- Locate at least three Internet sites
that describe a Community Day School or alternative school for expelled
youth. Write an annotated bibliography and share with your class.
- Make a phone call to a local Community
Day School(s) or alternative school for expelled youth and talk
with the director or a teacher to find out how it works and what
services/programs are offered.
- Find the School Attendance Review Board
in your school district. Write
a 1 page summary of the functions and responsibilities of the Board,
who serves on it, and how many cases the board handles each yea,
and how each case is followed.
- Under IDEA students with disabilities
can be placed in alternative education settings. Locate the section
in IDEA that describes alternative education placement for expelled
youth and write the key elements of the law. Make sure you describe
how the student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is addressed
in alternative education settings.
- Read the article entitled by
Soleil Gregg entitled Creating Effective Environments for Disruptive
Youth and pay particular attention
to the Type I, II & III type schools. Determine what type of
community day school(s) you have in your area.
|
