61. Welcome To Break Away - The Alternative Break Connection! University of Southern california, Los Angeles, CA. University of Vermont at least one leader to the annual Break Away alternative Break Citizenship schools http://www.alternativebreaks.org/chapterprogram.asp

About Us Key Leaders Alternative Breaks Defined Eight Quality Components ... Sitebank Database Make the Investment The Break Away Chapter Program An investment in the sustainable future of your alternative break program. An investment in the power of young people working for change The Chapter Program will establish a strong relationship between Break Away and your program based on mutual accountability and investment on each other's behalf. Chapters develop break programs that include the eight components of a quality alternative break program: direct service, orientation, education, training, reflection, re-orientation, diversity, and alcohol and other drug free. Break Away Program Directors are available for individual consultation regarding any and all special needs that your school might have. Annual Chapter dues are $150 for Associate Chapters and $500 for Advantage Chapters. D O WNLOAD A ... APPLICATION by clicking on t his link Chapter Benefits Exclusive use of the Break Away Name and Logo - The Break Away name and logo are registered service marks for the organization. Since these marks represent a commitment to quality alternative break programs, including thorough pre-trip preparation and effective post-trip activities that far exceed most volunteer vacation experiences, only groups affiliating with Break Away and its philosophies have permission to use the name and logo. Access to the Break Away SiteBank and Trip Report Database - Break Away works with hundreds of schools and community groups nationwide. More than 250 nonprofit organizations list their volunteer opportunities in the Break Away SiteBank database. Those looking for alternative break volunteer opportunities can quickly access a profile of these agencies, including site fees, sample work projects, housing options, and more. Chapter Schools can also share feedback on these nonprofit "Host Sites" through the Trip Report database, accessible through the members area.

62. Alternative Schools | NW Education An alternative cyberschool in california delivers individual instruction via home computers to high school students who range from gifted to slow learners. http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/summer_98/article2.html

"T he ninth-grade student was a show stopper. Half of her head was shaved, and the other half was freaked out in a bold explosion of hair, bells, and ribbons. She had three gold studs in her nose and was wearing at least a dozen earrings that jingled like wind chimes when she moved. In her own distinctive way she was a beautiful young girl. I asked her why she had left her former high school to travel across town to a small alternative program. She thought for amoment then explained, 'At my other school everyone treated me like a geek; everybody thought I was kind of weird. Over here...it's like, I just disappeared into this really happy family..." Hope at Last for At-Risk Youth S tudents attending the nation's estimated 15,000 alternative schools come in all sorts of colorful packages. More than a few adopt hairstyles, wardrobes, street language, and attitudes that would make them stand out—or be kicked out—of mainstream classrooms. But what's most remarkable about this diverse student body isn't outward appearances. It's that these students, many of whom face obstacles ranging from poverty to teen pregnancy to long-term academic failure to chronic delinquency, are making an appearance in school at all. A growing body of research and years of anecdotal evidence show that students who have been labeled failures, troublemakers, or dropouts in traditional schools can thrive in smaller, more individualized settings. That may sound like plain common sense to any teacher who has worked to pull a struggling student back from the brink. It's especially timely news, however, as communities across the country wrestle with the staggering social and economic costs associated with undereducated youth. After years of operating on the margins of public education, alternative schools are getting a serious look from many different interest groups: proponents of school reform, corrections workers overwhelmed by juvenile caseloads, and employers concerned about finding enough educated young people to fill tomorrow's workplaces.

63. Going Public: Schools Weigh The Waldorf Alternative GOING PUBLIC. schools weigh the Waldorf alternative. by Nora Mealy. california schools Winter 1997, p. 34, reproduced by permission. Return to list of articles. http://www.waldorfcritics.org/active/articles/going_public.html

GOING PUBLIC Schools weigh the Waldorf alternative by Nora Mealy California Schools : Winter 1997, p. 34, reproduced by permission Return to list of articles A sense of excitement was in the air. Eager parents packed the school board meeting room, armed with their proposal for a new charter school, based on Waldorf education. One school board member was hesitant. She knew that charter regulations were complex. And she knew little about Waldorf schools. She had visited a private Waldorf school a few years back and could vaguely recall an abundance of natural objects, beautiful artwork. and some possibly religious overtones. The board member knew the California Education Code allows charter schools considerable freedom from many of the restrictions governing a traditional public school. They are exempt from most state codes and district policies regarding curriculum, instruction and personnel. However, charter schools must account for students' educational progress and meet statewide performance standards. They must also participate in state mandated testing programs. If the school does not meet its proposed student outcomes. the school board can revoke the charter. The board member also knew that the school district cannot approve a charter for a school that is sectarian or religion-based because it would violate the constitutional separation of church and state. What exactly is the Waldorf educational approach, she wondered. and is it compatible with a public school system? She knew that these questions would be a topic of discussion of the school board for the next several meetings.

64. East Bay Conservation Corp is a comprehensive, nonprofit educational organization located in Oakland, california. in partnership with Oakland elementary, middle and alternative schools. http://www.ebcc-school.org/

EBCC Overview History Executive Staff Board of Directors ... Recent Publications EBCC Overview The East Bay Conservation Corps (EBCC) is a comprehensive, nonprofit educational organization located in Oakland, California. Its mission is to promote youth development through environmental stewardship and community service and to further education reform and social change. Through service-learning—the practice of linking academic learning with service that meets real community needs—the EBCC engages young people from all walks of life in their education and development while addressing environmental and social issues. For nearly two decades, the EBCC’s program models have enhanced participants’ academic, leadership, employment and life skills, self-esteem, civic responsibility and environmental awareness. The EBCC fulfills its mission through a number of diverse programs which, while using a variety of models to target different age groups, all focus on youth development and education through service-learning and civic engagement. The EBCC’s programs serve nearly 3,000 East Bay children and youth, ages 5-24. The EBCC’s flagship program, the Corpsmember Program , offers youth ages 17 to 24 a meaningful education through service-learning programs that focus on environmental stewardship and community service. Through a combination of on-the-job training in environmental improvement projects and formal classroom instruction, students develop their potential in five interconnected areas: academics, citizenship, communication, employability, and life skills. The

65. Find California Alternative Dispute Resolution Expert Online! Free Use this free directory of ADR professionals in california to search for alternative dispute resolution for your law practice. http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://feedpoint.net/r/redir.jsp?engine=INK&pci

66. Monarch Elementary Alternative School - Santa Cruz, California / CA - School Inf Monarch Elementary alternative School Santa Cruz, california / CA - school information. http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ca/11163/

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67. San Francisco Community Alternative School - San Francisco, California / CA - Sc San Francisco Community alternative School San Francisco, california / CA - school information. http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ca/6430/

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68. Alternative Schools Assessment Tools alternative schools Assessment Instrument Submission Form. Please provide all information with the types of atrisk populations attending Californias alternative schools http://www.wested.org/asds/pdf/PSAASubmissionForm.pdf

69. CTA | California Educator According to the california Department of Education (CDE), the state had nearly 228,600 high school students enrolled in alternative education in 200001, up http://www.cta.org/CaliforniaEducator/v7i9/Feature_1.htm

Alternate education - Offering a second chance Bridges caters to students who've run out of chances Opportunity program offers structure, stability Students in recovery learn new ways to fit in ... Working independently requires self-motivation Alternative education - Offering a second chance Stories by Sherry Posnick-Goodwin Photos by Scott Buschman No matter how they ended up in the alternative setting, the Bridges program offers Glendora area students a way to transition back to the regular classroom. Some students thrive in traditional schools, easily achieving academic success and social glory. Other students - like round pegs in square holes - find that school is not a good fit. Sometimes they fall so far behind in school credits that graduation seems impossible. Or they fall in with the wrong crowd and stop caring about school. Still others find they need to focus on surviving rather than learning. When it comes to education, one size doesn't fit all. For many students, alternative education provides an answer - or at least a second chance. In alternative settings, say teachers, students may go from struggling to thriving because they receive individual attention, the opportunity to work independently, emotional support, a small school setting with a family atmosphere, and behavior modification to help overcome social and behavioral problems. Some students attend alternative schools because they want to; others attend because they've had trouble learning in a traditional school setting. No matter how students end up in alternative education, many find they can succeed there - perhaps for the first time in their lives.

70. Iowa Office Of The Attorney General Iowa asks Court to Shut Down california alternative High School . california alternative High School Principal Daniel AD Gossai is a california resident. http://www.iowaattorneygeneral.org/latest_news/releases/apr_2004/Calif_HS.html

For immediate release - Friday, April 2, 2004. Contact Bob Brammer - 515-281-6699. Iowa asks Court to Shut Down "California Alternative High School" A. G. asks Court to block "school" unless it complies with consumer fraud investigation. State says Council Bluffs program targeted lower-income Latino immigrants with deceptive representations that it provides h.s. degree qualifying students for college. DES MOINES. The Iowa Attorney General's Office has asked a court to prohibit all business in Iowa by a purported adult education program that operated in Council Bluffs, unless the program cooperates with a state consumer fraud investigation of allegations of deception and misrepresentation. In a court action filed today in Des Moines, the State Consumer Protection Division said "California Alternative High School" has failed to comply with a subpoena. The subpoena seeks information to determine if the private corporation engaged in deception by representing that completion of its program would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED general equivalency degree and would qualify consumers for acceptance at colleges and universities. The program reportedly cost about $600 for ten weeks of classes, three hours per week. The action asked the Polk County District Court to prohibit "California Alternative High School" and its "Principal," A.D. Gossai from any further advertising or sales in Iowa if they fail to comply with the subpoena. The program appears to have stopped activity in Iowa, but the action seeks a formal court order shutting down the purported school unless it complies with the consumer fraud investigation. The subpoena seeks names of those who paid for classes, and other things.

71. West Mall Alternative School Accountability Report Card - 2002-03 School Facilities and attendance issues are minimal, all alternative education students are and Reporting (STAR) Through the california Standardized Testing http://www.atas.k12.ca.us/acctreportcards/2002_03/wm.htm

School Accountability Report Card Reported for School Year 2002-2003 Published During 2003-2004 Notes regarding the source and currency of data: Data included in this School Accountability Report Card (SARC) are consistent with State Board of Education guidelines, which are available at the California Department of Education Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ope/sarc/data.htm . Most data presented in this report were collected from the 2002-03 school year or from the two preceding years (2000-01 and 2001-02). Due to the certification timelines for graduation, dropout, and fiscal information, the data for these sections of the report were collected in 2001-02. A glossary of terms is available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/demographics/glossary School Information District Information School Name West Mall Alternative District Name Atascadero Unified Principal Wendy Muller Superintendent James Stecher Street 6495 Lewis Ave. Street 5601 West Mall City, State, Zip Atascadero, CA 93422- City, State, Zip

72. Poway Unified School District: Alternative Programs who are planning on taking the california High School students who prefer or need an alternative approach to completing the required middle school curriculum http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/pusdaltprogs/is.htm

Home Independent Study Student Support Services ... Teen Parent High School Program, Grades 9-12 858-748-0010, Ext. 2070 New Directions is the independent study program for the Poway Unified School District. We provide a supportive, positive alternative for students whose special needs require independent study. Students are assigned a weekly appointment with a credentialed teacher who provides personal attention, assesses, monitors and assigns approximately five days of work to be completed independently by the student. Students currently enrolled in a PUSD school may access independent study by referral from their current school. Students who live in the district but are not currently enrolled in PUSD may contact an independent study program directly. Curriculum The same curriculum that is required and used in the traditional high schools is used in New Directions based upon: PUSD Academic Standards California State Standards California State Frameworks Stanford-9 standardized test objectives as prescribed by the state of California Who should attend New Directions?

73. Alternative School --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia , Claire Lilienthal alternative School california, USbased academic institution. Includes school guidelines, a detailed schedule http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article?eu=294555&query=ma-xia school&ct=ebi

74. Education World ® : School Administrators: Alternative School Calendars: Smart annually for each district in california to add alternative instructional scheduling can improve students achievement, but a student spends in school, or the http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/admin126.shtml

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75. HealthWWWeb of california San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA A Survey of alternative Medicine Daniel Bressler, MD University of california, San Francisco http://www.healthwwweb.com/courses.html

Courses on Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies (CAM) Taught At Conventional U.S. Medical Schools Researched and compiled by Mitchell B. Stargrove, N.D., L.Ac. and staff of Integrative Medical Arts Group, Inc. Many thanks to all the instructors and school staff members who assisted us in gathering this data. Albany Medical College, Albany, NY ... Courses@HealthWWWeb.com Thank you. This is a community service and you are invited to participate! You might also want to visit our Resource Guide of Accredited Colleges and Professional Training Programs Specializing in Natural Therapeutics BACK IBISmedical.com Integrative Medical Arts Group, Inc. P.O. Box 671 Beaverton, OR 97075 USA HealthWWWeb Home Health Info/Tools Resource Guide Health Links ... Contact Us http://www.HealthWWWeb.com IBISmedical.com - Integrative Medical Arts Group, Inc. http://www.integrativemedicalarts.com

76. Alternative Certification Program (ACP) Intern Program Page The alternative Certification Program began in 1995 as a partnership between the West Contra Costa Unified School District and california State University http://www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/acp/acp_intern_prog.htm

An intern program designed for Multiple Subject and Single Subject Credentials with the CLAD Emphasis Program History The Alternative Certification Program began in 1995 as a partnership between the West Contra Costa Unified School District and California State University, Hayward. It was conceived and implemented to meet the need for new teachers across the nation and especially in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since then, the program has prepared more than three hundred candidates for a California preliminary teaching credential in either Multiple Subject or Single Subject with a CLAD Emphasis. These credentials are granted by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and are accepted throughout California and in those states that recognize California teaching credentials. Program Goals The primary goal of the partnership program is simultaneously to prepare (CSUH) and to employ (WCCUSD) those individuals who seek a California teaching credential. The secondary goal of the program is to recruit into the teaching profession underrepresented minorities and math and science candidates. Benefits of the Program Successful applicants are given the opportunity to work as fully employed teachers earning a first-year teacher’s salary with a complete benefits package.

77. State Of California SARC) are consistent with State Board of Education guidelines, which are available at the california Department of School Name. alternative Education Programs. http://www.sierra.k12.ca.us/districtoffice/sarc0304alted.htm

SIERRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 29143 Auberry Road l Prather CA l Fax www.sierra.k12.ca.us SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARD SUSD Alternative Education Program The purpose of the School Accountability Report Card (SARC) is to provide information to parents and members of our community specifically about SUSD’s Alternative Education Program, and about the history of our District, general information about our various programs, and the overall quality of the services being provided to our students. We are very proud of what we have accomplished since we unified in July 1992, and of the reputation we continue to enhance for excellence in our academic and extra-curricular programs. The Alternative Education Program consists of the following schools: Sandy Bluffs Alternative Education Center Continuation High School Lodge Pole Elementary School Ponderosa Community Day School Oak Meadow Community Day School Black Mountain Adult Education Independent Study Program We welcome your comments and encourage you to visit our sites and classrooms to see first hand what is happening. We have completed the modernization projects at Auberry Elementary School Sierra Elementary School and Sierra High School , which were made possible by the passage of a statewide bond measure for school construction in November of 2002.

78. Teacher Quality And Alternative Certification Programs in the state s two alternative routes to teacher certification. Statewide, california has 53 alternate route projects, involving 275 school districts which http://www.ncei.com/Testimony051399.htm

Teacher Quality and Alternative Certification Programs by C. Emily Feistritzer Testimony before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 13, 1999 Teacher Quality and Alternative Certification Programs STATEMENT OF DR. C. EMILY FEISTRITZER President National Center for Education Information Washington, DC HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, TRAINING AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING Thursday, May 13, 1999 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC The Administration and the Congress of the United States are being called upon again to respond to the growing need for more and better teachers. According to the latest teacher supply and demand projections, the nation will need to hire 2.2 million people to teach who are not currently teaching in the nation's elementary and secondary schools in the next decade. There is mounting concern about teacher preparation and the quality of the teaching force. Alarms have also been sounded about the numbers of teachers who are teaching "out of field", i.e., teaching a subject for which they have neither an academic major nor a minor.

79. School Accountability Report Card - 2001-02 Template Osprey alternative School recently moved to the old to a variety of schoolsponsored acitivties Reporting (STAR) Through the california Standardized Testing http://www.humboldt.k12.ca.us/sohumb_usd/school/sarc/SARC-Alternative.htm

School Accountability Report Card School Year 2001-2002 School Information District Information School Name Osprey Learning Center (Alter) District Name Southern Humboldt Joint Unified Principal Ken Montoya Superintendent Clif Anderson Street 150 Orchard Lane Street 1333 Redwood Drive Suite B City, State, Zip Miranda, CA 95553 City, State, Zip Garberville, CA 95542 Phone Number Phone Number FAX Number FAX Number Web Site www.humboldt.k12.ca.us/osprey Web Site www.humboldt.k12.ca.us Email Address kmontoya@humboldt.k12.ca.us Email Address candersn@humboldt.k12.ca.us CDS Code SARC Contact Cynthia Grover School Description and Mission Statement Osprey Learning Center Alternative School believes in the unique qualities of the student as an individual in an information-based and culturally diverse global society. The alternative program incorporates a philosophy of individual accountability through a safe, secure and challenging atmosphere. The instructional program seeks to educate all students in a wide variety of teaching methods that address the learning style and developmental stages of each student in an instructional environment promoting pro-social skills.

80. The Calaveras County Office Of Education - Alternative Education Programs West Point, california, 95255. For further information regarding any of the alternative education programs, you may also contact the Calaveras Unified School http://www.ccoe.k12.ca.us/alted.htm

Calaveras Unified School District 3304 Hwy. 26, Bldg. B Post Office Box 788 San Andreas, California 95249 Jim Frost, District Superintendent, 754-3504 Additional Alternative Education Programs Calaveras Unified School District offers the following additional alternative programs:. Gold Strike High School Gold Strike High School opened in 1970, and provides alternative education to students in the communities of Wallace. Burson, Campo Seco, Paloma, Valley Springs, Jenny Lind, Rancho Calaveras, La Contenta, San Andreas, Mountain Ranch, Sheep Ranch, Mokelumne Hill, Glencoe, Rail Road Flat, Wilseyville, and West Point. The school serves 60 students in grades ten through twelve. Gold Strike High School's goal is to produce productive and healthy citizens and to improve the quality of education for each student by providing life skills and academics. All of Gold Strike's programs encourage students to stay in school. The school is particularly proud of its School Age Parent and Infant Development Program (SAPID), offering quality child care and parent education to teen parents. In May of 1992, Gold Strike was named a Model Continuation High School by the California Department of Education. During 1996-97, the attendance rate was 76%.

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