officer, or by a School Attendance Review Board (SARB) or other agency. Education Code sections 1980-1986 authorizes the educational programs.
When to Access Community schools, which are established at the request of LEAs, serve students who have been expelled from the schools of the local school district for major offenses or are referred by the County Probation Department’s Juvenile Division. The purpose of the community school program is to provide students with an alternative learning environment, supported by a 15 to 1 student/teacher ratio, where they can successfully continue their education. This environment is carefully planned and executed by the Alternative Education staff with the support of the LEA staff, the Probation Department, and a team of Marriage, Family, and Child Counselors (MFCCs). Community school programs engage students in academic, social skills, and mental health development. Core subjects include science, language arts, social science, mathematics, health, physical education, and visual and performing arts. Instruction focuses on student interest, active hands-on participation, and individualized instruction. Most students work toward earning credits that will facilitate high school graduation; however, older students who are severely credit deficient, work toward successful GED or CHSPE completion and development of employment skills. Section D – Court Schools Definition County boards of education administer and operate the Juvenile Court Schools authorized by Education Code sections 48645-48645.7. The Student Services Alternative Education Department provides educational programs for students who are wards of the court. Programs offered on the grounds of Juvenile Hall include the regular court school, the Regional Youth Education Facility, the Kuiper Youth Center, Detention Furlough Program, and the (16-22 days) Detention Program. Students engage in an interactive curriculum enriched with Regional Occupational Program (ROP) courses and computerized instruction. Program enrollment may range from a time period of three days to two years. Those students who are unable to attend class may be served through an independent study program. The San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools program also includes three sites of the Arizona Boys Ranch: the Civic Conservation Corps, the Ranger Corp, and the Arizona Boys Ranch main facility. These programs are juvenile placement facilities. The County Probation Department works in partnership with Alternative Education staff to ensure that each student has a well-balanced instructional program that teaches and reinforces academic skills, social skills, and employability.
Chapter 17 – Other Public Education Programs, Desert/Mountain SELPA
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