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Step by Step Process How to Apply to Liberty Big Picture High, Who should apply to Liberty?
Students who are one year or more behind academically and need to recover credits should apply. Students are self-paced, meaning that they dictate how fast they recover credits. Recovering credits is highly dependent on the student's level of interest, focus, motivation, and determination to work the learning process.
Jr. High School Program: Students who are one year or more behind academically should apply. See age requirements below:
7th grade: age 14 by December 31st
8th grade: age 15 by December 31st
Liberty Student Profile
Who is most likely to be successful at Liberty? Ask Liberty Students
Getting yourself ready for life
Liberty Big Picture Learning School is a choice school that specializes in student-driven learning. The school is aimed at helping students who have traditionally not felt a sense of belonging or not been successful in a traditional school and have fallen behind at least one grade level. Student-driven learning means that the student drives what and how they want to learn and collaborate with teachers and others to come up with their own Liberty Learning Plan.
Need To Have
Openess to new experiences
Open to non-traditional learning
Open to public speaking
Persistance
Flexible & Adaptable
Ability to motivate yourself
Abiltiy to self-monitor
Curiosity
Ahead Of The Game
Recognizes & takes advantage of positive opportunites
Self-starter/Entrepreneurial spirit
Intrinsically motivated
Already have passions or interests
Ability to manage time
Able to read time & place (code-switch)
Willingness To Strengthen
Organization skills
Networking skills
Patience
Self-reflection and awareness
Leadership skills
Self-restraint and composure
Collaboration skills
Confidence
Most Likely To Struggle
Need a lot of directions
Lack of self confidence
Immature, selfish & childish
Easily distracted
Poor listening skills
Follower mentality
Extrinsically motivated
Too sensitive for feedback
Uncooperative
*compiled by the student advisory team Sept 2022
School Contact Information
+ 502-485-7100
1281 Gilmore Lane
How do I Apply to Liberty Big Picture High School
Step 1: Tell JCPS Student Relations that you are interested in Liberty - click the link here to complete the Student Relations application.
Step 2: Look for an email from Student Relations. There will be additional information as well as a video that both a parent/guardian and the student must watch.
Step 3: Your virtual informational session link will be sent via email 24 hours before the date selected. The email will come from Email Michael Carson; If you do not receive your link, please check your spam/junk folder. If it is not in your spam, please contact the school directly.
Please note: this link is not to be shared. If you receive the link from anyone other than a Student Relations or Liberty employee, you will not be admitted to the info session (virtual or in-person).
Step 4: After attending the information session and commitment contracts are signed, Liberty Administration will send your name to the JCPS Specialized Option Counselor.
Please note: The Specialized Option Counselor will only contact you if you have attended and completed the necessary forms during the informational session.
Step 5: The JCPS Specialized Option Counselor will contact you to schedule an appointment to meet and discuss placement options.
*If recommended, students will start at the beginning of each quarter. It is extremely important for new students to start the first day of the quarter.
Please Note - In order to attend the information session, you must follow the process described above. Links to the info session are emailed the day before the session is held, and only those who receive a link directly from the school will be allowed into the session. If you recieve a shared link, you will not be permitted into the session.