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Alternative_Education

A group to discuss best practices related to alternative education. Specifically, general and special education students that are at-risk of dropping out of school due to various reasons.

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Latest Activity: Dec 29, 2015

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Motivation

Started by Ray Dorso. Last reply by Lorraine Maxson Jun 9, 2011. 1 Reply

 How often have you heard someone say a student isn't motivated?How many incentive based programs have you implemented to encourage a student to engage or behave? Personally, I have developed many;…Continue

Alternative Education Program Types

Started by Ray Dorso. Last reply by gscavette Dec 18, 2010. 5 Replies

There are many varieties of alternative education programs. Private out of district placements, public school within in a school models, public- separate site models and many other variations. I have…Continue

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Retention vs Social Promotion

Started by Ray Dorso May 30, 2010. 0 Replies

Clearly, many variables need to be taken into account when deciding to socially promote or retain a student. When making this decision consider the following. If a student is retained, ensure the…Continue

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