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Offers alternative High School education services. The alternative education program serves students grades 9-12 who are in need of a non-traditional high school setting and/or in need of a more flexible schedule. Learning is provided predominately through online courses with instructors on site to provide assistance.
Provides alternative education for children with diverse learning needs.
West Town Academy (WTA) is an alternative high school for students who are not enrolled in a traditional high school or GED program, and who want to take the important step of returning to school, earning their diploma, and taking control of their future. West Town Academy's mission is to educate and support students so they can be successful in the classroom and in life, while building a positive future for themselves and their community.

Offers to serve "at risk" students and their families by providing an opportunity for education and guidance through various school-based and community-based programs. Students have the opportunity to earn their diplomas in a timely manner by utilizing an Individualized Educational Plan.

Program for students struggling with emotional, learning, and behavioral issues.
Academy program for high school dropouts, GED and credit recovery ages 15.5-18. Classes start in January and July and run for seventeen months. The first five months are spent in residency at the campus in Rantoul, IL. In a structured quasi-military environment, youth receive GED instruction or credit recovery, self-discipline, life coping skills, computer skills, and career counseling, and they perform community service projects. Post-graduation, cadets return to the community to continue education in a post secondary institution or vocational school, or obtain employment, with the guidance of a mentor from their community. Youth may be eligible to receive a monetary allowance to assist in education or employment costs.

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Alternative Education
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Truant Alternative Optional Education Program: Designed for students who are at risk of school failure due to being truant, chronic truants, dropouts or potential dropouts with attendance.


Regional Safe Schools Program (RSSP): Designed for students who have multiple long-term suspensions, or students who are eligible for expulsion or in lieu of expulsion.

Educates students with behavioral/emotional conditions who have been unable to maintain traditional school placement. Provides a complete academic curriculum.

Services for parents and children who attend the school include behavior management techniques for children 5-21 years of age, appropriate social and classroom behavior, and parent behavior management skills.

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Alternative Education
Behavioral Learning Therapy

Centered on content creation and emerging digital technology through five prime subject areas, - coding and development; design and digital asset creation; digital storytelling and podcasting; photography and videography; and journalism - the Bay High focus program equips up to 100 diverse juniors and seniors with the social-emotional and technical skills to ensure agency and upward mobility. The program ensures college and career readiness for its students through workforce preparation activities, entrepreneurial skills training, financial literacy, and adult mentoring.

Bay High is currently a pilot program operated in partnership between The Bay LNK and Lincoln Public Schools (LPS).

Generally serves people residing within the boundaries of the district. No economic restrictions. Ages 5 to 21 years for grades kindergarten through 12th. K-12 students living in contiguous districts may apply for open enrollment to any Des Moines School.

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School Districts
Public Schools
Special Education
Alternative Education
Offers alternative education and evening courses.
Keystone Area Education Agency provides support services for families who provide home-based schooling for their children including: assessments and evaluations, access to instructional materials and curriculums, and consultation regarding the educational needs of the children.
Alternative education program targeting students ages 17-21 who have the capabilities to complete High School graduation requirements, but lack credits needed to graduate with their class.
Offers a wide range of programming to meet the needs of youth and adolescents who struggle with behavioral or mental health concerns. Programs are focused on the maximum development and the best outcome of each individual.

No matter what level of care provided, treatment is a personalized experience that is designed to meet the specific strengths, needs, and treatment goals of each individual. Families can choose from a list of services, including comprehensive mental health assessments; outpatient therapy (individual, group, family); psychiatric services including medication management, adolescent intensive outpatient therapy groups; and more.

Programs help children develop coping strategies, self-confidence, and help regulate emotions while they take control of their lives.

Autism services are also available.

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Parent Counseling
Behavioral Learning Therapy
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Child Guidance
Alternative Education
Keystone Area Education Agency provides support services for families who provide home-based schooling for their children including: assessments and evaluations, access to instructional materials and curriculums, and consultation regarding the educational needs of the children.
Offers a wide range of programming to meet the needs of youth and adolescents who struggle with behavioral or mental health concerns. Programs are focused on the maximum development and the best outcome of each individual.

No matter what level of care provided, treatment is a personalized experience that is designed to meet the specific strengths, needs, and treatment goals of each individual. Families can choose from a list of services, including comprehensive mental health assessments; outpatient therapy (individual, group, family); psychiatric services including medication management, adolescent intensive outpatient therapy groups; and more.

Programs help children develop coping strategies, self-confidence, and help regulate emotions while they take control of their lives.

Autism services are also available.

Services

Parent Counseling
Behavioral Learning Therapy
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Child Guidance
Alternative Education
Offers alternative education and evening courses.
Keystone Area Education Agency provides support services for families who provide home-based schooling for their children including: assessments and evaluations, access to instructional materials and curriculums, and consultation regarding the educational needs of the children.
Day treatment program offers treatment based on each student's individualized educational plan (IEP). Special education services, case management, and interventions are offered to area youth who are at risk of disrupting from their homes of origin and/or being placed in a residential setting.
Provides educational experiences to help children learn the basic ideas, attitudes, and skills essential for school and life.
Truant Alternative Optional Education Program: Designed for students who are at risk of school failure due to being truant, chronic truants, dropouts or potential dropouts with attendance issues. Regional Safe Schools Program (RSSP): Designed for students who have multiple long-term suspensions, or students who are eligible for expulsion or in lieu of expulsion.
Provides guidance and assistance to prevent school absence and dropout for those at risk of expulsion, and economic, behavioral, and educational support to help students maintain their normal school curriculum and schedule. Programs include: - Attendance Improvement Matters (AIM): Provide direct services to students that will assist them in overcoming economic barriers that interfere with school attendance. - Bridges program: A full time educational option for truant students who wish to catch up to grade level or retrieve credits missed because of poor school attendance.

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Truancy Counseling
Dropout Programs
Alternative Education
Provides alternative education for youth with diverse learning needs.
Offers a variety of academic programs: - Alternative and optional educational program for those who need an alternative school setting to be successful. - HiSet/GED classes. - GED testing site. - ESL (day and evening courses)

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English as a Second Language
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
High School Equivalency/GED Test Sites
Alternative Education
Offers alternative education to middle and high school students who are not managing traditional school well either due to social or disciplinary problems. They are able to quickly make up credits; with the goal of returning to mainstream. CAPACITY No Restrictions