Northern Lights Academy serves the educational needs of students ages 10 to 18 residing at the Red River Valley Juvenile Center. 

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Offerings include:

• Utilizing two separate classrooms, two certified teachers serve up to eight students in a secured setting and up to eight students in a non secure setting coming from districts throughout northwest Minnesota

• Small group and independent study approaches are utilized

• Curricula is designed around students' educational needs

• Basic literacy skills remediation is emphasized

•  Students have access to Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment II (MCA II) test preparation and administration

• Special Education services are available to students with special needs

• Transcripts of class hours earned by students are sent to students' home schools