Academic Intervention Services

The district shall provide Academic Intervention Services to students who have been identified as being at risk of falling below the state learning standards in English Language arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and/or Science. Such services may include additional instruction services and/or student support services such as guidance, counseling, and study skills. A student’s eligibility for Academic Intervention Services will be determined based on his or her performance on state assessment examinations and/or in accordance with district assessment procedures. When it has been determined that a student needs Academic Intervention Services, the parents will be notified, in writing, by the Building Principal. The notice will outline the reason the student needs such services, the type of
services to be provided, and the consequences of not achieving the performance standards. In
addition , the district will provide the parents with opportunities to consult with teachers and other
professional staff, regular reports on the student’s progress and information on ways to monitor
and work with teachers to improve the student’s performance.

Academic Intervention Services is designed to support students in their efforts to meet graduation requirements . Students will be assigned to an academic intervention class:

• If a student has received a 1 or 2 on an eighth grade state assessment
• If a student has received a 1 or 2 on an eighth grade state assessment and does not pass the course in summer school
• If the student fails a Regents exam

Homebound Instruction

A student who is temporarily unable to attend school for at least two weeks due to physical, mental or emotional illness or injury may be eligible to be instructed at home or in the hospital by an appropriately certified teacher. The parent must notify the principal or guidance counselor if a student will be on an extended school absence. If the inability to attend is due to a medical or emotional reason, the parent should obtain from the child’s physician a written medical request for homebound instruction. Where advanced notice is not possible, the parent should make every effort to obtain homework assignments until such a time as home/hospital instruction may begin . As soon as possible after receiving notice of a prolonged absence, the district will arrange for home instruction for the number of hours prescribed by law. A parent or another adult is expected to be present during all teaching sessions. Tutoring may be delivered at home or an alternative site, depending upon the availability of an adult.

Programs for Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities are entitled to receive, at public expense, special education-related services and/or supplementary aids and services as necessary to ensure a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment to meet their individual needs. Each student identified as having a disability will have access to the full range of programs and services of this school district, including extracurricular programs and activities, which are available to all other students enrolled in the public schools of the district. Parents/students who desire further information on these programs and services should contact the Building Principal.