Family, Career and Technical Education
The Options Program
OPTIONS PROGRAM
"Our challenge is not to educate the children we used to have or want to have, but to educate the children who come to the schoolhouse door.”
H. G. Wells
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OPTIONS PROGRAM MISSION and PURPOSE
All students will learn as a result of receiving a customized instructional program designed to create a positive experience leading to successful exit from high school and a productive life.
The purpose of the Options Program is to give students another avenue for:
1.) Achieving academically.
2.) Preparing to work competently in specific occupations.
3.) Earning recognized credentials that will make it possible for them to exit high school and enter post-secondary education and/or the work force.
Options Program Resource Guide
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Options (preGED/Skills) Skill Certificates 03-04
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION and HISTORY
In December 2000, the SBESE adopted policy mandating that all school districts in Louisiana provide the Pre-GED/Skills Option Program for their students. The concept of a Pre-GED academic program, paired with skills instruction for students who are at risk of dropping out of high school, offers these students an avenue for achieving academically and for ultimately earning recognized credentials that will make it possible for them to exit high school and to enter post-secondary education and/or the work force. The skills component of the program helps prepare these students to work competently in specific occupations and to function as successful members of their community. Ultimately, if a student cannot meet the requirement for accumulated Carnegie credits or cannot make the required score on the State’s high stakes testing, this initiative offers the student the possibility of earning a GED and/or a Certificate of Skills Completion.
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STUDENT OUTCOMES
·Brings dignity to students who have experienced failure.
·Reminds students that an independent future is possible.
·Gives students an opportunity to succeed by offering an avenue for obtaining a GED/Skills Certificate without dropping out of school.
·Provides opportunities for students to learn relevant skills.
·Encourages students to become contributing members of their communities.
·Links all cultural groups, providing youth from diverse backgrounds equal opportunity to access the services this program offers.
·Addresses diverse learning styles.
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SCHOOL and DISTRICT OUTCOMES
·Improves student, school, and district accountability indicators.
·Makes it possible for schools and districts to improve teaching and learning for all children to enable them to meet challenging academic content and student performance standards.
·Offers another opportunity to make it possible for districts and schools to meet the State regulations of Act 1124, the Career Options Act.
·Allows districts to offer a range of opportunities for students to exit with credentials.
·Provides a mechanism to address potential student dropout rates.
·Engages and focuses at-risk students on educational achievement.
Livingston Parish Options Program
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OPTIONS REPORTS
Monthly reports due by each district may be obtained online. Click on the link below to access monthly reporting form.
Monthly Options Report
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