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Subject: URGENT: Programs for Youth Expelled from High School
Category: Reference, Education and News > Education
Asked by: baze-ga
List Price: $200.00
Posted: 27 May 2004 08:11 PDT
Expires: 26 Jun 2004 08:11 PDT
Question ID: 352669
SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS:  I am looking for two things:  (1) overview
studies of and (2) the identity of leading experts on--programs for
late adolescents expelled from high school.

TO EXPAND ON AND CLARIFY THESE QUESTIONS:  I am NOT interested in
programs working with ?at risk? high school students hoping to keep
them in school and get them on positive life trajectories.  The
subject is programs for kids ALREADY expelled.  My preliminary
Googling indicates that there seem to be some efforts to channel such
kids into alternative schooling options; but that, in the main, such
expellees get subsumed in the general mass of programs for dropouts
and disconnected youth.  The task is to separate out expellees from
this larger group of voluntary and other dropouts and find programs
aimed directly at them.  (Note, my own explorations often resulted in
identifying programs that simply list expellees as one of several
disconnected youth categories welcomed or served by the program.  I?m
trying to find programs specifically targeted at expellees.)

So the ideal answer to my first question would be a few recent (last
three to five years) overview studies?such as those done by a
commission, or sponsored by a foundation, think tank, government
agency, GAO, etc., that would examine, describe, and assess the field
of programs for expelled students.  Ideally this would be nationally,
though a statewide study or even a study of such programs in a major
urban school district could be helpful in the absence of national
studies.  I suppose there might be a book out there by an individual
(or team of author(s) done without such sponsorship.  Or an academic
thesis or a staff study from a think tank, etc.

As for experts, the authors of any such overviews are, of course,
first-level candidates; in my experience there may also be relevant
experts in academia, think tanks, foundations, advocacy groups, and
government agencies (e.g., US Department of Education policy offices).
 My goal is to interview at least a half dozen such gurus.

BACKGROUND:  I'm working on a project for Public/Private Ventures (PPV), a
foundation/government funded R&D nonprofit in Philadelphia that
focuses heavily on disadvantaged youth.  With foundation funding, the
team I'm on has analyzed an unusually comprehensive panel survey--the
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.  This is a
nationally-representative panel data set with five waves of data so
far. Our analysis has strongly confirmed that late adolescents
expelled from high school are more likely as young adults to have
adult criminal convictions, use weapons, or sell drugs.  This is no
surprise but there is now good statistically valid evidence of that
with the important implication for funders of youth programs that
funding programs targeted explicitly at expellees may have a high
return on investment in terms of avoiding those adverse outcomes.  The
research is still in draft and the last Section of our report is to be
about its programmatic implications?an overview of the field of
expellee programs with an assessment of strong and weak points and a
suggestion of what funders should consider supporting to improve the
efficacy of such programs.

Request for Question Clarification by umiat-ga on 28 May 2004 11:14 PDT
Hello, baze-ga!

I have been researching your question and want to let you know where
things stand at this point so I can get some opinions from you. You
marked your question "Urgent" and I want to be sure you receive a
timely answer.

I have yet to find any articles, studies, books, reports or
directories that provide an overview of programs  ** specifically for
expelled students, **  although I am still looking. As of the year
2000, only 26 states require schools to provide alternative education
for expelled students. Therefore, I have found few programs that exist
"only" for expelled students. (Most directories for alternative
schools that service expelled students also include populations of
"at-risk" or "disabled" students. I have not found any type of
comprehensive analysis of these more inclusive programs, either)

I have already been through several specialized databases, including
ERIC, the Professional Development Collection, Proquest and Academic
Search Elite. Because I have found no comprehensive overview or
directory of such programs, I have been manually compiling a list of
academic programs that serve expelled high school students as their
primary focus which I cull out of various references.  ** This is a
slow and tedious method, but at this point, it is the only way I have
found to identify such programs. **

Since I have already spent over six hours researching, I want to pass
some options by you concerning an answer to your question before I get
much deeper.

=

I can provide information about individual programs for expelled
students that I uncover in my research. That way, you can contact the
administrators of the programs. In some cases, programs are just in
the design stage so you would have to contact the individuals or
organizations mentioned in the article.

* For example, I can provide information like the following:


"Programs keep students learning," by Jennifer Mrozowski. The
Cincinnati Enquirer. February 23, 2004 (this is a "cached" version, so
you will need to copy and paste the URL into your search engine)
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:NWxAEijV4yUJ:www.enquirer.com/discipline/disciplinesolutions.html+expelled+students+%2Bprograms&hl=en

"North College Hill City Schools last year offered 19 of the 33
students it expelled the opportunity to receive home instruction or
other classwork through Ombudsman Educational Services, a for-profit
company based in Libertyville, Ill. Students attend school at an
alternative center and do most of their coursework on the computer.
The district, which ranked in the Top 10 for expulsion rates in Ohio
last year, has yet to expel a student this year."

"Cincinnati Public Schools this month launched alternative learning
centers so students who have been expelled in grades 9-12 can continue
their education during that period."

North College Hill City Schools District Website
http://www.nchcityschools.org/

Cincinnati Public Schools
http://www.cpsboe.k12.oh.us/

==

"Expelled students to learn of tough love," by Scott Wyland.
News-Journal Online (May 2004)
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Flagler/03FlaglerFLAG01051604.htm

"A program designed to teach expelled students discipline and respect
may open this fall near the Flagler County jail, school district
officials said last week."

"It will allow the teenagers to keep up with their studies and receive
counseling, whether for drugs or emotional problems. And it will teach
respect for rules, authority and one's self, school officials said."

"Volusia County has a variety of options for aiding expelled
youngsters. Flagler officials should model their at-risk program after
ones that have worked, said Michael Osborne, principal of Volusia's
alternative education.

Potential Contact: Michael Osborne, principal of Volusia's alternative
education as well as some other individuals mentioned in the article.

==


"Board to review alternatives for expelled students," by Barabara
Behrendt. St. Petersburg Times. March 29, 2004
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/03/29/Citrus/Board_to_review_alter.shtml

"More than two years ago, when board members first planned a new
Renaissance Center, they decided the new school would include a
program to serve the majority of students who now wind up expelled.
Most expulsions are for first-time offenses of the zero tolerance
policy on drugs and alcohol. They also wanted to slightly expand the
current Renaissance program, which at any time serves about 100
disruptive students from the middle and high schools."

"With groundbreaking for the new Renaissance Center set for early
2005, officials want again to gauge the board's support for a new
program, which Hickey said requires about two classrooms, and talk
about other alternatives to expulsion not at the Renaissance Center."

read more.....

Potential contact: Superintendent David Hickey 


==

FROM PROQUEST DATABASE: (Summarized due to copyright restrictions)
=====================

"New school proposal to go before group // REDLANDS ; The Planning
Commission will hear of a plan to build a facility for expelled
students." ROBERTO HERNANDEZ. The Press - Enterprise. Riverside,
Calif.:  Feb 24, 2004

The article highlights the proposal for a new community day school for
expelled students, which will replace a facility that the San
Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools has been leasing from the
Redlands school district for about the past decade. The proposed day
school would be paid with money from the Prop. 55 if passed in the
next election. The superintendent's office intends to purchase the
property, design the school and, if approved, begin construction by
the middle or end of 2005. The school is projected to open in 2006.

Contact mentioned in article:  David Reck, district facility planner
for the superintendent's office, who can then point you to a contact
for the existing school.

==

NEW PHOENIX HIGH RISING CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON CAMPUS FOR EXPELLED
STUDENTS:[ANTELOPE VALLEY Edition] Karen Maeshiro\ Staff Writer. Daily
News. Los Angeles, Calif.:  Feb 11, 2004

Construction has begun at the former Antelope Valley Fairgrounds on a
new campus for Phoenix High School - Antelope Valley Union High School
District's last stop for expelled students.....

Read about Phoenix High School
http://www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/phoenix-hs/reportcard.html
 "Phoenix High School opened its doors, September 5, 2000, as the
first Community Day School with a student population of 150, grades 9
through 12. Phoenix High School's purpose is to assist at-risk or
expelled students to learn to make appropriate decisions related to
behavior and academic success."

School website
http://www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/phoenix-hs/

==

The Community Schools Program in Monterey County, California provides
alternative learning for expelled students (but also includes at risk
students)

"The Community School programs serve expelled and at-risk students at
regional locations throughout Monterey County. Students are typically
enrolled for one semester up to one year. Frequently, students stay
more than a year. The community schools provide an alternative
learning environment with small classes, and a focus on a healthy life
style and pro-social skills."

For more information and individual school contact information:
http://www.monterey.k12.ca.us/alternative-education/community-schools.html


==

"Illinois Regional Safe Schools Program." Illinois State Board of Education
http://www.isbe.net/learnoppt/rsspweb.htm

"The Regional Safe School Program (RSSP) serves expulsion-eligible or
expelled (and then re-admitted for administrative transfer to RSSP)
and suspension-eligible or suspended students in grades 6-12. The
statewide program began serving Illinois students in FY97 and is based
upon PA 89-383 which provided for a system of alternative education
programs for disruptive students."

"Because of the actions of a small number of disruptive students,
local school districts face increasing problems in maintaining a safe
environment for all students. Expelling or suspending disruptive
students puts them on the street, which may increase safety and
advance the learning environment inside the school premises, but does
not serve the educational needs of the expelled or suspended students
or the community?s need for public safety. The purpose of RSSP is
twofold: 1) to increase safety and promote the learning environment in
schools and 2) to meet the particular educational needs of disruptive
students more appropriately and individually in alternative
educational environments."

"In its first short (8-month) year (FY97), the RSSP went from planning
stages to the development of program sites across the state of
Illinois and served 1,325 students. A total of 4,010 students were
served in FY02. Today there are 104 RSSP program sites in Illinois in
urban, suburban and rural areas of the state. (See FY2003 RSSP Program
Directory for listing of 104 program sites.)

Sherry Johnson, Principal Consultant 
Alternative Learning Partnerships Division 
Illinois State Board of Education 
100 W. Randolph Street, Suite 14-300 
Chicago, Illinois 60601 
312-814-2790 

FY03 Regional Safe Schools Directory 
http://www.isbe.net/learnoppt/pdf/03RSSPdirectory.pdf


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EXPERTS ON EXPELLED YOUTH:

This is a difficult aspect of your question to answer, since this is a
very narrow focus and I have found no individuals as of yet who
specialize in this one area. There are experts who deal with "at-risk"
youth, truancy, or overall education issues, etc. but these are
outside of your focus.

For example, Ken Reid of the Swansea Institute has written a book
titled "Tackling Truancy in Schools" which you can review on the
following site:
http://swansea.etailer.dpsl.net/Home/html/moreinfo.asp?isbn=0203072146


Some other potential contacts:

Any of the school officials that head the programs I find for expelled
students should provide valuable information on "their program" at the
very least!

=

Other possibilities for experts or referrals to experts: 

Colorado Foundation for Families and Children 
http://www.coloradofoundation.org/html/sv_ncse.asp

"For nearly a decade The COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
has consistently provided information, trainings, technical
assistance, evaluation and policy development on the issues of school
truancy, suspension, expulsion and school engagement."

"We already have a national presence in this arena and are considered
leading experts using research-based strategies to help communities
prevent and reduce truancy. This created a natural extension to
establishing the National Center for School Engagement. Now designated
staff are able to concentrate efforts on helping others with truancy
prevention and school engagement issues."

"NSCE works with service providers implementing truancy prevention
programs using a strengths-based, family-oriented and comprehensive
approach to school engagement and truancy prevention. Partners
include:
 State departments of education
 Governor?s offices
 Legislatures
 School districts
 Court systems
 Law enforcement agencies
 National justice projects 

Contact:
COLORADO FOUNDATION for FAMILIES and CHILDREN
303 E. 17th Ave., Suite 400 Denver, CO 80203 
(303) 837-8466, Fax (303) 837-8496 

National Center for School Engagement
www.truancyprevention.org

==


I have seen your previous questions, which remained unanswered
primarily because programs and experts "specifically" targeted to
adolescent expulsion rather than prevention are so difficult to
isolate and pin down.

Therefore, if the options I am providing look acceptable to you, I
will continue in this fashion. While I will try to provide contact
names for programs when available, I will have to leave the calling
and/or contacting to you. I will also continue seeking names of
individuals who work with expelled youth, but I cannot guarantee that
they will be the top "experts."

Let me know what you think about this approach!

umiat

Clarification of Question by baze-ga on 28 May 2004 12:40 PDT
Hey, umiat,

I think you?ve done great work so far and I really appreciate it!  

The situation is what it is, so no use lamenting what?s not there.  

Yes, please continue in this vein as it does give a good, realistic
?feel? of what?s out there. I will certainly follow up with calls to
at least some of them.

I can?t help thinking that some of the think tanks and advocacy groups
in Washington, DC, around education might have somebody (or some
documents) on expulsion?-like AED, for instance.

I marked it ?urgent? because I began these questions to Google Answers
just over a month ago and we?re coming up on due dates for our report.
 So, keep going and use up all the money offered!

Baze-ga
Answer  
Subject: Re: URGENT: Programs for Youth Expelled from High School
Answered By: umiat-ga on 30 May 2004 22:42 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello, baze-ga!

I have compiled some additional references for programs serving
expelled youth, and agencies and individuals that may provide
expertise or referrals to other contacts for your project. I am sure
there are more programs, but these are the ones that came up in my
research. There were some programs I discarded because they were
outdated, had no websites, or the program parameters had changed.

I hope these references provide a good start for you! If I can clarify
anything further, please don't hesitate to ask. I will certainly try
to help in any way that I can.


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PROGRAMS FOR EXPELLED STUDENTS
*******************************


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VIRGINIA
=========

Enterprise Academy
===================
813 Diligence Drive, Suite 110 
Newport News, VA 23606 
Phone (757) 591-4971  
E-mail:  enterprise@nn.k12.va.us 

"Enterprise Academy is an alternative school, offering a rigorous
academic program in a business setting. The school serves students:

* Who are on long-term suspension or who have been expelled from regular 
  school programs. 
* Who are returning to the community from the state department of corrections, 
  or other alternative settings. 
* Who are applying on a self-referral. 

Read more about the program:
http://enterprise.nn.k12.va.us/brochure.htm


Richard Milburn High School
============================
17902 Main Street
P.O. Box 810, 
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: 703-221-4089
Fax: 703-221-1656

"Fairfax sends up to 100 students a year to two Richard Milburn
campuses. Mainly serving students who have been expelled, Richard
Milburn is what Fairfax County administrator Douglas Holmes calls "a
program of last resort" for students who otherwise would be on the
street. It is a privately run school among the vast array of
district-run alternative programs. Why turn to a private company?
Robert H. Crosby, president of the Woodbridge, Va., business,
explains: "We?ll take your most difficult kids. We?ll keep them in
school -85 percent of our kids stay in schoolor graduate- and we?ll do
it for approximately the same per-pupil costs as the school district?s
cost."

From "A Private Solution," by Lawrence Hardy. American School Board
Journal. (April 1999) http://www.asbj.com/199904/0499expresslines.html


Jackson Academy
================
4600 Huntington Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607
(757)928-6765 
Fax 928-6766  
Administrator: Tanya Davis  

"Jackson Academy is an alternative middle school that offers
concentrated academic instruction in a small setting. The school
serves middle school students:

* Who are identified as chronically disruptive in the traditional middle 
  school setting. 
* Who are long-term suspended or who have been expelled from regular school 
  programs or other alternative programs. 
* Who are returning to the community from juvenile corrections. 

Read more about the program:
http://sbo.nn.k12.va.us/schools/jackson.shtml


Temporary Instruction Program
==============================
"The Temporary Instruction Program (TIP) provides instruction at the
middle and high school level to students who have been excluded or
expelled by the School Board and who are not eligible to attend
Richard Milburn High School or one of the three FCPS Alternative
Learning Centers."
 
"TIP will be based at the Reston Teen Center in a cooperative
partnership with the Fairfax County Department of Community and
Recreation Services. The initiative uses two distance learning
programs as the framework for instruction, coupled with supplemental
texts and materials to enhance the learning experience. Initially, TIP
will serve a capacity of up to 20 students at a time. Annually,
approximately 50-60 students may be served on a rolling enrollment
basis."

Contact: Joan Ledebur, coordinator, Interagency School Programs at
703-208-6405. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DSSSE/Communicator/Communicator_9_03/Articles/TIP.htm

  
Proposed Programs
=================

"The Prince William school system is considering an overhaul of its
alternative education program after administrators said they were
concerned the county is suspending or expelling too many students. The
proposal, which was added a month after the budget was presented to
the School Board, would create an alternative school program for up to
180 high school students."

"In the past, a lack of space prevented the county from expanding its
alternative program offerings, Kelly said. The proposed program could
operate at night or during other off-hours in an existing school.
Teachers would be paid $4,500 a course for a class of 10 to 15
students."

"The offerings will be limited to core subjects such as math, social
studies, English and science that are required for graduation.
Behavior management courses also would be available. Each student
would be able to take four to five courses during the year, according
to the proposal. In addition, students would still be able to take
advantage of programs in place, including the virtual high school --
which provides classes online by computer -- night school, the GED
program and Richard Milburn School, a private alternative education
program in Woodbridge."

"Alternative School for Discipline Cases Proposed," by Christina A.
Samuels. Washington Post. March 21, 2004
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A11701-2004Mar20?language=printer




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LOUISIANA
==========

Jefferson Community School
----------------------------
3528 Montford Street
Jefferson, LA 70121-1824
Phone 836-0808  
E-mail: jeffersoncommunity@jppss.k12.la.us
http://jeffersoncommunity.jppss.k12.la.us/

Principal: Jeanne M. Monte, M.Ed.

"The mission of Jefferson Community School is to assist
sixth-through-eighth grade students who have been expelled from the
parish public school system to learn appropriate academic and
behavioral skills, enabling them to return as responsible students to
the public middle or high schools."

* The school is planning to add a ninth grade.

Staff and Faculty
http://jeffersoncommunity.jppss.k12.la.us/faculty.html 




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COLORADO
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The Colorado Department of Education highlighed thirteen programs in
2002-2003 for their exemplary services for expelled and
at-risk-of-expulsion students. I have provided a short synopsis of
each program that serves expelled students, along with contact
information.

You can read more detailed information about each program in the
following publication:

From "Educational and Prevention Services for Expelled and AT-Risk of
Expulsion Students."
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprevention/download/pdf/EXEMPLARY_PROGRAMS.pdf


Adams-Arapahoe 28J School District - Expelled School
-----------------------------------------------------
11351 Montview Boulevard
Aurora, Colorado 80010
303-344-8060 
http://www.aps.k12.co.us/alternatives/expelled-school.html

"The Aurora Public Schools? Expelled Student Program provides a safe,
structured learning environment for middle and high school students
who have been expelled from their home school. Expelled students have
an opportunity to work on academic growth, behavioral issues, and
affective needs in a program with a low student-to-staff ratio.
Students may gain credits toward graduation and meet District and
State standards. The program staff works to ensure that the students
successfully transition back to their home schools at the end of the
expulsion."
 
 
Douglas County School District RE-1
------------------------------------
620 Wilcox Street
Castle Rock, 80104
Contact: Annett Fante (303) 814-5248

Program serves expelled students in grade 7-12 


Fort Morgan School District RE-3
---------------------------------
300 Deuel Street
Fort Morgan, CO 81701
Contact: Pat Haley (970) 867-8253 x407

The Connections program is an after school program for suspended,
expelled and at-risk students in grades 5-8.


Fountain/Fort Carson School District #8
----------------------------------------
425 West Alabama Ave
Fountain C) 80817
Contact: Tim Holt (719) 382-1550

Alternative High School, Middle School and Distance learning program
for expelled, suspended and at-risk students.


Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 - Southwest Open Charter High School
----------------------------------------------------------
PO Box DD
Cortez, CO 81321
Contact: Gene Taylor (970) 565-1150

The Southwest Open School is an alternative charter high school  - 
the Safety Net Program within the school serves expelled students
through individual learning plans, social skill building and Outward
Bound Expeditionary Learning.


Pikes Peak Boces
----------------
2340 Robinson Street
Colorado Springs, C) 80904
Contact: Jill Hooper, New Directions Educational Program (719) 477-9555

This is a combined program - The New Direction Education Program is
for expelled middle and high school students.


Poudre School District -The Village School
--------------------------------------------
2407 LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Contact: Deb Hawes (970) 490-3239

The Village School serves 7-12th graders that have been expelled or
are at risk of expulsion with two or more suspensions. The district
does not expel many students but offers the Village School in lieu of
expulsion.


St. Vrain Vally School District - Clearview Educational Center
---------------------------------------------------------------
PO Box 646
Mead, CO 80542
Contact: Tom Gibbons (970) 535-4446

Clearview provides comprehensive, intense remedial educational and
life skills training for expelled students.

"Clearview Educational Center is a therapeutic educational program for
youth, grades six through twelfth, who have chosen through their
behaviors to get expelled from public school. Clearview's goal is to
promote academic, social, interpersonal and intrapersonal growth while
also instilling a sense of belonging to ones' community. We strive to
assist the student in developing a healthy self-concept and in
believing in their ability to succeed. Our student's achieve this
through a structured half-day program, which holds them to a high
level of accountability to themselves, their peers, staff and society.
Clearview believes that a holistic approach to education is imperative
to success. We maintain highly qualified staff and a one staff to
five-student ratio. We maintain a close partnership with the Saint
Vrain Valley School District. While attending Clearview, our students
demonstrate academic, behavioral and attitudinal growth. They have the
opportunity to earn credit for their academic and living skills work
and be promoted to the next grade level. Our current success rate is
77% and in the last two years we have earned the recognition from the
Tony Grampus Foundation as a 'best practice model' - and we have been
deemed an exemplary program by Colorado Department of Education. Our
students are choosing to take the opportunity to grow through a lot of
hard work, diligence, motivation and themselves and others believing
in their ability to succeed. If you are interested in learning more
about this program, please call 303-776-8184 ext. 108."
http://www.alternativesforyouth.org/programs_clearview.html


Weld RE-3 School District - Weld Central High School
----------------------------------------------------
4977 WCR 58
Keenesburg, CO 80643
Contact: Patricia Meiers (303) 536-2127

The Center provides a night school within a school to serve expelled
students in core academic areas, and a night program.




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PENNSYLVANIA
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Eastside Academy
==================
Lancaster County School District
P.O. Drawer 130
Lancaster, SC 29721
Telephone: 803-416-8944
Fax: 803-285-1477
Email: jcatoe@mail.lcsd.k12.sc.us

Grade Level: Grade 6-9

Participation Criteria: Suspended from regular school

Abstract:  "Eastside Academy is an alternative school in Lancaster,
SC. It houses 33, 6-9th graders in a church fellowship hall. The
students come from all across Lancaster County. Their problems range
from poor attendance, mental, physical and social abuse, violence and
aggravated behaviors which have led to them becoming expelled from
their regular schools. Special programs include a behavior
modification component, art therapy, service-learning, character
education, mentoring, and martial arts. Family interventions include
FAST, family literacy, student-led parent conferences, and
alcohol/drug assessment and education."

Profiled on the Dropout Prevention.org website 
http://www.dropoutprevention.org/scripts/search/progsearch.asp?action=display&refnum=560




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SOUTH CAROLINA
===============
 
Anderson County Alternative School
===================================
805 E. Whitner Street
Anderson, SC 29624
864-260-4888
FAX: 864-260-4004

Grade Level: 6-12

Participation Criteria: Expelled students

Abstract: "Anderson County Alternative School serves expelled students
from five districts, sixteen feeder schools and grades 6-12. The
school primarily is a locally funded program which exemplifies
collaboration at its best. Its approach focuses on a triangle of
services--academics, counseling, and structure. This "second chance"
program has provided more than 750 students an opportunity to
experience the school's motto, "New Beginnings."

Profiled on the Dropout Prevention.org website 
http://www.dropoutprevention.org/scripts/search/progsearch.asp?action=display&refnum=14



Scared Straight Program for Expelled Students
==============================================
Blythewood Academy
Richland School District Two
501 Main Street
Blythewood, SC 29016
Telephone: 803-691-6891
Fax: 803-691-4396
E-mail: crelifor@richland2.org

Participation Criteria:
Alternative High School Students

Abstract: "Students attending the alternative high school developed a
program for the elementary schools similar to the "Get Smart" program
developed by the Department of Juvenile Justice. The students created
teams of four, consisting of two boys and two girls. The teams created
a speech discussing why they were expelled and sent to the alternative
school, the poor choices they made leading up to their expulsion, the
impact it has had on friends and family, and what a day is like at the
alternative program. A question and answer period follows their
presentation. Both teachers and chaperones noted increases in
students' confidence and self-esteem after each presentation. The
student noted that questions asked by the elementary school children
gave them insight into their behavior. Of the 12 alternative program
students that participated in the program, 11 became eligible to
return to their home schools at the end of the semester.

Profiled on the Dropout Prevention.org website 
http://www.dropoutprevention.org/scripts/search/progsearch.asp?action=display&refnum=14




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GEORGIA
========

Stephens County Recovery Academy
==================================
Stephens County department of Juvenile Justice
115-C West Doyle Street
Toccoa, GA 30577
Telephone: 706-308-1487
FAX: 706-282-4522
E-mail: jeg3@tfc.edu

Abstract: "Students expelled from traditional schools and alternative
schools typically are on probation and return to school academically
deficient and prone to repeat offenses. The Stephens County Recovery
Academy, through a collaborative agreement between the school system,
the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the City of Toccoa, delivers
mentoring, tutoring, counseling, and outdoor therapeutic experience to
prepare at-risk juveniles for school reentry."

Profiled on the Dropout Prevention.org website 
http://www.dropoutprevention.org/scripts/search/progsearch.asp?action=display&refnum=84


DeKalb Alternative School
=========================
5855 Memorial Drive 
Stone Mountain, GA 30083 
678-676-2300 (Information) 
678-676-2302 (Office) 

The DeKalb Alternative School serves 4th through 12th grade students
who have been expelled from their home schools. DeKalb Alternative
School employs a staff of 60 people, including a faculty of 35
certified teachers who average thirteen years instructional
experience. The Alternative School provides a supportive, content-rich
environment, and offers assistance and support to those students who
are transitioning back to their home schools, college, or career. The
school offers a comprehensive DeKalb County School System curriculum.
The students are enrolled in five academic classes, and receive credit
for course work completed at DeKalb Alternative that is transferable
to any DeKalb County School. Students at the Alternative School
participate in all county and statewide testing opportunities."
 
"The mission of DeKalb Alternative School is to develop in the
students lasting qualities of responsible citizenship: self-esteem,
self-discipline, trust, lifelong learning, and respect for others.
This is accomplished by teaching conflict resolution skills, by
requiring a high academic purpose, and by strengthening relationships
among parents, children, and the community. In addition, technology
and an outdoor classroom are integrated into the core curriculum in
support of this mission."

Read more....

Principal: Jeremiah James  
http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/schools/centers/dekalbalt/ 




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FLORIDA
========

Renaissance Center
===================

"More than two years ago, when board members first planned a new
Renaissance Center, they decided the new school would include a
program to serve the majority of students who now wind up expelled.
Most expulsions are for first-time offenses of the zero tolerance
policy on drugs and alcohol."

"It's a philosophical issue, I know, on how they want to handle these
kids," said Dave Stephens, coordinator of at-risk programs for the
district. "All I'm really doing is giving them information on ways
that they may be able to remove some of these kids who are involved in
violence or weapons and still be able to offer them educational
services," Stephens said.

The school district has been working on several other options not tied
to the new Renaissance Center. Ideas include having students earn
their GED or attend their final classes at the Horizon Center in
Crystal River. That program uses computer instruction to help students
finish up their last few classes and earn a diploma.

The district is considering other technology options, including a
computer-based curriculum called NovaNET, used in other school
systems.

"You have to try every avenue you can," Stephens said. "We always try
to look for ways to recover kids."
 
Read "Board to review alternatives for expelled students," by Barbara
Behrendt. St. Petersburg Times. March 29, 2004
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/03/29/Citrus/Board_to_review_alter.shtml

Citrus School District:
1007 W Main St   map
Inverness, FL 34450 
Phone: (352) 726-1931 
Superintendent - Mr. David J. Hickey
At-Risk Programs - Dave Stephens




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MARYLAND
=========

Hanson Outreach Program for Excellence
=======================================

Grade Level: 9-12; 7-8 grade component plans are underway

Participation Criteria: Designed as the "final" option for high school
students who have been expelled

Abstract: "The Hanson Outreach Program for Excellence is an
alternative high school program dedicated to providing a positive
educational setting for students who have been temporarily removed
from the traditional school setting. Designed as the "final" option
for high school students who have been expelled, the program
accommodates 90 students from the twenty high schools in Prince
George's County. Students are referred through the Appeals office.
Those students whose expulsion was the result of having inflicted
bodily harm or who were in possession of a firearm are ineligible. The
program's components consist of an academic component (e.g. English,
Math, Social Studies) and a counseling component focusing on conflict
resolution and self-control management skills. In addition, the
program features experiential learning, communication skills
awareness, credits towards graduation, individual and group
counseling, and transition planning and follow-up."

See Dropout Prevention website for more information (contact info may be outdated)
http://www.dropoutprevention.org/scripts/search/progsearch.asp?action=display&refnum=355




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TEXAS
======

Project Recovery - Aldine School District
=========================================
1617-A Lauder Road
Houston, TX 77039 
Phone: (281) 985-6264 
Principal: Steve Hylander  
Assistant Principal(s): Matthew Hayes, Jr. , Kim Garner , Chris Crease 
http://www.aldine.k12.tx.us/schools/specific_campus.cfm?CampusNumber=009

Project Recovery (Level 2 of the AEP) is a program offered to AISD
students who have been expelled from school. It provides a chance to
remain in school and continue to earn credit toward promotion and
graduation.
http://www1.aldine.k12.tx.us/schools/websites/aep/project_recovery.htm

I have summarized some information from the following article
available on Proquest:
 
"Along with Recovery, a chance for redemption / Aldine program offers
troubled students a second chance, lessons in hard work." ARLENE
NISSON LASSIN. Houston Chronicle. Jan 15, 2004

The Aldine School District requires expelled students to enroll in
alternative education. Those with severe infractions can enroll in the
Project Recovery program for middle and high school students. The
program serves an average of 150 students for a nine-week minimum.
Students take a full load of academic coursework and are taught to
serve the school community with various jobs within the district. The
goal is to teach these students a sense of self-worth and enhanced
social skills so they can return to the normal school environment. The
service projects help students to develop a sense of satisfaction
through helping others. All maintenance equipment used in the service
program is paid for by a $61,000 federal grant the Aldine school
district receives for Service Learning.



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INDIANA
========

Alternatives to Expulsion Program - Read for Youth Organization
===============================================================
3505 N. Washington Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Phone: (317) 920-5900
Fax: (317) 920-5911
http://www.reachforyouth.org/programs.asp?page=1

"For the past 8 years Reach for Youth has provided an Alternative to
Expulsion by working with school districts throughout Central Indiana.
The Alternative to Expulsion program holds school administration and
students accountable to be part of a problem-solving relationship.
Students in elementary, middle and high school who have committed
their first expellable offense are eligible for the program.
Typically, these are kids who have exhibited inappropriate school
behavior that is illegal and/or disruptive to the learning process. If
a parent requests this service, the school district must comply.
Students only get this opportunity once."


Project Fresh Start
==================== 
From the Proquest Database: "Project Fresh Start celebrates 10th year
; Expelled students given chance to work their way back," by Jim
Neenan. South Bend Tribune. Jan 14, 2004

This program for expelled students from the Niles, Brandywine and
Buchanan school systems began ten years ago to help expelled students
get on track back into school. The classrooms are held in the Michiana
Christian Embassy Church

(I could find nothing else about this program on the internet)

Possible contacts:

Brandywine School District
http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/brandy/
Michiana Christian Embassy
http://michianachristianembassy.com/




===========
WASHINGTON
===========

John Marshall High School Re-entry Program
===========================================

From "Schools chief remains optimistic - Olchefske is convinced the
discipline gap can be erased by 2005," by Revekah Denn. Seattle Post
Intelligencer. March 15, 2002.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/disciplinegap/61942_district12.shtml

"Ironically, the district has seen successes with its program at John
Marshall High School, which runs "re-entry" programs that expelled
students must complete before they can return to school. Marshall,
which had no fights on its school grounds last year, has a smaller
teacher-student ratio than mainstream schools, can display marked
improvements between students' entrance and exit exams, and also
teaches courses on anger management, conflict and accountability --
teaching skills that, Marshall staff members say, mainstream teachers
haven't necessarily mastered."

Also read "Last Chance High," by Phil Campbell. The Stranger.com
http://www.thestranger.com/2001-05-17/feature.html

John Marshall School Website
http://www.seattleschools.org/area/main/ShowSchool?sid=950



=======
MAINE
=======

Community Concepts Programs for Expelled Students
==================================================

"Community Concepts is collaborating with the SAD 17 (Oxford Hills)
and SAD 9 (Mt. Blue) school districts to provide support services and
service learning experiences to students who have been expelled or
suspended. The program can help expelled students get back into the
public school system. It can help the suspended student get back to
school better prepared to succeed in public school. It will give all
students more skills to reduce the chance of further suspensions or
expulsions and exposure to different parts of the community to
experience a link to formal education."

Services for expelled or suspended junior and senior high school
students - by referral of school district, parents and students -
include:
Psychosocial student and family assessment 
Re-entry goal planning 
Mediation 
Anger management 
Supportive counseling 
Advocacy 
Tutoring 
Service learning 

Contact Information
http://www.community-concepts.org/counseling/adolescents/suspended/suspended.htm




==========
NEBRASKA
==========

Expelled Students Program     
865 W Burnham 
Lincoln, NE 68522 
Phone: (402) 436-1694 
http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ne/1704/

(Lincoln Public school district)


==


List of Other programs for Suspended/Expelled Students 
http://www.ael.org/cac/referral/expell.htm


LIST OF RICHARD MILBURN (alternative) HIGH SCHOOLS IN VARIOUS STATES
http://www.rmhs.org/Altern.htm





*********************************************************
SUGGESTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS and ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT
*********************************************************

The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network 
http://www.dropoutprevention.org/about/people/staff.htm

Dr. Jay Smink - Executive Director 
Dr. Sam Drew - Associate Director 
Dr. Terry Cash  - Assistant Director

====

Mike Nelson - Keys to Safer Schools 
Director of Program Development & Instruction
Email: Mike@KeysToSaferSchools.com

Among his credentials - Creation of suspension/expulsion programs in
school districts
http://www.keystosaferschools.com/about_the_director.htm

=

Anthony Edwards
Regional Vice President - Community Education Partners 

"Mr. Edwards joined the company in 1997 as an assistant school
administrator and was promoted to school administrator in the fall of
that year. He was then promoted to regional vice president over Texas
operations in 2000. Prior to joining CEP, Mr. Edwards was the school
director and principal at Galaviz Academy, educational specialist with
the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department and the clinical
chairperson for the Shoulder Inc., a private, non-profit charitable
organization operating a residential facility for alcohol and drug
addiction. Mr. Edwards holds a bachelor of science and a master of
education from Stephen F. Austin State University."
http://www.communityeducationpartners.com/aboutcep4_edwards.asp

==

Student Advocacy Center of Michigan
Phone: 734.222.5443
Fax: 734.222.9293
Email: contact@studentadvocacycenter.org
http://www.studentadvocacycenter.org/

An Ann Arbor-based group that helps channel expelled kids into
alternative schools and other programs.

==

North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention - CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE
1801 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1801
919-733-3388 * 800-299-6054 
http://www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv/aboutcenter.htm

==

** See the Organizations and Individuals who attended the following conference: **

"Tenth Joint National Conference on Alternatives to Expulsion,
Suspension, and Dropping Out of School." 2004
http://www.thesafeschools.org/alternatives_to_expulsion_10.htm

==

National At-Risk Education Network (primarily involved with prevention
drop-out) http://www.atriskeducation.net/about/index.html



*********************
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
*********************

An excerpt from "Decatur Revisited, By Linda Lutton. Rethinking
Schools Online (2001)
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/15_03/Dec153.shtml

"The three million children suspended or expelled in a given year may
well represent a much larger problem than the threat posed by serious
school violence," suggests the D.C.-based Justice Policy Institute and
the Children's Law Center in their April 2000 report, "School House
Hype: Two Years Later."

"School expulsion is a big predictor of more serious and chronic
behavior," says Krisberg of the Oakland, California-based National
Council on Crime and Delinquency. "Kids who are expelled from school
have bad outcomes in terms of juvenile justice." He says an analysis
of adolescent health data shows that kids who were expelled or
suspended from school were much more likely to be victims of violent
crime in the subsequent reporting period."

"As in much of education, what happens to students after they're
expelled depends largely on where they live."

"A recent count by the Advancement Project and Harvard's Civil Rights
Project found that 26 states require districts to provide expelled
students with alternative education. According to the project's
report, "Opportunities Sus-pended: The Devastating Consequences of
Zero Tolerance and School Discipline," 18 additional states
"authorize" districts to provide such education. But recent
assessments by the Education Commission of the States and the National
Conference on State Legislatures counted fewer than a dozen states
mandating districts to continue educating expelled students."

=

"Opportunities Suspended: The Devastating Consequences of Zero
Tolerance and School Discipline Policies." The Advancement Project and
The Civil Rights Project. June 2000.
http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/discipline/opport_suspended.php

=

"From the Courthouse to the Schoolhouse: Making Successful
Transitions," by Ronald D. Stephens and June Lane Arnette. Juvenile
Justice Bulletin. February 2000.
http://www.ncjrs.org/html/ojjdp/jjbul2000_02_1/contents.html

=

"Youth Out of the Education Mainstream: A North Carolina Profile," by
McDaniel, J., Riley, P. OJJDP Youth Out of the Education Mainstream
Series, Bulletin, September 1999. 
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/176343.pdf

=

Bibliography of Articles on Alternative School Programs (not just for
expelled students) from the Center for the Prevention of School
Violence:
http://www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv/alt_learning/ano_bib/index.htm 

=

"Quality Alternative Placements for Suspended or Expelled Students:
"Lessons Learned" from the Center for the Prevention of School
Violence?s Youth Out of the Education Mainstream Initiative." Center
for the Prevention of School Violence. 1999 
http://www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv/alt_learning/yoem/qareplace.htm

===


Again.....I hope I have provided information that will help you find
some interesting and worthwhile programs to investigate as well as
individuals you may contact for further insight to help with the
completion of your project!

Sincerely,

umiat


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Clarification of Answer by umiat-ga on 02 Jun 2004 08:16 PDT
Hello again, baze!

Here is one more document you might want to read: (a bit more recent)

"North Carolina's Alternative Learning Programs: An Evaluation of
Juvenile Structured Day Programs for Suspended and Expelled Youth."
North Carolina Criminal Justice Analysis Center. Governor's Crime
Commission. Sept. 2002
http://www.gcc.state.nc.us/pubs/alp.pdf

I look foward to hearing from you when you have had an opportunity to
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