Former Cincinnati Superintendent of Schools Rosa Blackwell Named to Covenant Journey Academy Board of Advisors

ORLANDO, FL – Rosa Blackwell, retired educator and former Cincinnati Superintendent of Schools, has been named to the Board of Advisors of Covenant Journey Academy (CJA), a full-service K-12 online Christian academy available around the world 24/7/365. 

Blackwell served 36 years in the Cincinnati Public School System, culminating her career as the system’s Superintendent from 2005 to 2008. Blackwell took Cincinnati schools from “academic emergency to continuous improvement,” said Cincinnati television news station WLWT and Cincinnati school board members at the time of Blackwell’s retirement announcement. Since then, Blackwell has served on the Board of Trustees for Xavier University and as a board member for Mayerson Academy. 

Blackwell has two college scholarship programs named in her honor. The Rosa E. Blackwell scholarship program gives half of its scholarships to Cincinnati high school students of any race who have been accepted for admission at a historically black college or university, and the other half to students accepted at any four-year college or university. 

The Cincinnati chapter of Project GRAD, a nonprofit organization seeking to better the educational opportunities of disadvantaged students, also created a scholarship in honor of Blackwell. This scholarship goes to Cincinnati high school students who plan to major in education. 

Blackwell has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Education degree from Xavier University. She is married to Amb. Ken Blackwell, they have three children and are lifelong Cincinnati residents. 

Covenant Journey Academy is a full-service K-12 online Christian academy serving families around the world to offer complete private school education or supplemental home education courses. CJA offers more than 150 courses — from rigorous academics to exciting electives, all taught from a faith-based, biblically integrated worldview and facilitated by certified teachers. CJA even offers six languages, including Spanish, French, Latin, German, Chinese, and American Sign Language. Students can begin Spanish as early as kindergarten.

When families enroll in CJA, they get the chance to go on their children’s learning adventure together, 24/7/365 from their own homes, backyards, or wherever their journey takes them. CJA provides resources on a wide range of issues designed to equip parents to raise courageous children grounded in a biblical worldview.

There are many unique features of Covenant Journey Academy, including the following:

1. Biblical worldview in each course.

2. More than 150 K-12 online courses for home or Christian schools.

3. Around-the-clock availability 24/7/365 anywhere in the world.

4. Extensive electives to develop children’s unique gifts. 

5. Fourteen Advanced Placement courses. 

6. Multiple levels of six world languages and growing. 

7. A variety of Honors courses across middle school and high school. 

8. An Honors high school diploma option.

9. Credit Recovery options for many high school core courses.

10. All courses taught by certified teachers.

11. Available teachers to support students by phone, email, and virtual meetings. 

12. Self-paced options perfect for the specific needs of each student.

13. Parent account to see their children’s progress anytime.

14. Rolling enrollment each week. 

15. Full-time or part-time enrollment.

16. Parental resources and virtual community engagement.

17. Affiliation options for churches and private schools to launch or supplement their own schools.

The mission of Covenant Journey Academy is to provide a superior learning experience built upon the foundation of a Christian worldview. CJA’s vision is to empower courageous generations of highly skilled people thoroughly grounded in a Christian worldview to transform the culture. 

To learn more about CJA and become part of the CJA community, visit CJ.Academy or call 407-875-1967.