school structures and programs

8/7/2019 School Structures and Programs

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ELEMENTARY SECONDARY PROVIDER SHALL BE PROVIDED

ECS:

Educational/Career

recommended

1:600

recommended

1:300 Schoolcounselor

Educational Services:

Admissions and orientation

Study skills and tutoring

Achievement Testing

Advisement and Scheduling

Career Services:

Career education

Career information

Career assessment

Career planning

Placement and follow-up

should provide shall provide

SAS:

Student Assistance

recommended

1:700

recommended

1:700

Schoolcounselor

Schoolpsychologist

School social

worker(master level)

Prevention

Assessment

Intervention

Group Counseling

Brief Counseling

Referral

shall provide shall provide

TOTAL

RECOMMENDED

RATIO

recommended

1:323

recommended

1:210 Effective July 17, 2000

Student Services Rule (Article 4-1.5)


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Option One

PASS THE GQE EXAM

Fall, soph yr

Fall, junior yr

Spring, junior yr

Fall, senior yr

Spring, senior yr

Option Two

1. Core 40 Curriculum

2. No grade lowerthan C in required

or directed elective

courses

3. Principals

Recommendation

Option Three

1. Maintain attendance

rate of 95%

2. Take the GQE at

least once a year

3. Participate in reme-

diation opportunities

4. Earn a C in the 22

credits required for

graduation

5. Written recommen-

dation from English

and/or math teacher

(with principal con-

curring) saying that

student has

obtained the

required skills

Graduation Qualifying Exam (GQE)


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EVALUATION EVERY

36 MONTHS

REQUEST

EDUCATIONAL

EVALUATION

INDEPENDENTEVALUATION AT

PUBLIC EXPENSE

PLACEMENT WITH

PARENT CONSENT

INDIVIDUALEDUCATION

PROGRAM

(reviewed annually)

EVALUATION WITH

PARENTAL

CONSENT

LEAST

RESTRICTIVE

ENVIRONMENT

ACCESS

TO

RECORDS

CONFIDENTIALITY

Special Education Student Rights


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1. Stored separately from school records

2. Access and disclosure record:

a. Name of the person gaining access

b. Date of access

c. Reason the person gained access

3. Parental consent if disclosing to anyone other than

agencies collecting or using the information

Special Education Student Records


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School districts

must make their

programs and

activities

physically andeducationally

accessible and

usable to all

individuals with

disabilities.

Schools must

provide special

accommodations

(such as

modification ofassignments) for

students to

benefit from their

education.

To qualify, one of

the major life

activities must

be hindered:

Caring for oneself Learning (ADD)

Walking

Seeing

Hearing

Speaking

Breathing

Working Performing manual

tasks

Each school sets up their own

504 plans.

Section 504of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973


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General Educational Development

CONTENT

Writing Skills

Social Studies

Science

Mathematics

Literature

Arts

ELIGIBILITY

17 yrs old

Documentation of nolonger being subject

to compulsory

attendance laws

Pass GED practice

test

Indiana resident for

30 days

79

TEST

SITES

1999

18,508 tested12,400 passed

GED


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511 IAC 6-9.1-2

The school corporation shall develop and periodically update a

level of services program to provide educational opportunities to

encourage high ability students to reach the highest potential at

every state of development. . .

The differentiated program for high ability students must include:

multifaceted student assessment plan

curriculum and instructional strategies plan

counseling and guidance plan systematic program assessment plan

professional development plan

Gifted & Talented


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Components of Effective Alternative Education Programs

Lower student-to-staff ratio

Strong and stable leadership

Highly trained and carefully selected staff

Vision and objectives shared by all staff

Vision and objectives integrated into curriculum

Innovative presentation of instruction materials

Emphasis on real-life learning

Linkages between schools and workplace

Intensive counseling and monitoring

Alternative Education


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Free School emphasis on freedom for students and faculty

Magnet School oriented around special interest area

Open School learning is individualized and occurs at resource

centers around the classroom or building

School Without Walls community facilities used for learning School Within a School focus on special interest or learning

style / a mini-school within a conventional school

Street Academy, Dropout Center, Pregnancy-Maternity Center

programs provided for targeted populations

Career Academies Intern Programs

Alternative Education Examples


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SCHOOL-BASED

LEARNING

High Quality

Academic and Career

Preparation

Best Practices

Interdisciplinary Teams

Teachers as CoachesProject-based learning

Problem-based learning

Teacher-Worker Teams

Career pathways

Portfolios

Exhibitions

WORK-BASED

LEARNING

Learning by Doing

Best PracticesShadowingVolunteer Work

Internships

Paid Work

EmployersCreate an IEP

Teach new voc skillsApply academic content

CONNECTING

ACTIVITIES

Build Bridges

Between School and

the Workforce

Best Practices

Coordinating school-

based learning and

work-based learning

Regular communication

between school and

employersCommunications

structure between

schools, employers,

and postsecondary

institutionsIndiana: 15 regions / funding for locals

Indiana School-to-Work


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ELEMENTS OF TECH PREP

Tech Prep curriculum

- Core 40- Hands-on instruction

- Career Pathways

2+2, 3+2, 4+2 design

Internships

Articulation agreements

TECH PREP IN INDIANA

15 Tech-Prep Regions

Lots of ProfessionalDevelopment

Funding for Schools

Colleges must accept

Tech Prep courses for

admissions.

Must connect with school-

school reform initiative

Indiana Tech Prep


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At least part of the daily schedule is organized into larger blocks of timeto allow flexibility for a diversity of instructional activities

Professional development is imperative

Block Four 4 ninety minute blocks per day

Students take 4 courses eachsemester

Each semester covers one year

of content (2 credits)

Block Eight 4 ninety minute blocks per day

Students take 8 courses eachsemester, alternating half of their

classes each day

Trimester 5 blocks per day

Students take 5 courses each

semester

Each trimester covers one

semester of content

Hybrid Combination of schedules

M/W/F are traditional / T/T block

AM traditional / PM blocked

Block Scheduling

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