Alternative education is a perspective not a procedure or a program and is based upon a belief that there are many ways to become educated, as well as many types of environments and structures within which this may occur. Alternative education programs could include a class or environment established within the regular educational program and designed to accommodate specific student educational needs such as, but not limited to, work-related training; reading, mathematics or science skills; communication skills; social skills; physical skills; employability skills; study skills; or life skills.
A decision to place a student in an alternative education program will be based on a review of all student records and a meeting of the parent or guardian with appropriate school representative to review the records fully and to discuss the matter.
The district will require students in alternative education programs to meet requirements established by a written personal education program (PEP). The district will maintain evidence of student accomplishments and progress in the programs. Students who attend an alternative high school in another school district may elect to receive a high school diploma from the South Tama County Community School District instead of from that school district, provided that they meet all South Tama County High School requirements for graduation.
(March 21, 1988; July 7, 2003; January 17, 2011; July 9, 2012; January 19, 2015; October 21, 2019)