New Beginnings Immokalee 

Mission: Opened in January 1994 to accelerate the academic progress and develop positive social skills in students who have committed zero tolerance offenses and/or been significantly disruptive to the education of others and themselves. Students advance through ranks in a highly structured behaviorally-based environment similar to a JROTC program to earn the right to return to a traditional school.

Students: Maximum capacity is 24 for grade 1-5 students and 32 for grades 6-8. Students are recommended for an alternative placement by the Principal to the Director of Student Services, and then approved by the Superintendent/designee. Entry may occur at any time; exit occurs only at the end of the school year. 

Highlights:

• 91.5% of students served within the past three years, and whose whereabouts are known, have maintained success in school, i.e., were not placed in Phoenix or a Department of Juvenile Justice program.