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SUPTS. MEMO. NO. 25
February 7, 1997 |
| TO: | Division Superintendents |
| FROM: | Richard T. La Pointe Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| SUBJECT: | Information on Alternative Programs for Long-Term Suspended and Expelled Students |
The Commission on the Future of Public Education
subcommittee has requested information from school divisions
on local and regional alternative education programs for
long-term suspended and expelled students. The attached
survey contains the specific information requested.
Please complete this survey and FAX your response by
Tuesday, February 18, 1997.
I apologize for the short response time, but the information
is to be presented to the subcommittee at its February 21,
1997 meeting. If you have any questions, please call
George H. Irby, Director of Compensatory Programs, or Diane
L. Jay, Specialist for Compensatory Programs, at 804/371-8973.
Your help in completing this information is
appreciated.
RTL/dj
Attachment: A hard copy of this memo and its attachment
will be sent to the superintendent's office
Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120
Alternative Education Survey
School Division:_____________School Division Number ________
Person Completing Form:______________Telephone: (___)_______
Please be as accurate as possible when answering the
following questions.
Long-Term Suspensions:
1. ____________Total number of long-term suspensions for
1995-96. (Long-term suspension occurs when a child is
removed from class or school for more than ten (10)
consecutive school days.)
2. ____________Of the total number of long-term
suspensions for 1995-96, how many students were placed
in a local or regional alternative education program?
3. ____________What is the average length of stay of long-term
suspended pupils in local or regional alternative
programs?
4. ____________What is the best estimate of the average
total yearly cost (local and state funds combined) to
educate a long-term suspended child placed in a local
or regional alternative education program?
5. Of the total number of long-term suspensions for 1995-96,
a. _______________ how many students were not placed
in a local or regional alternative education
program because of the lack of slots or funding?
b. _______________how many students were not placed
in a local or regional alternative education
program because school board policy prevented such
enrollment due to the severity or nature of the
infraction?
6. ____________ In 1995-96, how many long-term suspended
pupils returned to the regular school setting from a
local or regional alternative education program?
Expulsions:
1. ____________Total number of expulsions for 1995-96.
2. ____________Of the total number of expulsions for
1995-96, how many students were placed in a local or
regional alternative education program?
3. ____________What is the average length of stay for
expelled students in a local or regional alternative
program?
4. ____________What is the best estimate of the average
total yearly cost (local and state funds combined) to
educate an expelled child placed in a local or
regional alternative education program?
5. Of the total number of expulsions for 1995-96,
a. _______________ how many students were not placed
in a local or regional alternative education
program because of the lack of slots or funding?
b. _______________how many students were not placed
in a local or regional alternative education
program because school board policy prevented such
enrollment due to the severity or nature of the
infraction?
6. ____________ In 1995-96, how many expelled pupils
returned to the regular school setting from a local or
regional alternative education program?
Return by February 18, 1997, to Diane L. Jay,
FAX: 804/371-7347 or 804/371-0249