TRIDENT ACADEMY INC

FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIESTRIDENT ACADEMY, THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED, MULTI-SENSORY, AND RESEARCH-BASED TEACHINGAPPROACHES, TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF COGNITIVELY CAPABLE K-12 CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES.TRIDENT ACADEMY IS A SPECIAL PLACE! WE OFFER AN INDIVIDUALIZED DIAGNOSTIC AND PRESCRIPTIVE APPROACH THAT GIVES OUR STUDENTS THE CONFIDENCE AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED HERE AND WHEN TRANSITIONING BACK INTO MORE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTINGS. TRIDENT ACADEMY TRULY FILLS ACRITICAL NEED IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES!AT TRIDENT ACADEMY, WE UNDERSTAND THAT STUDENTS WHO LEARN DIFFERENTLY NEEDTO BE TAUGHT DIFFERENTLY. OUR TEACHERS EMPLOY THE ORTON-GILLINGHAM (OG)APPROACH IN ALL CLASSES WHICH OFFERS A VERY STRUCTURED, DIAGNOSTIC ANDPRESCRIPTIVE APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING AND WORKING WITH EACH STUDENTSINDIVIDUAL NEEDS. STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT TRADITIONAL SUBJECTS USING VARIOUSMULTI-SENSORY TECHNIQUES, EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM THATCORRESPOND TO RELEVANT SUBJECT MATTER AND VIA THE INCORPORATION OFASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY.OUR STUDENT POPULATION IS SMALL COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS - WE HAD 63STUDENTS IN OUR PROGRAM FOR 2023-2024; HOWEVER, THIS IS BY DESIGN. WEBELIEVE THAT NOT ONLY DOES SMALL CLASSROOM SIZE AND INDIVIDUALIZEDINSTRUCTION HELP OUR STUDENTS BECOME BETTER LEARNERS, BUT IT ALSO HELPSTHEM BUILD CONFIDENCE AND SELF-AWARENESS.RESEARCH OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS SHOWS THE STRIDES STUDENTS CAN MAKE INTHEIR TEST SCORES IN AN AVERAGE ACADEMIC YEAR AT TRIDENT ACADEMY.ANALYZING STANDARDIZED PRE- AND POST- TEST SCORES during the 2023-2024 school year, OUR STUDENTS:VOCABULARY SCORES INCREASED 17.5%COMPREHENSION SCORES INCREASED 25.3%MATHEMATICS SCORES INCREASED 9.70%THE TRIDENT ACADEMY PARENT'S ASSOCIATION (TAPA) RAISES FUNDS AND SUPPORTSCOMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES LIKE THE FALL FESTIVAL & FIELD DAY. ITRAISES FUNDS THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS SUCH AS PRODUCT SALES AND EVENTS.