Riverpoint Academy
Address
11008 N Newport Hwy

Spokane
,
Washington
99218

United States
Coordinates47°45′28″N 117°23′35″W / 47.7577°N 117.3930°W / 47.7577; -117.3930
Information
School districtMead S.D. (#354)
PrincipalMoleena Harris
Faculty19
Teaching staff20.33 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment170 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio8.36[1]
Websiteriverpoint.mead354.org

Riverpoint Academy (RA) is a four-year high school operated by the Mead School District, Spokane, Washington, United States.[2][3] Riverpoint is a STEM School, with an enrollment of about 200 students.

The school was established in 2012 with 75 students on the then-named Riverpoint Campus (its namesake) near Downtown Spokane[4] with the vision of harnessing the synergies created with the university community, including access to university libraries, some college-level classes taught by university faculty, and mentors from the local business community.[5]

The school occupied space in the then-named Innovate Washington Building, originally the SIRTI Building,[5] and remained there for one year, before outgrowing the space and relocating to its current location within school district's attendance boundaries in the fall of 2013.[6]

On May 7, 2019, the Mead School Board approved $11.3 million in budget cuts resulting in a temporary two-year suspension, and soon thereafter, a permeant shutdown of Riverpoint Academy.[7] The budget cuts were said to be related to budget shortfalls created by the abrupt effects of the McCleary Decision that affected many school districts in Washington.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Riverpoint Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Riverpoint Academy". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  3. ↑ "Appendix C. Innovative Schools in Washington: What Lessons Can Be Learned? School Summaries, Demographics, and Outcomes" (PDF). Washington State Institute for Public Policy. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. ↑ "Introducing Riverpoint Academy". Mead School District. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Hval, Cindy (September 20, 2012). "Riverpoint Academy has technology at core". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Riverpoint Academy Moves to New Home". Mead School District. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mead School Board cuts alternative school, suspends Riverpoint, but staff layoffs still under review | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
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