20 years of digital learning inform FDA model
By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com
Students at Fairborn Digital Academy have painted many murals on the walls of the former Black Lane Elementary School, where FDA is housed.
Fairborn Digital Academy was founded in 2002 as a dropout prevention and recovery school, chartered to serve the Fairborn community.
FAIRBORN As school districts across the country adopted virtual learning in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fairborn Digital Academy had a significant head start in the business of remote learning.
A head start of nearly two decades, in fact.
Fairborn Digital Academy (FDA) was founded in 2002 as a dropout prevention and recovery community school, sponsored by Fairborn City Schools. The accountability coaches at FDA conduct their teaching primarily online, and the school has been able to easily make the switch to a fully online environment with the advent of COVID-19. Their success in this aspect may be partially
Fairborn Digital Academy graduates record number of students
By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com
FAIRBORN As school districts across the country adopted virtual learning in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, one local school had its most successful year to date in 2020.
Fairborn Digital Academy graduated 14 students in January 2021, and graduated a record total of 65 students in June 2020. The 2020-2021 graduating class is FDA’s largest to date.
Founded in 2002, Fairborn Digital Academy is a dropout prevention and recovery community school serving grades 9-12, sponsored by Fairborn City Schools. Students that attend FDA oftentimes have difficulty learning in a traditional high school setting, and receive highly individualized learning from their teachers, or “accountability coaches” at FDA.