Handbook Continued
Horizons Academy Educational Programs
The Axis Program is designed for students who have been identified by school personnel as high risk for drop out, failure, suspension, or expulsion. These are students who have barriers to learning which are social, emotional, or behavioral in nature. Students who demonstrate a consistent inability to succeed in a regular or specially designed educational setting may be eligible for this program.
The Compass Program is designed as a therapeutic and educational alternative for students who have been suspended or expelled from their home school for more than (3) days. A student can be referred to this program by the principal or school board for specified period of time. The student will be monitored and re-evaluated monthly to ensure proper placement. This program will help to meet the needs of the student by motivating them to work on the issues that have hindered their educational process.
A meeting will be conducted for initial placement to set goals and determine length of stay for the student. Prior to the student returning to their home school a meeting will be scheduled to reinforce the skills and goals the student has accomplished. This will help to ensure that the interventions gained from the Compass Program will assist them as they return to their home school. * Compass program suspension students will have classroom work sent from their home school.
The Positive Action Program is a common sense approach to helping teenagers through their turbulent high school years. This program addresses all of the issues of character development, prevention, academic achievement, health, and safety and physical, intellectual, social and emotional health at the high school level. This curriculum will be administered to the students during their homerooms and it will also be linked with the Horizons Academy Phase System.
