LISA Academy is an open-enrollment public charter high school in

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, United States. Formed in 2004, LISA or Learn Innovate Support Achieve serves more than 2200 students in grades K through 12. In 2008, LISA Academy opened a second campus known as LISA Academy North.

History

In 2019 the state allowed LISA to get control of an existing school in

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Academics

As a public charter school, LISA Academy exceeds the requirements of the Smart Core curriculum developed the

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(ADE), which requires students to complete 22 credit units before graduation. Students engage in regular and

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(AP) coursework and exams, preparatory courses in ACT/

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testing, leadership workshops, and partnerships with local colleges and universities. LISA Academy has partnered with the

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, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the

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to offer twelve concurrent credit courses in math, English, history and music. The National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA), a department of ACT, Inc., recognized LISA Academy High School as a 2012 NCEA Higher Performing School. LISA Academy High received Higher Performing (HP) recognition in area of Literacy.

Extracurricular activities

The LISA Academy Charter School mascot for academic and athletic teams is the Jaguar with

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of red and Slightly darker Red.

Solar Car Engineering

LISA Academy North has participated in the Solar Car Challenge competition in

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, Fort Worth, Texas since 2017. High School students have designed, built and completed their solar car. They have competed in the Classic and Advanced Classis Divisions. In 2021, the team was awarded 1st place in 2- and 3-D mechanical drawing of the car. LISA North has the only solar car team in the state of Arkansas.

Athletics

The LISA Academy Jaguars participate in various interscholastic activities in the 1A 5 North Conference administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Jaguars compete in volleyball, golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), Fencing (starting in 2014-2015 school year), and softball (starting in 2014-2015 school year).

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