Hope Academy of Northwest Arkansas is available for children who have experienced consistent and pervasive trauma. It is open to children throughout Northwest Arkansas. Hope Academy is not a school for the residents of the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter​ but rather an expansion of the Shelter’s programs to serve kids in crisis. Refer to the ACE Quiz for specific types of trauma.

We will open to grades K-3 for the 2020/2021 school year. We will add one grade level each year until we are serving K-6 by 2023/2024. Each grade level will have one classroom with a maximum of 10 students.

No, Hope Academy is a charter school independent from any of the Northwest Arkansas school districts.

No, Hope Academy can serve children from throughout Northwest Arkansas regardless of the school district in which they reside.

We will run three bus routes with pick up locations convenient to our families. We will also have an ADA compliant bus for students with special needs.

Hope Academy is an open-enrollment, tuition-free, public charter school so there are no costs to the families.

Hope Academy will have a student to teacher ratio of 10:1 with two paraprofessionals in each classroom. Students and families at Hope Academy will have greater access to social workers, counselors and therapists. We will also have a greater capacity to provide high level and individualized support to families.

Faculty and Staff will be trained in evidence based programs geared toward management of behaviors that occur as a result of trauma. They will work closely with families to introduce the same behavior management programs to ensure consistency at home and at school.

All student services required by the state of Arkansas will be provided. This includes occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, special education, dyslexia support, English Language Learners, etc.

Complete the application form found on the Hope Academy website – https://hopeacademynwa.org/admissions/ Open enrollment will run from January 6, 2020 to February 14, 2020. If more than 10 students per grade level enroll, a lottery will be conducted by an independent third party to place the students. Any students not placed after the open enrollment period will be added to the waiting list.

Yes, students at Hope Academy will receive breakfast and lunch daily at no extra charge.

We will not have full-time interpreters on staff but will provide them as needed.