Alternative Education Re-Design Initiative

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Suffolk Public Schools’Current Alternative Education Programs

• WorkPlus Academics Program• Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP)• Middle/High School Alternative Education

Program• Turlington Woods Day Alternative Program

(DAP)

WorkPlus Academics ProgramCurrent Design

• General Education Development (GED)Program at The Pruden Center

• Students who are 17 years old with less than five (5) credits

• Enrolled in GED program and a career and technical education course

• Recommended by homeschool staff (teachers, counselor, administrator)

Barrier - Low GED Attainment

WorkPlus Academics ProgramProposed Re-Design

Objective:

To increase the number of students eligible to enroll and their success in obtaining a GED Certificate

• Pre-Test

• Pre-WorkPlus

• WorkPlus

Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP)Current Design

• GED program at Turlington Woods

• Students who are 16 years old and employed

• Successfully pass entrance test prior to enrollment

• Attend GED course twice a week and report to work three days a week

Barrier – Low Student Participation

Objective: To improve success of program by increasing student recommendations

• Screening for student eligibility

• Notification of program requirements

• Teacher assigned to Pre-GED, and Personal Living and Finance courses

Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP)Proposed Re-Design

Middle School/High School Alternative Education Program

Current Design

MIDDLE SCHOOL

•Serves 5th, 6th, and 7th graders who have failed one to two core subjects

•Students receive a combination of classes based on courses not successfully completed.

HIGH SCHOOL

•Serves over-aged middle school students with at least three retentions and 8th grade students who have failed one or two core subjects

•Recommended by homeschool staff (teachers, counselor, administrator)

Barrier: High Recidivism Rate

Middle School/High School Alternative Education Program

Proposed Re-DesignObjective:

To provide support for successful student completion of program without re-admittance

due to course failure.

• Monitoring system

• Mentorship

• Identification of over-aged students

Turlington Woods Day Alternative Program (DAP)

Current Design

• Enrollment of middle and high school students based on discipline issues and recommendation of Pupil Personnel Office

Barriers: Increase in Recividism and Student Incidences

Objective: To improve programmatic interventions, transition process, behavior, and academic success

• Review and strengthen Response to Intervention (RTI) model

• Reduce time of transition• Greater collaboration between Turlington Woods

and base school staff (teachers, counselors, administrators)

• Implementation of Check-up Monitoring Form

Turlington Woods Day Alternative Program (DAP)

Proposed Re-Design

Primary Prevention: School/Classroom-Wide Systems for All Students, Staff, & Settings• DAP Orientation• DAP Transition • Group Mentoring/Jr. Achievement• Community Service• Cultural Activities (Plays/Guest Speakers)• Educational Activities (CTE Events, Career

Day)• Self-Development (Recognition Programs,

Principal Breakfast, Empowerment Luncheons)

• Classroom guidance sessions• Transition sessions with base school

counselors & administrators (held each grading period)

• PBIS Student Card (school wide rewards, individual rewards)

• Check In Monitoring

Secondary Prevention:Specialized GroupSystems for Students with At-Risk Behavior• Day Treatment Services (group services

provided by Family Systems II)• Guidance Groups

• Anger Management• Pro-Social Skills• Career Development

• Attendance Review/Plan• Tutoring• Child Study• Behavior Contract• Functional Behavior Assessment• Behavior Intervention Plan• SOS Plan

Tertiary Prevention: Specialized Individualized Systems for Students with High-Risk Behavior• 504• IEP• Truancy Review/Plan• CHINS Petition• Day Treatment Services (Individual

counseling provided by Family Systems II)• Mentoring

~80% of Students

~15%

~5%

TURLINGTON WOODS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCONTINUUM OF SCHOOL-WIDE INSTRUCTIONAL, ATTENDANCE & POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT

2013-2014

Next Steps

• Continue to identify costs associated with remaining program redesign components

• Create a schedule for phasing-in the remaining program redesign components