Programs for At-Risk/Disadvantaged Students
The Charter School will designate one at-risk coordinator to collect and disseminate data regarding drop-outs from the School and to coordinate the School’s program for students who are at high risk of dropping out of school.
Each school year, the at-risk coordinator will prepare a dropout reduction plan that identifies:
1. The number of Charter School students who dropped out in the preceding regular school term;
2. The number of students in grades 4-8 who are at risk of dropping out;
3. The Charter School’s dropout rate goal for the next school year; and
4. The dropout reduction programs, resources, and strategies to be used during the school year.
The Board will review and approve the plan annually.
At-Risk Students
In determining whether a student is at high risk of dropping out of school, the Charter School will consider the student’s academic and attendance performance as well as whether the student is adjudged delinquent; abuses drugs or alcohol; is a student of limited English proficiency; receives compensatory or remedial education; is sexually, physically, or psychologically abused; is pregnant or a parent; is an emancipated youth; is a previous drop-out, is a court or agency referral; stops attending school before the end of the school year; is an underachiever; is unmotivated; or exhibits other characteristics that indicate the student is at high risk of dropping out of school.
Programs and Charter School Plan
The Charter School will provide a remedial and support program for any student who is at risk of dropping out of school.
The School will have a plan designed to retain students in a school setting. The School plan will be the responsibility of the Executive Director or the designated at-risk coordinator and will:
1. Emphasize a comprehensive team approach that includes the Executive Director or his or her designee, parent/guardian, teacher, student, community service provider, business representative, or others;
2. Include objectives designed to meet the identified needs of at-risk students and to retain those students in school;
3. Be designed to use community resources that are available to serve at-risk youth;
4. Provide for parental involvement, such as participation in developing student academic plans and training programs for parents; and
5. Provide for review of individual profiles for at-risk students.
The Charter School plan may also:
1. Include alternatives; and
2. Provide for the referral of students who drop out to other programs.
If the Charter School chooses to operate an Alternative High School Program, such program shall be conducted in accordance with SDE and SBOE rules and regulations and shall be conducted separately from the Charter School’s traditional High School program, including proximity and timing.
Legal Reference:
I.D.A.P.A. 08.02.03.110 Alternative Secondary Programs
Policy History:
Adopted on: June 14, 2021
Revised on:
Reviewed on: