The Woodward Academy Day School is an alternative educational option for schools in central Iowa who have students in grades 6 to 12 who are experiencing behavioral difficulties in the public school setting. Day School serves approximately 50 students from 20 different school districts and continues to take referrals throughout the year. The main difference between the Day School and Woodward Academy (the residential portion), is that the Day School students go home each day and return in the morning for school. It is meant to be a short-term solution for students who are having behavioral problems and need a more structured environment in which to learn.
Opening in 2003, the Day School has served nearly 400 different students and has established itself as an asset to many surrounding school districts as a school who can adequately serve the most "difficult" students. It is like an alternative school for students but still adheres to the Woodward Academy behavioral philosophy.
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