Rocky Mount Preparatory School - Rocky Mount,NC Review

The School. Rocky Mount Preparatory School is a charter K-12 school in the North Carolina Public Schools system.  Rocky Mount Prep was first chartered in 1997.  After receiving two consecutive five-year charter extensions, the college preparatory school that has graduated every senior into a college or a job received its first ten-year extension  With a ninety-percent return rate of current students, the school is striving to make the necessary accommodations for consistently small class sizes.  A new wing with six classrooms is currently being constructed to house the growing family of students.  Prep, as locals call it, will provide a new experience for its college-bound clientele by adding a lecture hall that seats 125 students.  Separate buildings keep like-aged students in their optimum environment, yet the buildings are all connected, encouraging a family-oriented atmosphere.

The Staff  Michael Pratt, the Headmaster at Prep, strives to find the best teachers from around the world.  Teachers from California, Washington, Indiana, Canada, Spain call North Carolina home while teaching at Prep.  The diverse staff represents the student population.  Rather than being a predominantly Caucasian-loaded group, teachers of various cultures, beliefs, and races provide a variety of real role models for a diverse population of students.  Teachers are fully-credentialed and teach the subjects for which they were trained.

The Curriculum.  The highlights of the Prep curriculum include the Advanced Placement courses for sophomores, juniors and seniors.  Added just this year, Bible as Literature brings sophomores the rich literary value of the single most influential book of Western Civilization.  On the first day of classes this year, Headmaster Pratt assured the student body that the Advanced Placement courses equal the value of an International Baccalaureate program offered at other college preparatory schools.