Educational Options for All Students

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Educational Options for All Students
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Every student needsand deserves

• an educational placement that is, at least,
  adequately matched to their learning and
  developmental abilities, needs and styles.

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Educational Options

• provide a supportive environment with
  specialized curriculum, instruction, guidance and
  counseling, psychological services, and tutorial
  assistance to help students overcome barriers to
  learning.

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Educational Options
Non-cookie cutter options for non-cookie cutter
kids

• Continuation Education
• Opportunity Education
• Alternative Schools of Choice
• Magnets
• Community Day Schools
• County Community Schools
• Juvenile Court Schools
• Independent Study
• Home and Hospital

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Catch Em While You Can!

• 15 percent of high school students enroll in
  educational options programs each year.
• 2006-07 (9-12) 254,937 students
• 2006-07 (K-12) 436,912 students
• From annual CBEDS-undercounts participation

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The definition of
"Genius"

• was written by those who fit that definition.

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Learning Styles

• Auditory
• Visual
• Kinesthetic
• Experiential
• Technology
• Artistic

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I dont get it
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Please explain/show that to me a different way
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How flexible is your cookie cutter?
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How sharp is your cookie cutter?
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Education Code section 48660.1 (continued)

• Maximum collaboration with school district
  support service resources, including, but not
  limited to, school counselors and psychologists,
  academic counselors, and pupil discipline
  personnel and
• School district cooperation with the county
  office of education, law enforcement, probation,
  and human services agencies that work with
  at-risk youth.

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Higher Level of ServiceEducation Code Section
48660.1

• It is the intent of the Legislature that school
  districts operating Community Day Schools, to the
  extent possible, include the following program
  components
• Individualized instruction and assessment
• Low student-teacher ratio

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Education Code Section 48660.1 (continued)

• Maximum collaboration with school district
  support service resources, including, but not
  limited to, school counselors and psychologists,
  academic counselors, and pupil discipline
  personnel and
• School district cooperation with the county
  office of education, law enforcement, probation,
  and human services agencies that work with
  at-risk youth.

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Education Code Section 48663(e)

• A community day schools academic programs shall
  be comparable to those available to pupils of a
  similar age in the school district.

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Asset Development Based

• Academic Development
• Social Development
• Emotional Development

We are comprehensive education!
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When there are so many students that the teacher
cannot clearly see and respond to the strengths
and needs of each student,

• but instead sees a class, then there are too many
  students.

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• Parents have infiltrated all levels of society.

There might even be some here now!
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• Parent Night