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Allendale county school district Alternative school

Jonathan Francis, Jr. Director. Allendale county school district Alternative school. Overview of Topics. Mission Statement Students served Academic Programs PBIS Counseling Technology Professional Development Community Involvement Things to Come. Allendale County School District.

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Allendale county school district Alternative school

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  1. Jonathan Francis, Jr. Director Allendale county school districtAlternative school

  2. Overview of Topics • Mission Statement • Students served • Academic Programs • PBIS • Counseling • Technology • Professional Development • Community Involvement • Things to Come

  3. Allendale County School District VISION • To insure that each child exiting Allendale County Schools will be equipped with the knowledge to support a college entrance or a completer certificate from the vocational school. BELIEFS • We believe that: • All students can be successful • All students can excel to their optimal potential • A higher power exists • Moral character is an important leadership trait • Effective communication is essential to building trust • A nurturing and diverse environment promotes growth • Successful communities collaborate towards common goals

  4. Students Served • Grade 6 through 12 • Max out around 30 to 45 students • Discipline – normally a quarter • Academically behind • Overage • Home life or personal struggles

  5. Academic Programs -- General • Five Periods a day • 1 hour and 5 minute periods • No study hall • No access to PEand Related Artsclasses • Behavioral Intervention Specialist • No Media Center/Library

  6. Academic Programs -- General • Academic Intervention Specialist • School psychologists • All students and guardians meet with the principal for a one on one conference • Uniforms

  7. Academic Programs – Middle School • ELA, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies everyday • Remediation & Exploratory periods to focus on weaknesses

  8. Academic Programs – Middle School • WOLVES – Winning Over Learners by Varying Educational Strategies • Plato– Individualized instruction • Team planning • Keyboarding for 8th graders

  9. Academic Programs – High School • Classroom teachers for all core classes • Use of Plato for credit recovery • HSAP remediation • Classroom sizes below 10 students

  10. Academic Programs – High School • Plato (All High Course offered at Allendale-Fairfax High School) • Allow students to start courses over • Credit Recovery • HSAP remediation

  11. Academic Programs – Special Education • Resource • Self Contained – Includes Modified day program • Focuses on behavior modification • 45 day placement and then review with home schools

  12. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) • Two parts of the system • Good Behavior Pass Card for 1 referral • Tiger Paw Celebrations

  13. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) – Card System • Teachers give points for behavior to decide movement • Four Levels • Black – No rights • White – No uniformson Friday, access to vending machines

  14. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) • Green – Regular clothes on Friday, access to vending machines, and opportunities for discipline related field trips

  15. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) – Den Dollars • Focus on the Eye of The Tiger

  16. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) – Den Dollars • Students receive Tiger Bucks for exemplifying work at school • Can be used in Tiger store • Tiger store has donated items from community members and middle and high school • Students can also use Tiger Buck to participate in various events

  17. Counseling • Discuss discipline, home life, and personal struggles of students • Developing a success plan • Anger management classes • Referrals to Costal Empire Mental Health

  18. Counseling • Discipline probation • Home visits • Distribution of donations • All discipline requires communication with parents

  19. Technology • Wireless throughout campus • Computers in all classrooms • Smart boards in all classrooms

  20. Technology • Scientific Calculators for classrooms • Usage of web base programs from textbooks • Plato accounts for all students • Teachers are trained on a regular basis in technology

  21. Professional Development • First Tuesday is school based on instructional strategies • Third Tuesday is leadership and PBIS meetings

  22. Professional Development • Principal observes all teachers at least two to three times a semester • Teachers have to observe each other at least two to three times a semester • Each teacher must turn in lesson plans • Each teacher must have one plan per week that differentiates

  23. Community Involvement • Committee meets once a month • Discuss how they can help us and how we can help them • Provides donations and volunteers • Mentoring program

  24. Community Involvement • Provides rewards for teacher encouragement • Projects to improve school grounds • Projects to improve the community with community and student involvement

  25. Things to come… • Students assigned out-of-school suspension for non-aggressive rules violations will also be allowed to attend the Alternative School to serve their suspension. Bus transportation must be available for this initiative.

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