Commonwealth Community Development Academy

MISSION STATEMENT-Commonwealth Community Development Academy shall challenge each student to succeed at his/her maximum potential in a safe and secure environment.Academic and social excellence will be encouraged through effective instruction and cooperation between faculty, parents and students.Commonwealth Community Development Academy, was established in June 1996, our first Campus was located at 8735 Schoolcraft in Detroit, Michigan 48238. Our first enrollment consisted of 187 students’ grades sixth through eighth. In 1998, the elementary school opened at 13477 Eureka Road in Detroit, Michigan 48212 servicing grades K-5. In 2000, CCDA began using Step Up to Writing, a model designed to teach writing across the curriculum. During the 2001-2002 school year, Commonwealth formally contracted with Success For All (SFA) to implement their research based reading reform model, which the curriculum is based upon.