Iredell-Statesville Schools Alternative Education Programs

Long Term Program:
Students who are long – term suspended 2 classes
THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
Piedmont Mediation
Conflict resolution Anger management
I. ELEMENTARY PROGRAM
15 day placement only
Sept 8-29 Oct 5-23 Nov 2-20 Dec 1-18 Jan 4-22 Feb 1-22 Mar 1-19 Apr (Mar 29-Apr 23) May 3-28 (ROY)
Out of School Suspension Program
• Designed to serve students grades 3-12 in an academic setting as an alternative to out-of-school suspension. • Participation allows students to be counted in attendance at school. • Curriculum: NovaNET. • Structured environment. • Completion of a behavioral assessment and selection of a home school mentor.
Dream Builders
Curriculum assistance Social enhancement
Brian Long
Life skills Gang prevention/interventions
Long-term Suspended Students
• Students that have been long-term suspended from their home school. 1.Can be administratively placed at Monticello (depending on severity). 2.Students could attend SAVE program to recover credits. 3.Students could recover credits at home using NovaNET (case by case basis).
Freshman Academy
• Each HS submits 3 returning (red shirt) and/or current freshmen each quarter to attend the Freshman Academy program at Monticello School. • These students will be eligible to return to their home schools at the end of the semester. • The freshman academy will serve 60 at-risk freshmen by the end of the school year.
Iredell-Statesville Schools Alternative Education Programs
Todd Griffin, Monticello School Principal Aron Gabriel, Pressly School Principal
ONE COUNTY, THREE SCHOOLS, SEVEN OPTIONS
OSS Program Procedures
• Each school designates one contact person (Data manager, ISS coordinator, etc) • Administration can reduce OSS time as an incentive for student to attend Monticello (ex. Reduce 10 days OSS to 7 days OSS) • Administration checks to make sure space is available • Student agrees to attend Monticello.
OSS Procedures (Continued)
• Student’s completed work is either emailed back to home school or sent through courier. • If student behaves inappropriately, the student will be sent home, the full suspension reinstated and the home school notified. • This program operates Monday through Friday 8:00 – 2:00.

Teacher Assistant runs interventions Home school teachers assigns grades and assignments May be able to allow 1st – 5th grades Rational: take elementary certified teacher & swap for additional HS teacher
OSS Procedures (Continued)
• Parent agrees to transport their child. • Teachers provide assignments by giving the NCSCOS objective number for NovaNET assignments. • Student assignments are e-mailed or faxed. • Monticello e-mails contact person verifying attendance.
II. MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM
2 Middle School classrooms
Serves long-term suspended students Serves placement students
2 students per school per semester (total 28)
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
5 CLASSROOMS IN 4 PROGRAMS
Freshman Academy:
5 traditional High Schools send 3 names per semester Target – repeating Freshman without 8 credits
7 Middle Schools
More spots may be available if schools do not use spots (ex. Brawley Middle School) When students are placed they will not be transitioned until end of semester
Monticello School Long-term Program
• Designed to be an intervention for students displaying repeated disruptive behaviors at their home school (1545-365 day placement) grades 3-12. • Students entering Iredell-Statesville Schools from another alternative program come to Monticello for a 15 day assessment. • Students accepted into this program through the district referral committee come to Monticello for a 45 day intervention and assessment. • This program also serves students that have been administratively placed on a long-term suspension (45365 day placement). • Curriculum: NovaNET – High School. • This program operates from 9:00-3:00.
Monticello OSS – Follow-up
• Monticello will work with the students to appoint an adult mentor of the student’s choosing within the home school’s faculty. • Mentors will be sent written notification that the student selected them. • A Monticello staff person will visit the student at their home school to check their progress.
Referral Classroom:
5 traditional classrooms send 3 names per semester