A Field Guide for Alternative Education
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A Field Guide For Alternative Education The Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center 123 East Broadway Cushing, Oklahoma 74023 918.225.1882 800.687.5730 www.otac.info OTAC Date-Due Checklist for_________________ school year Deadline Information Description September 15 State Plan • Submitted to State Department of Education September EOI/CRT •Your field coordinator will send a form and a request for these later Scores Prior to your Pre-database •You should have updated the following information: Winter/Holiday -Provide an exit date of 8/1/current school year for non-returning Break students -Change returning students age and grade level •You should have entered all new students will ALL pre-information - please call/contact your field coordinator if you have any questions •Email entire OTAC Access database to your field coordinator May Learn and •Submitted to State Department of Education Serve May 1 Arts Grant • Submitted to State Arts Council December 1 Other Grants •Submitted to State Department of Education such as Technology, etc. April & May Self- •You can complete it as soon as you receive it and email it back to your evaluation field coordinator • Responses may be added to the document provided or you may submit a response in the format of your choice April & May Exit •Some, not all, programs will be involved in exit interviews that will be Interview scheduled with your field coordinator Comparison •Used to collect data samples on students you have not served, but who Form might be a potential dropout (students on a waiting list.) •A good sample would be five to fifteen students •Your field coordinator will email you an updated comparison data form •We are asking for the # of courses passed instead of courses failed Due no later Post database •Please call/contact your field coordinator if you have any questions than June 1 •Make sure your field coordinator has your summer contact information – phone & email •Email entire OTAC Access database to your field coordinator Thank you for your hard work! July 2009 Update Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center / 123 East Broadway / Cushing, OK 74023 / 800.687.5730 / www.otac.info OTAC Gatherings for_________________ school year Date Type of Gathering Description ●This conference is organized by the State Department of Education ●It is traditionally held in OKC June or July Summer Conference ●It is usually a 2-day conference ●OTAC may provide a 1-day pre-conference with a specialized topic ●All alternative educators are encouraged to attend ●This conference is open to all interested educators ●Essential for all teachers new to alternative education August New Teacher Training ●Good review for any alternative education teacher ●We usually hold two of these, one in Tulsa and one in OKC ●Full day (8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) ●Counselors working with an alternative program are encouraged to August Counselor’s Meeting attend (school and/or collaborative agency partners) ●Alternative educators, teachers and directors are welcome to attend September Regional Meeting ●Current alternative education issues dictate topics ●Usually hold five of these in various parts of the state ●Full day (8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) ●Groups of students attend with their instructors November Student Leadership ●Session Topics are interactive and of interest to students Conference ●Presentations by alt ed students arranged and approved in advance ●We usually hold two of these, one in Tulsa and one in OKC ●Full day (8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) ●No registration costs, meals included ●Organized by the Oklahoma Alternative Education Association ●Groups of students attend with their instructors Late ●You may attend and/or set up a display about your program Winter/Earl Alternative Education ●Held in the Rotunda at the State Capitol y Spring Day ●Participants are encouraged to set up an appointment for you and your students to meet with your legislator ●You and your students can take a tour of the Capitol ●Half-day (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) ●Groups of students attend with their instructors Spring Technology Day ●Hands on technology application ●We usually hold 3-4 of these in various parts of the state ●Full day (8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) See You! July 2009 Update Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center / 123 East Broadway / Cushing, OK 74023 / 800.687.5730 / www.otac.info OTAC Field Guide - 2009 New & Updated Pages NEW PAGES 2009 Field Guide Cover & Spine Piece OTAC Date-Due Checklist OTAC Gatherings Table of Contents – NEW SECTION Table of Contents w/cross references to Alternative Education Criteria Research and Trends 1-60 Bixby Learning Center – Whatever It Takes 1-61 Initiatives that Work Effective Instruction 2-33 –2-38 Marzano’s Nine Instructional Categories…Affect Student Achievement (Remove previous pages 2-33 & 2-34-Graduation Success Plan - an updated version of these two pages are in the NEW Graduation Plan section.) 2-39 Using Music to Teach 2-40 Art Activities Documentation Redesigning Assessments 3-32 Digital Storytelling Rubric Life Skills 4-19 51 Things You Can Do the Help Someone Get Ready for Independent Living 4-20 Life Skills Documentation Counseling & Behavioral Issues 5-33 Bulling Incident Report Form 5-34 Counseling Documentation Work Study & Service Learning 6-4a Goals of Service Learning 6-4b What is Academic Service Learning? 6-4c Service Learning Development Form 6-4d Planning for a Service Learning Project 6-4e Building Community Partnerships 6-4f Youth Service America Project Ideas 6-4g Powering Offline Action – Do Something 6-4h Secondary Subject-Related Project Ideas 6-4j – 6-4k How to Design a Service Learning Project Parts I and II 6-4l Simple Project Ideas 6-4m Service Learning Journal 6-4n Seasons of Service & Special Events 6-4r Funding for Service Learning Projects 6-4s Service Learning Documentation 6-4t page is intentionally left blank July 2009 Update Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center / 123 East Broadway / Cushing, OK 74023 / 800.687.5730 / www.otac.info OTAC Field Guide - 2009 New & Updated Pages NEW PAGES - CONTINUED Work Study & Service Learning 6-24 Snag a Summer Job 6-25 Another Outstanding Resource for Locating Jobs in Oklahoma Middle School 7-16 Screening for Alt Ed 7-17 Middle Level Subject-Related Project Ideas ELL No new pages Resources 9-52 – 9-54 Interactive Internet Resources Graduation Plan – NEW SECTION 10-1 Career & Graduation Folder / College/Career Skills Checklist 10-2 Educational Planning / End of School Testing 10-3 Career Planning / School & Community Activities, Organizations & Clubs 10-4 Goals and Graduation Plan 10-6 Issues to Address 10-7 Plan of Success (Union Alternative School) 10-8 Putnam City Student Needs Assessment 10-9 & 10-10 Graduation Success Plan - Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP) 10-11 Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP) 10-12 Graduation Checklist – 23 Credits to Graduate 10-13 & 10 14 Graduation Success Plan – College Prep/Work Ready (Remove previous pages 2-33 & 2-34-Graduation Success Plan – this is an updated version of these two pages.) 10-15 & 10-16 Graduation Success Plan – Core Curriculum – Opt Out 10-17 & 10-18 Things a Parent Can Do to Prepare a Student for Graduation July 2009 Update Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center / 123 East Broadway / Cushing, OK 74023 / 800.687.5730 / www.otac.info OTAC Field Guide - 2009 New & Updated Pages UPDATED PAGES (Remove previous pages and replace with these updates.) Research and Trends 1-8 High School Criteria for At-Risk Identification 1-9 Middle School Criteria for At-Risk Identification Effective Instruction 2-21 www.com 2-33 & 2-34 (Remove previous pages 2-33 & 2-34-Graduation Success Plan - an updated version of these two pages are in the NEW Graduation Plan section.) Redesigning Assessments No updated pages Life Skills 4-2 Life Skills Resources Counseling & Behavioral Issues No updated pages Work Study & Service Learning No updated pages Middle School No updated pages ELL No updated pages Resources 9-1 Math and Science Resources on the Internet 9-2 Additional Internet Sites 9-3 & 9-4 History Made Fun 9-18 Music Related Internet Web Sites 9-21 The Arts and Visual Art Resources on the Web 9-27 A Few Select Websites 9-30 Obtaining Display Materials 9-31, 9-32, 9-33, 9-34 Oklahoma Environmental Education Coordinating Committee 9-39 K20 Alt Graduation Plan 10-13 & 10-14 Graduation Success Plan – College Prep/Work Ready (Remove previous pages 2-33 & 2-34-Graduation Success Plan – this is an updated version of these two pages.) July 2009 Update Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center / 123 East Broadway / Cushing, OK 74023 / 800.687.5730 / www.otac.info 2009 OTAC Field Guide Table of Contents Page Research and Trends # Intake Screening Collaboration Inst Individualized Counseling Plan Graduation Life Skills Inst Effective Education Arts Inst Based Project Defining Dropouts 1-1 x x x x x Rubric - Current Status of Your Plan of Study 1-4 x x x x x x x x x At-Risk Student: Oklahoma Definition 1-5 x High School Criteria for At-Risk Identification 1-8 x Middle School Criteria for At-Risk Identification 1-9 x Elementary Criteria for At-Risk Identification 1-10 x Seventeen Criteria for Alternative Education 1-11 x x x x x x x x x Rubric – 17 Criteria for Alternative Education 1-12 x x x x x x x x x x Examples of Non-compliance 1-17 x x x x x x x x x Keeping Alternatives Alive… How to avoid the cycle of failure 1-18 x x Schools for Disruptive Students: A Questionable Alternative? 1-22 x x x Alternative Education: From a “Last Chance” to a Proactive Model 1-36 x Research 1-41 x x The Performance of At-Risk Youth As Tutors 1-46 x x x H.S.