Extractions: College of Education, UGA Title: Qualitative Research on CrossRoads, the Alternative Schools Program in Georgia Primary Contact: Dr. Dorothy Harnish 706-542-4690 - HARNISH@coe.uga.edu Abstract: Qualitative research on the CrossRoads Alternative School Programs in Georgia including focus groups with students, teachers, administrators, and parents; and case studies at two school sites. Key Words: program evaluation, alternative schools, CrossRoad Schools, focus groups, school case studies Subject Area: alternative schools, program evaluation Target Group: Georgia Alternative Schools Sites: Key Personnel: Dr. Dorothy Harnish, Occupational Research Group, 850 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30602-4812, 706-542-4690, HARNISH@coe.uga.edu Sponsor / Funding Source: Georgia Department of Education Project Development Cost: Implementation Costs: Annual Operating Costs: project funding $14,000 Project Duration: Detailed Description : A three-part project to conduct qualitative research on the CrossRoads Alternative School Programs in Georgia. The research consisted of 18 focus group meetings with CrossRoads students, teachers, and administrators; case studies of two CrossRoads school sites; and 6 focus group meetings with parents of CrossRoads students. Impact Data: Date Submitted: Source: Dr. Dorothy Harnish
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Piedmont Learning Center alternative public middle and high school Cumming, georgia. http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/schools/piedmont/index.htm
Extractions: Ms. Bobbie Woodruff - Principal Through high quality, individualized instruction, incorporating innovative tailored teaching strategies and use of technology, our goal is to enhance the learning ability of each student with the potential to earn as many units as they have failed, while earning other credits toward graduation. Through the Behavioral Level System, which provides a point system rewarding academic and behavioral progress, our goal is to maintain respect for the dignity of students, teaching them to take responsibility for their own actions and respect others in return. Through counseling, special daily classes, and community service, our goal is to teach life skills such as; anger coping and conflict resolution while helping students develop a positive self image. This is coupled with a program designed to assist students in improving communication and developing an awareness of the feelings of others as well as their own.
Extractions: Barnes, as well as education leaders and the state board, support changing the funding formula from a grant-per-program to an across-the-board funding for all 180 systems. But questions have been raised over whether the funding should be tripled after incomplete studies showed mixed results among Georgia's alternative schools.
Extractions: Barnes, as well as education leaders and the state board, support changing the funding formula from a grant-per-program to an across-the-board funding for all 180 systems. But questions have been raised over whether the funding should be tripled after incomplete studies showed mixed results among Georgia's alternative schools.
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Extractions: State School Superintendent Linda Schrenko said she was not pleased with the findings, especially with the lower standards for facilities and textbooks. But she said it did have some good news: the report found that 70 percent of the students who spent time in the program either rejoined the regular student population, gained a high school degree, or earned their general equivalency degree. ''Basically, 95 percent of those kids would have been lost students, out on the streets, dropouts, totally unsalvageable,'' Mrs. Schrenko said. ''The chances of them coming back (to regular schools) would have been slim and none. To be able to save 60 (percent) or 70 percent is 60 (percent) to 70 percent more than we would have had.
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Extractions: Morris News Service ATLANTA Separate schools for rowdy students have succeeded in making regular schools safer for other students, but few teachers of traditional classes think the schools offer adequate preparation for graduation, a new report shows. The report, sponsored by the Georgia Department of Education, was released Wednesday by Superintendent Linda Schrenko a day before she presents it to the state school board. ``The accusation has been, and let's get it out on the table up front, that the alternative schools are dumping grounds for young African-American male students,'' she said. ``Those kids who end up getting assigned to alternative schools are usually the ones who are going to be out on the streets anyhow. They've been expelled, or dropped out or truant.'' The report shows 73 percent of the 15,000 students assigned to alternative schools are boys and 55 percent are black, a greater proportion of both than in Georgia's regular schools. Just 39 percent of the alternative students return to their base schools, while only about 40 percent of teachers at those base schools say the alternative schools prepared the students for high school graduation. More than a quarter of those students end up back in alternative schools because of their behavior.
Extractions: Adarian Rose (from right) and Renita Broomes help Michael Cooper scale a 14-foot wall at the DeKalb Alternative School near Stone Mountain, Ga., on Thursday. Mark Fishburn's geometry class was participating in the class exercise that fosters trust, camaraderie and problem-solving skills. ASSOCIATED PRESS Alternative schools try to turn lives from wrong path Advocates that want more state money for programs are quick to point out its successes Web posted January 24, 1999 Associated Press ATLANTA When Jose Helena was 15, he found the only way to get respect in a tough DeKalb County high school was with his fists. Or brass knuckles. Or nunchucks. After two trips through an alternative school geared toward students with discipline problems a novel concept 20 years ago Mr. Helena, 35, is back in DeKalb County schools, this time as an educator. Officials at alternative schools around Georgia, about to get a big boost in state funding, are quick to point out success stories such as Mr. Helena's. ``If it wasn't for the alternative school, I probably would have dropped out,'' says Mr. Helena, now 35 and a business administration teacher and the wrestling coach at Southwest DeKalb High School.
Rockdale County Public Schools ten schools have been named georgia schools of Excellence and middle schools, threehigh schools, and three special entities an alternative school, an http://www.teachgeorgia.org/TG/RecrFair.nsf/AbUNID/650EF440E372973E85256C5D006F3
Extractions: The demands on public education have never been greater. There is an unprecedented need for competent, enthusiastic, and reflective teachers, particularly in the urban setting. The Department of Early Childhood Education is committed to providing a dynamic program for training preservice and novice teachers with an emphasis on practical classroom experience supported by intensive coaching and continual professional development. Two distinct program groups are part of the Urban Alternative Preparation Program Georgia Teacher Alternative Preparation Program (GTAPP) with south Fulton County Schools and Teach for America (TFA) with Atlanta Public Schools. (See program design for each program) GTAPP candidates begin their professional induction in salaried positions as teaching assistants (when funds are available) in K-5 urban classrooms. TFA candidates enter the program as a beginning teacher with temporary certification. The challenges of the urban classroom serve as the curriculum for interactive evening and Saturday college seminars taught by university faculty and school system staff. University and school-based mentors work closely with each candidate to ensure instructional improvement. Successful candidates will earn initial certification at the end of the first year of coursework. Professional induction continues in the second year for candidates seeking an advanced degree (M.Ed.). Year II Program of Study focuses on refining instructional skills especially in the teaching of reading and mathematics. Support from successful urban teachers and content experts will enable the novice teacher to develop his/her professional potential and gain satisfaction from their new rewarding career.
Extractions: Savannah Morning News ATLANTA Gov. Roy Barnes has promised to expand alternative schools in Georgia, but School Superintendent Linda Schrenko said Thursday his budget plan won't provide all the help local systems say they need in dealing with trouble-making students. At the same time, some lawmakers are questioning if his budget goes too far, arguing the state doesn't yet know if alternative schools work. During state budget hearings Thursday, lawmakers said few children ever get a diploma after spending time in alternative schools, which are disproportionately populated with black students. "I've worked in alternative schools. I'm really concerned we're going to put more money into the program when we don't know it will work," said Sen. Donzella James, D-College Park. "I know their success rate is poor." "The cart before the horse may be what we're doing," said Sen. Vincent Fort, D-Atlanta. Schrenko was questioned for two hours Thursday by members of the House and Senate budget committees. Lawmakers are spending this week reviewing Barnes' fiscal year 2000 spending plan.
Georgia State University College Of Education News The georgia Teacher alternative Preparation Program (GTAPP) is a collaborative EarlyChildhood Education Department and South Fulton County, georgia schools. http://education.gsu.edu/coe/content/news/gtapp.htm
Extractions: Georgia Teacher Alternative Preparation Program (GTAPP) The Georgia Teacher Alternative Preparation Program (GTAPP) is a collaborative effort between the College of Education Early Childhood Education Department and South Fulton County, Georgia Schools. GTAPP is a two-year program that focuses preparing teachers to fill needs in "hard-to-staff" schools. Candidates for GTAPP must hold a baccalaureate degree in a field other than education. Participants completing the GTAPP program will earn a master's degree in Early Childhood Education. For more information about the Georgia Teacher Alternative Preparation Program, contact the Department of Early Childhood Education at (404) 651-2584, or visit the Early Childhood Education Georgia Teacher Alternative Preparation Program information page online. Administration Prospective Students Current Students Community Resources ... Site Index
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DATE AUTHOR TITLE CHAIR June 14, 1998 Adams, Laurie A. An June 18, 1999, McAffee, Leslie, The Perception of Administrators and TeachersRegarding Features of alternative schools in georgia, Harbison Pool. http://www2.gasou.edu/eltr/edl/dissertations.htm
Extractions: DATE AUTHOR TITLE CHAIR June 14, 1998 Adams, Laurie A. An Analysis of Radiation Therapy Program Directors' Attitudes Toward Specialized Accreditation Michael Richardson May 8, 1999 Aspinwall, Stacy Neal High School Diploma and GED: Are They Equivalent? Michael Richardson June 14, 1998 Bedell, Jacqueline A. A Descriptive Analysis of the Availability and Utilization of Technology by Faculty in Georgia Public Colleges of Education Michael Richardson July 1, 1997 Bishop, Nelda Rose Selection and Assignment of Georgia Teacher Support Specialists (Mentors): Perceptions of Principals and Beginning Teachers John Gooden June 30, 1997 Boyer, Charles E. A Portrait of the Principalship in Georgia John Gooden July 31, 1996 Brinson, Paul McLeod School-Business Partnerships in Georgia: Awareness and Attitudes of Secondary School Principals Michael Richardson August 1, 1999 Butler, Lawrence Edward Characteristics of School Superintendents Preferred by School Board Members: A Qualitative Study Ron Davison December 19, 1999 Caldwell, Walburga Eva The Importance of Nursing Education Issues as Viewed by Nursing Policy Actors T.C. Chan
GPEE - Issues And Actions Connection, Communities in schools, and the georgia Partnership for alternativeschools broadening the concept to include alternative educational methods. http://www.gpee.org/IssueAction2.lasso?Lnk=schoolclimate1
Extractions: Many changes are taking place in Georgia's classrooms, and it can be difficult to keep up with new policies, legislative mandates and recommendations. Issues currently taking center stage in the General Assembly include teacher tenure, smaller class sizes and end-of-course tests Here you will find updates about education bills introduced in the General Assembly, legislation that has been passed, as well as research conducted on education reform. Legislation The full text of proposed House Bill 515 A summary of House Bill 656, passed 2001 Have questions about reform legislation? Visit the Department of Education's web page at www.doe.k12.ga.us Looking for updates on legislation moving through the General Assembly? Visit the Georgia School Superintendents Association the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders , or the Georgia School Boards Association for summaries and the latest information on education legislation. Below are links to research conducted during the Education Reform Commission in 1999 and 2000.