Use of “The Recovery Process” for Disruptive Classroom Students

The “Recovery Process” Allows the Teacher to Preserve the Classroom Learning Environment The “Recovery Process” is one of the nine-skills found in the multimedia training program, 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom. This process allows the teacher to preserve the learning environment when nothing seems to be working with the student. We […]

Camping and Hiking Trip

Spring Break Trip Allows Urban Students to Learn About the Wildnerness Being a school focused toward at-risk youth who have grown up in an urban centered environment we wanted to design a program that would allow students to experience a meaningful lesson outside of the typical classroom structure. A program director was able to contact […]

Workplace training through JEL

Students are Given the Opportunity to Complete Work Training JEL (J.Everett Light) is a workplace training program offered to our Junior and Seniors.  As an alternative charter school, Options High School has a very diverse population of students.  Many of these students don’t plan on attending a traditional 4 year college.  To help prepare these […]

The Heart of Alternative Education: Understanding the Individualized Service Plan

Ways to Help Students Who Have an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) Options Charter Schools currently run two full-school alternative programs in Hamilton County. In order for our schools to qualify for alternative education funding we must service students that fall under one of the five categories of eligible students: (1) Intend to withdraw or have withdrawn from […]

Practice Leading to Student Achievement

Individualized Service Plan Helps Students Students who attend schools today are facing an array of challenges unlike any we have seen in previous generations. When they attend school many of these challenges significantly impact their ability to perform civically, socially, and academically. Students who enroll at Options Charter Schools enter the enrollment phase by filling […]