Providing service to students for 12 years

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Providing service to students for 12 years
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Alternative Education Program
501 10th Street830-393-5368
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Alternative Education Building
Alternative Education Center Main Building 6080
sq. ft.
Inside AEP
ELITE Offices, CHOICES, Truancy
ELITE Boot camp
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Areas served by Alternative Center
Our geographical boundaries cover 1128 sq.
miles and stretches into five counties.
     
We serve Five School Districts with a population
of 8493 students.
 
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Alternative Center Enrollment March 29, 2005

• Alternative Center 62
• JJAEP 19
• CHOICES 38
• Day Care - 29

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Services

• School Immunization Clinics
• GED Testing
• Tiger Cub Cottage Day Care
• S.T.A.R.S.
• CHOICES Program
• JJAEP - E.L.I.T.E. Boot camp

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Alternative Center Hours of Operation

• JJAEP 700 a.m. to 700 p.m.
• Day Care 700 a.m. to 500 p.m.
• AEP 800 a.m. to 300 p.m.
• CHOICE Program 800 a.m. to 800 p.m.
• STARS after school program 300 p.m. to 600
  p.m.
• Immunizations Tuesdays Thursdays 300 p.m.
  to 400 p.m.
• GED Testing Mondays 330 p.m. to 630 p.m.
• We have educational activities for 13 hours per
  day

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Alternative Center Costs and Benefits
While our budget represents less than 2 of the
overall participating districts budgets,
approximately 6 of their students are served by
our programs.
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Alternative Center Facts

• The Alternative Center has Contracts, MOUs
  Interlocal Agreements, Working arrangements, or
  Licensing with the following entities
• ? ESC Region XIII ?
  TEA GED Unit
• ESC Region XIV ? Texas Farm Bureau
• ESC Region XX ? Automated Weather
  Systems/KMOL
• Department of Family Protective Services ?
  Texas Department of Health
• Texas Center for Service Learning ?
  Pearson Digital Learning
• Wilson County ? Gonzales County
• Karnes County ? Karnes/Wilson
  Juvenile Probation Department
• City of San Antonio
  ? Smart Start for Teachers
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• In addition to the above, we also work
  continuously with
• 5 school boards
  ? 5 Superintendents
• 29 principals
  ? 3 Justices of the Peace
• 5 County Commissioners ? 6
  municipalities
• Host Wilson Co. Daycare Directors forum
  ? Have member in ACCOG CJAC Committee

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Nova Net Mini Co-op
Floresville ISD 16 Nova Net Drops
Co-op District 1 4 Nova Net Drops
Total Nova Net Drops 32
Co-op District 2 4 Nova Net Drops
Co-op District 4 4 Nova Net Drops
Co-op District 3 4 Nova Net Drops
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Mini Co-op Uses

• CHOICE Program
• GED Test Preparation
• JJAEP
• Saturday School
• College Test Preparation
• Standardized Test Preparation
• Special Education Remediation

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CHOICES Program

• Established, August 2000

• Programs offered
• High school credits
• SAT ACT preps
• GED preps (under 21 years old)
• School laptops for health impaired (home bound)
  students
• Tutoring for Math (evenings)
• Pregnancy Related Services
• GED Screening

• Serving Floresville ISD, La Vernia ISD, Poth ISD,
  and Stockdale ISD students

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CHOICES Program

• Students Served
• Enrolled Seniors who need to regain credits to
  graduate on time
• Dropouts (17-21 years) who have been out of
  school for one year and do not wish to enroll at
  the high school campus
• Students (any age) who have children and need a
  special schedule because of child care issues
• Seniors who wish to take the ACT SAT prep to
  raise their scores
• Health impaired students in high school. Student
  that is not able to attend school for remainder
  of semester and will loose credits. These
  students are accident victims, major surgery,
  birth complications, cancer victims too weak to
  return to school. They are given laptops and
  trained at home and can request help via phone
• Any age who wishes to take a GED screening test.
  If they are under 21 the staff can provide a
  preparation activity for them
• Students who need tutoring in math courses at
  night-any age and mostly college students

Procedure See high school counselor or
alternative academic counselor to obtain
enrollment requirements
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CHOICES Program Contacts

• Staff
• Jimmy Crews, Instructor
• Tanga Crews, Instructor
• Janet Martin, Lab Aide

830-393-5762 jcrews_at_fisd.us
CHOICES operates Monday - Thursday 800 a.m.
800 p.m. Friday 800 a.m. - 600 p.m.
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General Education Development - "GED"

• Established April 2004
• 129 tests administered to date
• 89 success rate
• We have the only testing center in Wilson County

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Wilson County Juvenile Justice Alternative
Education Program (JJAEP) E.L.I.T.E Boot Camp
JJAEP-Juvenile Justice Alternative Education
Program Established in 1998 Hours of Operation

700 a.m. to 700 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Ninety successful school days required to
complete program.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT FOR OUR CADETS To prepare
selected youth for positive, successful lives by
developing self-discipline, self-esteem, and
encouraging them to be successful family members.
The ELITE Program encourages our cadets/students
to set, strive, and reach for successful life
goals. As well as establish a strong foundation
of education and knowledge to use as the keys to
success, self-esteem and self worth.
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Wilson County Juvenile Justice Alternative
Education Program (JJAEP) E.L.I.T.E. Boot Camp

• CADET GOAL
• To return to society as an individual who can be
  a constructive, positive, contributing member of
  the community.
• To instill self-esteem and self-worth through
  physical fitness training and education.
• To instill self-discipline and self-control
  through drill and ceremonies and positive task
  completion.

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Truancy

• Reached 0 drop-out rate in FISD for the 2003
  2004 school year
• 2004 2005 Average daily attendance is 96.8
  which is up from 2003 - 2004 years attendance
  rate of 95.6

Contact Raymond RobinsonTruant/At-risk
Coordinator 830-393-5752 rarobinson_at_fisd.us
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Alternative Education Center Staff
With only 27 staff members we accomplish a lot.
This is what we are about
Non-Education Experience

• Trauma loss consultant School Specialist
• Ruby Payne Trainer
• Boys Town Trainer
• S.T.E.P. Trainer (Effective Parenting)
• Reality Therapy Trainer
• Clinical Pastoral Counselor
• Certified Correctional Chaplain
• Facilitator, National Fatherhood Initiative
  Doctor Dad Health Safety Workshop
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CphT) in
  Washington state and California
• Texas Department of Family and Protective
  Services, Director of a Licensed Child Care Center

• Certified Phlebotomist-Texas
• Certified Correctional Officer-Texas
• Daycare Assistant experience 5 year
• Notary - 2
• Licensed Vocational Nurse 25 years
• 2 CPI Trainers
• WIC experience 5 years
• Administrative Secretary experience 30 years
• CPR/First Aide/AE Defibrillator Certified
• Dental Medical Insurance experience 10 year

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Alternative Education Center Staff
Non-Education Experience continued

• Oil Field Consultant 10 years
• Ranch business 20 years
• Feed Store Manager 10 years
• Juvenile Probation Officer 5 years
• 2 Certified Red Cross Disaster Relief
• 2 Lifeguard certification
• Registered Public Surveyor
• Certified Welder
• Certified Underwater Welder
• Certified Scuba Diver Instructor

• 80 years experience in the Armed Forces
• Licensed Counselors
• 2 Certified ROPES Instructors
• Dental Assistant 10 years experience
• National Search Rescue certified
• National EMT certified
• National PHTLS certified
• National Flight Medic-Military
• Crisis Management

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Alternative Education Center Staff
Educational Experience

• 25 years of PEIMS experience
• 45 years of Paraprofessional (Aide) experience
• TASBO Certification Payroll Business Specialist
• Human Resources and Risk Management-Payroll
  Management 10 years
• Principal (administrative) Secretary 35 years
• 2 Certificates for Mid-Level Administration
• Principal experience
• Certified school bus driver
• 4 Master of Science Degrees
• Master of Education

• State Board of Educator Certification
• 160 years experience
• English History
• Math Government
• Economics Business
• Debate/Speech Psychology
• Theater Arts Geography
• ESL Biology
• Elementary Self-Contained
• Secondary Self-Contained
• Vocational Agriculture
• Generic Special Education
• Secondary Special Education

Our staff has 148 years of Alternative Education
experience.
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Alternative Education Center's Future
A new building site is under construction. The
site is on Old Sutherland Springs Road off of
181.
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Projects Possibilities for the Future

• Detention Center Facilities
• Ropes Course
• Judge based at the Alternative Center
• County wide horticultural/landscape program
• Correctional Officer certification program
• Day Care worker certification program
• District Police Department

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Will continue to provide excellent educational
services to all