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    The CAT’s unique design will offer students a 21st century learning experience that is founded on the best research in student learning. It will be based on completely customized software that will generate an individualized learning plan for each student based on a pre-assessment of each student interest, learning style, and content knowledge. The content, process, and product of each learning path created will be automatically customized for a unique learning experience for each student.
    Students will have the option of taking classes completely face-to-face, fully online or any combination. The main campus will be in Kingston, NY and instructions will be facilitated from this location but through a partnership with organizations such as the NYS Youthbuild, BOCES and other, satellite sites across NYS will host teacher(s), computers, and resources to support CAT students.
    The hybrid instructions proposed would be based on the best research available in student learning and unlike any classes currently available. Its differs from what is currently used in 2 main ways
1. Prescriptive Learning Path; Integrated assessments that evaluate the students Learning Style, Interest Inventory, and Content Knowledge will prescribe a unique learning path for each student. The content, process, and product of each path will have unique element that will appeal to individual students and differentiate their experience.  
2. Engagement Blended Content: The content will be developed in a way that is highly media centric, integrates 21st Century Skills, and appeals to 21st Century Learners. But, it will also correlate with textbooks and the media will be formatted so it can be viewed on mobile media players. This will provide users with a blended online and offline experience to facilitate a 360-degree learning.

• Mission Statement   ( 1 Articles )
  The CAT focuses on the development of the 21st skills our youth will need to succeed in the future. The CAT combines evolving technology and a strong arts curriculum with a solid foundation in the educational basics to engage a community of leaders and learners in higher order thinking, creativity, innovation, problem solving, communication, and collaborating skills.  Students will demonstrate, through authentic, experiential learning activities, mastery of the educational building blocks, global connectedness, and preparedness for the challenges of the 21st Century.
  
  The CAT Believes in 4 Cornerstones and 11 Pillars of Educational Excellence
  
  I   Demanding 21st Century Content and Personalized Instruction
     1. Promotion of 21st Century Content and Skills
     2. Developing Global Citizens
     3. Fostering Social and Emotional Intelligence
     4. Integration of Arts and Technology
  
  II   Student and Teacher Leaders
     5. Building Student Leadership and School Democracy
     6. Committed Experts, Sustained by Broad Professional Development
  
  III   Community of Engagement and Aspiration
     7. Involvement of Parent and Community
     8. Nurturing Multi-layered Support
     9. Connections and Networks Builds Deeper Knowledge
  
  IV   Achievement-Driven Culture
     10. High Expectations Yield High Results
     11. Results Focused Instruction
  
  These fundamental beliefs help to shape our approach to teaching and learning and guide the development of the program design.