Academic calendar
School Year 2025-2026 runs Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2025-2026Relevant now
Campus language
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- 80% Rule
- The mastery-based requirement where students must score at least 80% on all post-tests and quizzes to move forward in a course.
A
- ADAP
- Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program; a state-required course for students to obtain their driver's license, often facilitated through school resources.
B
- Barracks
- The military-style residential housing used by students enrolled in the Youth Challenge Academy programs (Fort Eisenhower or Fort Stewart) in partnership with Foothills.
C
- CTAE
- Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education; the department overseeing vocational pathways.
D
- Dinner
- Common student term for the meal period, as the school primarily operates during evening hours (4:30 PM – 8:30 PM).
- Dorms
- General term for the residential units at correctional or youth challenge sites where Foothills provides educational services.
F
- FEYCA
- Fort Eisenhower Youth Challenge Academy; a residential partner site for at-risk youth.
- Finding Foothills
- The school's official slogan and recruitment program used to identify and re-enroll students who have dropped out of traditional high schools.
- Food Service
- The standard term for meal provisions at the various regional sites, often managed by partner agencies like the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC).
- FSYCA
- Fort Stewart Youth Challenge Academy; a residential partner site for credit recovery and diplomas.
G
- GAP
- GED Acceleration Program; an intensive track for students to complete their GED quickly.
- GDC
- Georgia Department of Corrections; the partner agency for Foothills programs within state prisons.
M
- Mama Jo
- Refers to the 'Mama Jo Spirit of Foothills Award,' a scholarship given to students who show exceptional resilience, named in honor of the founder's mother.
- Master
- Refers to the 'Master' courses in Canvas which are the standardized versions of the curriculum used across all sites.
- Mastery-based
- The school's core educational philosophy where students progress at their own pace by proving competency rather than sitting for a set number of hours.
N
- NCAA
- National Collegiate Athletic Association; refers to the eligibility center that reviews Foothills' core courses for prospective college athletes.
- neNCAA
- A transcript designation for a course where a student 'pretested out' of all modules, meaning it does not count toward NCAA athletic eligibility.
- Nutrition
- The official administrative term for food services and student meal payments, though the school does not offer traditional cafeteria meals.
P
- Pretesting out
- The act of taking a module's pre-test and scoring high enough to skip the instructional content for that unit.
T
- Transfer Credit
- A program specifically for students currently enrolled in traditional high schools who attend Foothills in the evening to make up failed credits.
V
- VLS
- Virtual Learning Services; the division managing the school's online-only curriculum and remote student support.
W
- WORC
- Workforce Opportunities for Returning Citizens; a program providing vocational training like welding and horticulture.
Y
- YCP
- Youth Challenge Program; a residential partner program for at-risk youth that works with Foothills for diploma completion.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 4:30 to 8:30
- The standard operating hours for in-person instruction, reflecting the school's non-traditional evening schedule.
- 90-day goal
- The academic expectation that full-time students complete at least three courses every 90 school days to stay on track for graduation.
- Athens Site
- The central regional office and instructional location located on Jefferson Road in Athens, GA.
- Barrow-Sims
- One of the specific satellite campuses located in Winder, Georgia.
- Blueprint
- The standardized 10-module course structure within Canvas designed to provide a consistent learning experience across all subjects.
- Burruss
- The Burruss Correctional Training Center, a site where Foothills provides high school diploma programs to youthful offenders.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where all digital coursework and modules are hosted.
- Clarke Campus
- The physical school site located in Athens, Georgia.
- Infinite Campus
- The primary student information system (SIS) used for checking grades, attendance, and schedules.
- Jasper Foothills
- The specific instructional site serving students in the Jasper County area.
- Modified Summer Schedule
- The specific operating hours (often Monday-Thursday) adopted by in-person sites during the summer months.
- ParentSquare
- The district-wide communication platform used for sending newsletters, alerts, and direct messages to families.
- Regional Office
- The central administrative headquarters for the Foothills district located on Jefferson Road in Athens.
- Site Director
- The administrative lead at a specific physical location, equivalent to a local principal.
- Virtual Campus
- The online learning environment where students access courses remotely via Canvas.
- Year-round
- The school's operational model, allowing students to enroll and progress through courses at any time during the calendar year.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2025-2026 runs Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 23 approved campus terms and 16 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.