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Providing Educational Enrichment for Students Expelled from Traditional School Settings

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Description

Middle school students who have been expelled from Metropolitan School District in Indianapolis are given the chance to reenter the district without falling behind in school. The non-traditional Opportunity School Program provides academic and social skills development, as well as service-learning activities, to keep students on track.

Goal / Mission

The goal of the Opportunity School is to provide educational enrichment for middle school (6th - 8th grades) students who have been expelled from standard school settings.

Results / Accomplishments

One hundred percent of the students who completed the program satisfactorily were recommended and approved to move to their next grade level for the 2005-06 school year. Students will be tracked and data will be gathered as to their success in returning to the regular class setting.

Opportunity School students have an average attendance rate of 96 percent, which is a favorable comparison to the 97.3 percent average attendance rate for traditional middle school students in the district.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Opportunity School Program
Primary Contact
Kristine Myers, Youth Support Administrator
Opportunity School Program
Wyandotte School
3575 E. 79th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46240-3404
(317) 576-6967 x117
kmyers@msdwt.k12.in.us
Topics
Education / Student Performance K-12
Education / School Environment
Organization(s)
Opportunity School Program
Source
Corporation for National and Community Service
Date of publication
8/19/2005
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Target Audience
Children, Teens

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