▁Academ ies ▁at ▁Rome o ▁every ▁student ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 th , ▁ 1 1 th , ▁and ▁ 1 2 th ▁grade ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁career ▁a cademy . ▁ ▁Cho osing ▁which ▁a cademy ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁fit ▁for ▁the ▁students ▁is ▁an ▁important , ▁strateg ic ▁and ▁struct ured ▁component ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Gra de ▁Academy ▁year . ▁The ▁teachers ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Gra de ▁Academy ▁are ▁not ▁only ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Mer it ▁C urr icul um , ▁but ▁helping ▁students ▁make ▁informed ▁dec isions ▁about ▁which ▁path way ▁they ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁explore ▁in ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁grade . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 9 th ▁Gra de ▁Academy ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁core ▁teachers , ▁ 3 ▁support ▁teachers ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁elect ive ▁teachers . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 2 ▁core ▁teachers ▁are ▁divided ▁up ▁by ▁content ▁area ▁to ▁create ▁four ▁teams ▁within ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Gra de ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Each ▁a cademy ▁team , ▁has ▁four ▁core ▁content ▁area ▁teachers , ▁and ▁services ▁about ▁ 1 3 0 ▁students ▁to ▁create ▁schools ▁within ▁schools . ▁ ▁Creating ▁these ▁strateg ic ▁teams ▁shr inks ▁the ▁student ' s ▁environment ▁to ▁ins ure ▁that ▁each ▁child ▁is ▁known ▁by ▁an ▁adult . ▁This ▁structure ▁creates ▁specific ▁supports ▁and / or ▁inter vent ions ▁that ▁help ▁ 9 th ▁grad ers ▁succeed . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁smaller ▁learning ▁environments ▁and