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Alternative Program Descriptions

Fleet Street
Middle School program serves students grades 6-8 who have been involved in a serious disciplinary action that warranted a recommendation for expulsion. Students are referred by the Chief Operating Officer’s office in lieu of expulsion. The referral process is facilitated by the referring school’s pupil personnel worker (PPW).The program provides academic instruction in courses leading to completion of grade level objectives and promotion.

Glenmont Alternative Middle School
Middle School program serves middle school students in lower Montgomery County, grades 6-8, who are not achieving at their potential for a wide variety of reasons, usually including behavior and/or attendance problems. Students are referred through the home school Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) teams and the referral process is facilitated by the referring school’s pupil personnel worker (PPW). The program provides academic instruction in courses leading to completion of grade level objectives and promotion.

Hadley Farms
Middle School program serves middle school students in upper Montgomery County, grades 6-8, who are not achieving at their potential for a wide variety of reasons, usually including behavior and/or attendance problems. Students are referred through the home school Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) teams and the referral process is facilitated by the referring school’s pupil personnel worker (PPW). The program provides academic instruction in courses leading to completion of grade level objectives and promotion.

Needwood Academy
High School Alternative Program is operated for high school students, grades 9-12, who are not achieving at their potential for a wide variety of reasons, usually including behavior and/or attendance problems. Students are referred through their home school Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) team and facilitated by the referring school pupil personnel worker (PPW). The program provides academic instruction in coursework for credits toward a high school diploma.

Phoenix at Needwood Academy
A recovery support program committed to providing a safe and caring place for students to receive their education while they are in treatment for substance abuse. Although treatment must take place outside the school day, the school program provides students with substance abuse recovery support and monitoring as well as academic instruction in coursework for credits toward a high school diploma.

Randolph Academy
The high school alternative programs for students who are placed through the Chief Operating Officer in lieu of expulsion. Randolph provides individualized academic instruction in courses for credit towards a high school diploma as well as a behavioral/social skills component which gives students the skills necessary to return to their home schools and succeed. Randolph also oversees the 45-day interim educational setting for special education students grades 6-12, located in Mark Twain School.

  

Updated August 14, 2009 | Content manager: Linda Bart

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