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The Sisters School District
is proud of the alternative programs that are available to our students.
While
we are a relatively small sized school district, we value the fact that
students have a variety of needs and that some students may make better
progress in an alternative setting. All alternative placements are arranged
through a building's Student Effectiveness Team (SET). The following is a
brief description of our alternative programs.
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| Contact |
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additional information regarding Alternative Educational programs for high
school students, contact:
Tim
Comfort
Director of Human Resources & Special Education
(541) 549-8521 ext. 4006
comfortt@outlawnet.com |
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| Flex
School |
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is a program of Sisters High School and is designed for students who
have fallen behind in credits for graduation or have been
placed there by the high school SET team. Students must be at
least 16 years old in order to be considered for this program.
Students receive direct instruction as well as work on earning
credits in a self-paced manner. Some students spend part of their
day in Flex and then come to the high school for afternoon classes.
Students may graduate from the Flex School and earn a 22-credit
State of Oregon Diploma. |
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| Heart
of Oregon Corp. |
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program is a drop-out prevention program that focuses on developing
work skills in the workplace and then complimenting these skills
with academic work in a small classroom setting. Students must be at
least 15 years old in order to qualify for this program. Students
work in a variety of real world work situations and earn a minimum
wage for their labor 3 days each week. The other two days are spent
in a classroom setting working on credit recovery and basic academic
skills. Students in this program may also earn a 22-credit State of
Oregon Diploma. |
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| Behavior
Intervention Center |
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program is designed for students who are elementary and middle
school aged and are experiencing serious behavior problems in the
school setting. Students in this program are referred by their
building SET team to a regional SET team who assesses the
appropriateness of this placement. This program is a 45-day program
that is located in Redmond. Students in this program focus on
addressing one or two problems that are getting in the way of their
success in a mainstream school setting. |
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Work
Experience, Internship,
Home
Instruction
Other
Placements |
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students prefer going to work rather than being part of the school
community. In these cases some students arrange work experiences and
plan on receiving a General Education Diploma (GED) for their
educational components. In other cases students may receive home
instruction for 4 hours each week in place of attending school. In
each of these cases students must go through their building SET team
in order for them to receive these services. |
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- Alternative
Education