollment public charter high school (grades 9–12) in York County, SC with an academic, athletic, and guidance program that helps interested students be college-eligible when they graduate with up to 60 hours of transferable college credits. The small, rigorous, and innovative dual-enrollment program is attractive and provides an alternative to the curriculum in the neighboring schools. LCA’s design reflects best practices found in increasingly robust research literature on school reform. LCA assists its seniors in continuing their education by seeking admission to two- and four-year institutions and promotes interested student athletes to obtain collegiate athletics offers.
School Structure
The school opened in Fall 2019 with grades 9-12. LCA provides a variety of scheduling options on a “split” schedule. Students either attend classes in the morning or afternoon, which allows them to participate in athletics and/or extracurricular activities, hold gainful employment, or tend to family responsibilities in the non-classroom session of the day. In traditional high schools, athletes regularly end their school/practice day at 5:00 p.m. or later. The uniqueness of our model allows student athletes to finish practice earlier and have more time at home. The split session allows LCA more flexibility financially, through facility and human resource savings. Due to the model and the fact that students will be placed by readiness and ability, dividing students by class is not optimal.
Whole School Educational Plan
Legion engages students in rigorous, in-depth academic work requiring intellectual inquiry, creativity, and critical thinking. LCA utilizes differentiated teaching strategies to include lecture, hands-on activities, and project-based learning. Our administrators believe the most effective teaching strategy is to stop compartmentalizing education. All teachers work with students in reading, writing, and math in all their required courses. The teachers work together to address deficiencies as a school and support one another in resolving issues.
Diversity
LCA will reflect the diversity of the York County and invites students from all over the state of SC to apply.
Non-Discrimination Policy
Legion Collegiate Academy (“LCA”), as required by Title IX of the Education amendments of 1972 and its corresponding regulations (“Title IX”), does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education programs or activities. Title IX prohibits gender-based harassment, which may include acts of verbal, nonverbal, or physical aggression, intimidation, or hostility based on sex even if those acts do not involve conduct of a sexual nature. LCA prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex or gender in all of its programs and activities by its employees or students.
LCA will respond promptly to actual knowledge of sexual harassment in an education program or activity of LCA against a person in the United States in a manner that is not deliberately indifferent. The response will treat complainants and respondents equitably. Any allegations of inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature that fall outside of this policy will be handled consistent with other applicable Board policies, including the Student Code of Conduct.
Please send written complaints to:
Mike Drummond, Coordinator Title IX
mdrummond@legionlancers.org
803-620-6040
3090 Long Meadow Road, Rock HIll, SC 29730
Mr. Drummond will then assign the complaint to Legion Collegiate Academy investigators, who will research the case and present findings to the school decision maker. Those placing the complaint will receive decisions in writing from the decision maker once the process concludes.
Educational Management Organization
Legion Collegiate Academy works in partnership with Pinnacle Charter School Management Group, LLC, Education Management Organization (EMO).
