Hi everyone,
I case manage a group of high school students who are attending Out-of-District placements due to their inappropriate behaviors exhibited within the public school settings. These are alternative placements that may be within a forty-five to fifty mile radius of our public school. However, most of these schools tuition rates are off the board when compared their counterparts in public schools. For example, the local school may spend approximately $7,000 to $8,500 for one student per year. At the alternative school they charge the district from $36,000 to $42,000 per student. This is an astronomically difference. When I visit these alternative placements the services are not the great. Most of the time students are off task because of their behavior; attendance is very poor. I am currently dropping alot of students who are over 16 years of school because they refuse to attend on a regular basis. Some students have missed over 30 days this school year and still think they should accumulate credits when they are not there to do the work. I was wondering if anyone else is seening the same problem within their district. It is amazing how much money we waste on students who really do not attend school regularly. I feel we should have another plan so that these students can enter other programs that may hold their interest; such as votech or job training programs............Let me know what you think!!!
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It is truly scary as to how different costs per students run between districts and between states. In looking at NCLB there needs to be an overhaul of cost sharing.
We see similar issues; however, the district is very cost conscious and limits the numbers that are sent to the very high cost placement centers. Most of our students with serious issues end up at the district's alternative placement center. Unfortunately, there they learn more about gangs, drugs, etc. and when they return, the disruptions to the school are immense.
Robilowe
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