Bridges is a special day school program. The special day school is a highly structured environment that provides students the opportunity to learn in a smaller environment to develop the interpersonal skills needed to be successful in a general education environment. The program emphasizes the use of positive behavior supports throughout the school day. The student to teacher ratio is lower than in a general education environment and instruction is modified to meet the individual needs of the students.
Students who attend Bridges are identified as having an exceptionality and have been referred by an IEP team. Prior to enrollment in these programs, students should receive the maximum amount of special education services in the least restrictive environment in their home school. While attending Bridges, students will receive daily social skills that focus on the individual skills of the student.
The goal of the program is for students to transition to their neighborhood school. Students must meet the transition criteria in order to return to his or her neighborhood school.
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New Directions is a program for students in grades K-12 who have been long-term suspended and are not eligible to attend their primary school of attendance due to Code of Conduct violations. Students are eligible to attend the program for the duration of their suspension. The student attends 1 to 3 hours per day as recommended by the IEP team. While attending the program, students complete assignments in an on-line learning program. Grades and credits are calculated by the student’s primary school of attendance based on information provided by the New Directions staff.
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Students who show repetitive, persistent misconduct within the classroom, violating the condition of the Student Code of Conduct, may be offered, at the discretion of the school administrator, the ASP placement as an alternative to a long-term suspension. ASP is located at the student’s home school for a minimum of ten (10) hours per week, which may include up to four (4) hours on Saturday. ASP is also at the home school to assist in the transition back to the regular school setting. The legal education decision maker and student will agree to the terms of the ASP contract by signature and if the contract is violated the suspension will be upheld. Procedural recommendations for alternative placement: A review team consisting of an ASP teacher, administrator, counselor, and legal education decision maker will meet quarterly to determine if academic progress is occurring and the student is on-track and on-time.
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Homebound instruction is the delivery of special education and related services in the home of a child with a disability who for medical reasons is unable to attend school. A doctor’s order is required to initiate homebound services.
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Students who are legally detained have an opportunity to continue attending school during their detainment. The education program at JDC provides a minimum of 6 hours of daily instruction during the academic school year. Students with exceptionalities detained at JDC are entitled to receive special education services. The primary provider on the IEP when the student enters JDC is responsible for holding annual IEP reviews.
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KVC Prairie Ridge is a psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF). The residential treatment program provides children and adolescents the opportunity to receive intensive clinical services in a structured environment, while attending an accredited educational center and living within a KVC residential program. Students with exceptionalities enrolled in the KVC program are entitled to receive special education services. A special education teacher provides special education services at KVC on a daily basis. Placement in this program is not an IEP team decision.
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At Fairfax Learning Center, students work individually with supports from teachers on an as needed basis. FLC is an alternative learning program where credit deficient students are admitted by recommendation of Kansas City, Kansas School District. Students complete online work or classroom work to complete the credits necessary to fulfill course requirements. Placement in this program is not an IEP team decision.
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