Concord Academy (Memphis)
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Concord Academy was founded in 1983 by a group of parents who recognized that their students with disabilities were quickly falling behind their peers in large and highly competitive, educational settings. These founding parents recognized that students with special needs often have a painful awareness that they are “different” and experience great frustration when they can not “get” simple, everyday tasks that others master with ease.
Therefore, Concord was established to provide programs that encompass all aspects of student development, combining specialized, academic instruction with social, emotional and vocational guidance. Since its beginning twenty-one years ago, Concord has served approximately five hundred students. In May of 2003 it celebrated the graduation of our one hundred and tenth student. Of that number, one hundred and one have earned regular diplomas and entered community colleges or universities, vo-tech schools and productive employment. Nine have received special education diplomas and training/job placement through Memphis Works and Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Joyce Teague serves as the current director and principal.
