Understanding Alternative Students

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Understanding Alternative Students

• Presenter Paul L. Hoffman Jr.
• Produced by Broome-Tioga BOCES.

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What alternative students bring with them?

• Heritage
• Family Income
• Parents Marital Status
• Criminal Background
• School Attendance

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What new Teachers Need to know about the
alternative students and their language!

• This presentation is to help new teachers at
  BOCES become better prepared to deal with
  alternative students that are at risk. We hope
  that this information will help new employees
  better prepare themselves for a classroom that is
  nontraditional.

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Goal and Objective

• Help establish a repore with students.
• Create a safe classroom environment.
• Create a learning environment.
• Show how problems outside the classroom effect
  the students.
• Alternative education is more than A,B,Cs or 1,
  2, 3s.

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Todays Situation (Ethnic Background)
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How Did They Get Here?

• Attendance
• Violence
• Drugs
• Other

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Reasons For Placement
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Family Status

• Two Parent Household
• Mother only
• Father Only
• Grandparents
• Group Home
• Other

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Family Status
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Family Income

• What is the family income ?
• Are they below poverty?
• Do the students work?
• Do the receive assistance?
• Do they live in homes or projects?

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Annual Income Per Household
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Conclusion

• It is important to remember the ethnic
  background, Criminal History, marital status at
  home, and the family income of the students. This
  will help you to realize the the reason why your
  students are in an alternative setting and
  considered at risk.