To:

Members, Board of Education

From:

Maurice O. Green, Superintendent

Date:

September 19, 2008

RE:

2008-09 Local Options for Alternative Schools

In September 2003, as a part of the ABCs Accountability Model, the State Board of Education approved revisions to HSP-C-013-Policy for Incorporating Alternative and Special Schools in the ABCs. The accountability model for alternative schools is based on achievement and the degree of success that the school has in meeting certain objectives.  An alternative school shall select three of the following eight local options, one of which must be achievement driven, and set specific goals for the selected options.

1. Attendance
2. Dropouts
3. School Safety/School Conduct
4. Higher Expectations for Student Achievement
5. Student Progress and Proficiency
6. Parent Involvement
7. Community Involvement
8. Customer Satisfaction
9. Award and Recognition Criteria

Traditional schools, or non-alternative schools, must have school improvement plans approved by the local board on a three-year cycle; alternative schools must have local options approved on a yearly basis. Therefore, the administration submits for approval local options for the 2008-09 school year for the district’s two School Community Alternative Learning Environment (SCALE) schools and the High School Ahead Academy.

RECOMMENDATION:  The administration recommends that the board approve the local options as submitted for the 2008-09 school year for SCALE-Greensboro, Pruette SCALE, and the High School Ahead Academy.

Attachment - Local Options for SCALE-Greensboro, Pruette SCALE, and the High School Ahead Academy