Welcome to Non-Traditional Programs
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Non-traditional programs equips students with the tools needed for future endeavors. Our Career & Technical Education Programs and Success Centers allow students to become familiar and prepared for life after graduation. We work individually with our students to help them develop the confidence and fortitude needed to adapt to an ever changing society, through personalized academics social development.
Educational Programs
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ESE Centers
Exceptional Student Education Centers are designed to assist students with varied exceptionalities with accomplishing personal and academic goals while preparing for graduation and life.
ESE Center Access Points- Caminiti Exceptional Center
- Eisenhower Exceptional Center
- Lavoy Exceptional Center
- Lopez Exceptional Center
- Willis Peters Exceptional Center
ESE Center Behavioral Support
- Carver Exceptional Center
- Dorothy Thomas Exceptional Center
- Eisenhower Exceptional Center
- Simmons Exceptional Center
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Success Centers
Provides students who have had difficulty in the traditional school setting with opportunities to continue on a successful academic path while also improving attendance and behavior with an end goal of returning to their traditional setting. While enrolled students engage in resiliency and character building programs that promote success in the 3 areas previously mentioned.Entry- Students are assigned placement at one of the sites through the Office of Student Engagement through a Change of Placement hearing. The assigned site is determined by residential boundaries.
- Parents and students must attend an orientation session upon entry.
Student Profile- 6th - 12th grade students
- Students who have engaged in Level 1 offenses on school campus.
- Students who have displayed continuous disruptive behavior on school campuses.
- Students who have engaged in Level 1 offenses in the community.
Exit Criteria- Students are assigned a proposed exit date by the Office of Student Engagement upon entering the Success Center.
- Students are engaged in the areas of attendance, behavior, and academic, and have individual goals of improvement in those areas.
- A team that will consist of School Adminstrators, Student Services member (Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Behavior Specialists) will meet to determine progress towards goals and exit dates.
Transition Back to Traditional SiteWhen determination has been made that a student is to exit the success center, notification will be sent to the returning school's Principal and Regional Superintendent. A meet and greet will be organized to give the receiving school the opportunity to meet with the student to discuss any obstacles that may hinder a successful transition back to the traditional setting.
Locations
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Career Centers/Academies
Career Centers/Academies allow students to focus and earn certifications in a variety of industries which include, agriculture, auto mechanics, culinary arts, plumbing , construction, and a host of medical vocations, while working towards graduation in a smaller academic environment. -
Youth Services
Department of Juvenile Justice Programs (DJJ) provides academic services to students who have been placed in the juvenile justice system by the courts. Academic Services are rendered at a variety of sites preparing students for graduation as well as offering academic transitions for students to return to traditional schools.
Locations
- AMI Kids Tampa - 1730 Maritime Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33605
- Detention Center West - 3948 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Tampa, FL 33614
- Falkenburg Road Jail - 520 N. Falkenburg Road, Tampa, FL 33619
- PACE Center for Girls - 1933 E. Hillsborough Ave., Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33610
- The Spring - Tampa, FL
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Non-Traditional Programs
(813) 272-4519