Tiftarea Academy
| Tiftarea Academy | |
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| Address | |
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3144 Highway 41 North , 31733 United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°32′29″N 83°32′06″W / 31.5413056°N 83.5350128°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | TA |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | Committed to Excellence |
| Headmaster | Stacey Bell[1] |
| Teaching staff | Tiftarea Academy (TA) is a co-educational private school in Chula, Georgia, United States serving pre-K and K-12 students.[2] |
| Grades | pre-K, K–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Color(s) | Gold and Blue |
| Athletics conference | GISA Class AA |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Website | ga02225289 |
Tiftarea Academy (TA) is a co-educational private school in Chula, Georgia, United States. It is described as a segregation academy.
History
Tiftarea Academy was founded in response to the federally mandated racial desegregation of public schools.[3] According to Mike Bowler of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in 1970, the school could be described as a segregation academy.
In 1972, the school did not enroll any black students.[4] As of 2019, the academy's enrollment of 676 students included 2.4% Asian, 0.5% African Americans and 0.5% Hispanic students.[5]
The Georgia Accrediting Commission, Inc., approved Tiftonarea Academy with "Accredited with Quality" status for the school year 2018-2019.[6]
References
- ^ "Welcome". Tiftarea Academy. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Explore Tiftarea Academy". Niche. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ Equal educational opportunity: Hearings before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Ninety-first Congress, second session-92nd Congress, first session. 1970. p. 2034.
- ^ Steward, Jim (September 11, 1972). "Private School Aid Pending". Atlanta Constitution. p. 5A. Retrieved October 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tiftarea Academy Students". Niche. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Georgia Accrediting Commission, Inc. - Private School Programs" (PDF). gac.coe.uga.edu. 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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