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Alternative Education



This office seeks to render itself superfluous through therapeutic guidance and pedagogy for children at risk, enabling present and future students to adhere to and embrace the behaviors, principles and ethics required for enrollment in traditional school.

Vision



The mission of Alternative Education is the advancement and dissemination of programming for children at risk. Implicit in its objectives are the goals of educating children and molding them to become responsible, productive local citizens, enriching both itself and the district.

Mission

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Integrity

Citizenship

Honesty

Responsibility

Decorum


Core Values

Mercedes TouralDeputy Superintendent

Curriculum and Instruction

Carol RenickAssistant Superintendent

Adult/Vocational, Alternative and Community Education

Nelson PerezAdministrative Director

Office of Alternative Education and Dropout Prevention Programs

Mary IngramDistrict Director

Alternative Education Centers

Frederica WilsonExecutive Director5000 Role Models

Mark ZaherDirector - Special Programs

Zandra RuckerDirector - Teenage Parent Program

Rona BrandellDirector - Alternative Ed. Placement

Corporate Academy NorthCorporate Academy SouthSchool for Applied TechnologyAcademy for Community Education

COPE Center North D.M. Wallace COPE Center South

Antonio MartinezDistrict Director

Alternative Ed./Dropout Prevention

Educational Alternative OutreachJuvenile Justice Center SchoolsDouglas MacArthur NorthDouglas MacArthur SouthJRE Lee Opportunity SchoolJan Mann Opportunity SchoolDisciplinary Schools

500 Role Models Academy of Excellence

Alternative Education Organizational Chart


Alternative Education encompasses both

disciplinary and voluntary programs for students

who are not experiencing anticipated success in

the traditional school programs.


Programs

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Alternative Education Programs

VoluntaryPrograms

DisciplinaryPrograms

Teenage ParentingPrograms


OutreachPrograms

InterventionPrograms


Academy for Community Education

Alternative EducationVoluntary Programs

Corporate Academy NorthFor students whose academic, personal or disciplinary circumstances have

necessitated that educational services be delivered in a smaller, non-

traditional setting.

There are very specific dropout prevention criteria set forth by the

district.


Academy for Community Education (ACE)

Corporate Academy North

Corporate Academy South

School for Applied Technology

Ombudsman

Voluntary Schools


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OmbudsmanOmbudsman Educational Services holds

contracts with M-DCPS for 14 alternative

education programs, housed on 14 sites,

enrolling at-risk M-DCPS students.

Setup at sites close to senior high schools.


Voluntary Schools


Alternative EducationDisciplinary Programs

J.R.E. Lee Opportunity School

Jan Mann Opportunity School

Miami Douglas MacArthur Senior - South Miami Douglas M

acArthur

Senior -North

For students who are disruptive in the traditional school environment.

Offer positive alternatives to expulsions, as well as alternative strategies to enable students to

continue their educational program.


J. R. E. Lee Opportunity School

Jan Mann Opportunity School

Miami Douglas MacArthur Senior High School North

Miami Douglas MacArthur Senior High School South

Juvenile Justice Center


Disciplinary Schools

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Juvenile Justice CenterState mandated school serving M-DCPS students in

collaboration with the Florida Department of Juvenile

Justice (DJJ)


Disciplinary Schools


Alternative EducationTeenage Parent Program

COPE Center North D. M. W

allace

COPE Center South

Miami-Dade County Public School pregnant or teenage parent students

working towards a standard or special high school diploma.

Child care services provided.

Children of Miami-Dade County Public School students, ages newborn to five, not enrolled in any pre-kindergarten,

state or federal daycare programs.


C.O.P.E. Center North

D.M. Wallace C.O.P.E. Center South

Teenage Parent Program (TAP)


Teenage Parent Program

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The Educational Alternative Outreach Program

The Outreach Program is comprised of over 50 centers


Outreach ProgramSites Are Located Throughout

Miami-Dade County

Approximately 2000 Square

Miles


What Is The Educational Alternative

Outreach Program?

Total Registrations for

2003-2004:8,349 students

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Outreach Program?

The Outreach Program is

county-wide and spans grades

K-12



Outreach Program?

Students are outside the

mainstream of regular school

programs



Outreach Program?

Standard academic program

is provided with emphasis on basic

skills

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Outreach Program?

Other subjects include:

Art, P.E., ESOL, And E.S.E.



Outreach Program?

The Outreach Program Centers

are composed of four major types

DetentionCenters

Drug/AlcoholRehabilitation

AlternativePrograms

TemporaryShelters


Detention Centers

Bay Point Kendall

Turner-Guilford-KnightCorrectional Center

Bay Point West

ExcelCenter

Educational Alternative Outreach Program

Residential and non-residential alternative

education centersserving students assigned

by the Juvenile Court

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Bay Point Schools (Kendall) • DJJ

Bay Point Schools (Main) • DJJ

Bay Point Schools (North) • DJJ

Bay Point Schools (West) • DJJ

Dade Marine Institute North • DJJ

Dade Marine Institute South • DJJ

Everglades Youth Development Center • DJJ

Excel Shelter • DJJ

Krome Detention Center • DJJ

Southern Glades Youth Camp • DJJ

Turner Guilford Knight Correctional – Dept. of Corrections

Wings For Life South Florida • DJJ

Women's Detention Center – Dept. of Corrections

Detention CentersEducational Alternative Outreach Program


Drug/Alcohol Rehabilitation

The Village South Here’s Help North

Citrus HealthcareHighland Park

Crisis units and residential facilities for

adjudicated or voluntary placement

of children



Citrus Health - Crisis UnitCitrus Health - Lou Panci Educational Center

Citrus Health SIPP

Here's Help North

Highland Park Adolescent- Juvenile AddictionReceiving Facility

Highland Park Child and Adolescent PsychiatryIn-Patient UnitHighland Park Day Treatment Facility

Highland Park Statewide In-Patient Psychiatric Program

Miami Children’s HospitalSouth Miami Addiction Treatment

The Village Boys Unit

The Village Girls Unit

Drug/Alcohol RehabilitationEducational Alternative Outreach Program

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Alternative Programs

Hialeah Institute

Aspira Wynwood

Little Havana Institute

Centers for students who are considered high risk potential

dropouts or who are referred as an alternative to

expulsion

Janet Reno



500 Role Model School of Excellence

Hialeah InstituteJanet Reno New Chance

Little Havana –DIALLittle Havana Institute

Martin Luther King Academy

Richmond-Perrine Optimist – LEAPRoving Leaders Alternative

Troy Community AcademyVankara Educational Center

Vision AcademyWest Dade Institute

West Hialeah Institute

Alternative ProgramsEducational Alternative Outreach Program


Temporary Shelters

Miami Bridge North

MacLamore Center

CHARLEE

Residential facilities for abused, neglected,

dependent children and/or runaways

Boystown


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Boystown

CHARLEE of M-Dade County

Hands in Action - Children's Home Society

His House

McLamore Children's Home Society

Miami Bridge, Inc. North

Miami Bridge, Inc. South

P.A.C.E. Center for Girls/Dade

Temporary SheltersEducational Alternative Outreach Program



Benefits to MDCPS


These savings are generated because Community Based Organizations provide and maintain the educational facilities, eliminating the need for:

The Educational Alternative Outreach Program imparts enormous

savings to the school system . . .

Benefits for M-DCPS

construction of M-DCPS school buildings for Outreach students

M-DCPS maintenance

custodial and cafeteria personnel for Outreach students

varied support staff for Outreach students who are common at all other M-DCPS facilities

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AlternativeEducation

2003-04 Registered Enrollment



2003-04 Students Registered and Served500 Role Models Academy 169

Academy for Community Education 186

C.O.P.E. Center North 408

Corporate Academy North 181

Corporate Academy South 116

D.M. Wallace COPE Center – South 254

Educational Alternative Outreach Program 8,349

Jan Mann Opportunity School 350

J.R.E. Lee Opportunity School 506

Juvenile Justice Center 2,950

Miami-MacArthur North Senior High 397

Miami-MacArthur South Senior High 595

School for Applied Technology 122

Total Number of Students Registered and Served 14,583


Staffing is based upon peak enrollment at a given time.

Total Number of Students Registered and Served 14,583


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Total Program Cost: 64.3 million dollars

Direct Costs include instructional and support personnel

Indirect Costs include maintenance, transportation, food costs, utilities, etc.




School Cost Per FTE

Alternative Education Average Cost (Peak Enrollment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,827

Marine Science and Technology (MAST). . . . . . $ 9,243

Miami Beach Senior High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,004

Mays Community Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,700

Florida City Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,551

Selected Schools Average Cost Comparison2002-2003



School PercentageMiami-MacArthur North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26%Miami-MacArthur South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29%Jan Mann Opportunity School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%J.R.E. Lee Opportunity School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29%500 Role Models Academy of Excellence . . . . . 12%Outreach (8014) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31%D.M. Wallace South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%Juvenile Justice Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24%

Percentage of ESE Studentsto Total Population

Estimates based on peak enrollment in March 2004

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Strategic PlanningIncrease the dissemination of graduation and postsecondary options

Increase enrichment opportunities in alternative education

Increase victims’ services

Increase business and industry participation in advisory committees

Increase students participating in the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project

Increase referrals to social agencies



Changes InstitutedTrack all students returning to traditional schools longitudinally.

Ensure that each incarcerated child is receiving full credit for his/her course work taken at the residential facility.

Enhance services directly to the Juvenile Court, covering all areas of dependency and delinquency.

Develop a Truancy Court Pilot Program



Changes InstitutedUtilize the Juvenile Court contact person at home school when students are sent back, either from Juvenile Justice facilities or from alternative centers.

Establish programs and processes to assist in data retrieval

Research opportunities for partnerships with educational institutions

Reinstate centers for outdoor suspension to decrease juvenile daytime crimes while providing therapeutic opportunities for eligible students.


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Recommendations

Increase Student Achievement Enhancement Program

Reallocate additional resources for ESE students

Update technology

Provide increased itinerant ESE and ESOL services to selected sites

Teachers in contracted programs be allowed to participate in MDCPS professional development programs



Results



Results2003-04 Graduation Statistics

School Seniors Graduates

COPE Center North 45 25 (55%)

D.M. Wallace COPE Center South 42 22 (52%)

MacArthur North 28 18 (64%)

MacArthur South 31 22 (70.1%)

Outreach Program 120 98 (81.6%)


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School Reading Math

Everglades Youth Center 33% 33%

Little Havana Institute 20% 54%

Martin Luther King Academy 13% 30%

Roving Leaders 23% 37%

TGK Correctional Center 24% 26%

ResultsEducational Alternative Outreach Program

FCAT Performance DataImprovement from 2002-03 to 2003-04


For students in attendance for both FTE periods


School Attendance

500 Role Models Academy of Excellence 88.47 %

Academy for Community Education (ACE) 94.92 %

Corporate Academy North 89.13 %

Corporate Academy South 87.81 %

Educational Alternative Outreach Program 89.87 %

School for Applied Technology 91.18 %

ResultsPercentage of Attendance

Grading Period 1 2003-2004



Questionsand

Answers


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