Meet Hope Academy Board Member Marlon R. Llewellyn! When Marlon was serving as a school principal at a neighboring high school, he had a student who was struggling with substance abuse and thought they might be able to benefit from Hope Academy’s offerings and recovery-focused environment. Marlon already knew Hope’s principal Linda Gagyi from previously...Read More

Before teaching at Hope Academy, Sandy Austin taught in a wide variety of school settings – rural, urban, impoverished, affluent, large and small. These experiences helped her learn the importance of relationship-building regardless of the school environment. According to Sandy, Hope Academy’s high teacher-to-student ratio, along with flexible scheduling, allows teachers to form meaningful and...Read More