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Alternative Programs
Updated:
September 30, 2008

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Mr.
Ellis coordinates Alternative Programs from the Credit Resource
Centre (rooms 310 and 311) with the participation of Mr. Alves,
Mr. Duffy, Ms Durst, Ms Fiore, and Mr. Sawicki. The program
provides students with an alternative setting for obtaining
credits through Credit Recovery, Credit Rescue, Credit Completion,
or by completing Independent Learning courses. In addition,
students are supported in the areas of numeracy and literacy
through the Peel-sponsored Before and After School Program,
Counting on You. |
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Alternative Programs: Excerpt from Principal's
Newsletter, June 2008
During second
semester, Alternative Programs continued to provide additional academic
support for our students.
Counting On You
The Counting On You program ran again during second semester, providing
extra help for approximately 60 students in the areas of numeracy
and literacy. Hour long classes ran both in the morning and after
school and officially ended June 12th. Thanks go to Ms Devani and
Mr. Ellis who conducted literacy booster classes and Ms Chirakal and
Mr. Duffy who conducted numeracy classes. We look forward again to
next year, helping students through this program. Classes will resume
in September. Parents who would like their sons or daughters to receive
extra help with their math and/or language skills through Counting
On You should contact Mr. Ellis at the school (905-363-0289, ext.
310).
Credit Completion
Students who did not successfully complete credits during the first
semester were given an opportunity to regain these credits in second
semester through our Credit Completion program. Through the help and
support of Mr. Alves, Mr. Duffy, Ms Durst, Mr. Ellis, Ms Fiore and
Mr. Sawicki, a number of students in a variety of subject areas were
able to regain credits with a minimum of disruption to their second
semester timetables. Congratulations to those students who successfully
completed their credits. Thanks, too, to the support of the Credit
Completion teachers.
Alternative Program Supports
The overall goal of Alternative Programs
is to widen learning opportunities for all of our students. We offer
a number of supports and interventions to help students outside of a
traditional classroom setting.





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Credit Recovery
Through timetable modifications, students regain lost credits
within the semester by working in small numbers with a Credit
Recovery teacher.
Credit Completion
Students who are unable to modify their timetables are periodically
withdrawn from their regular classes throughout the semester
to regain a lost credit.
Credit Support / Credit Rescue
Students who are struggling in a regular classroom or who are
at risk of losing a credit are provided with extra subject support
outside the regular classroom setting.
Literacy Support
Students identified through diagnostic testing are provided
with extra in-school preparation for the OSSLT.
Independent Learning
Students complete credits independently by completing online
courses.
Counting on You
This before and after school program supports Grade 9 and 10
students who need additional support in the areas of numeracy
and literacy. Classes meet before and after school on Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
Mentoring
Students are mentored by a specific member of the teaching staff.
Writing Workshop
This before and after school workshop (Tuesdays and Thursdays,
in room 310) provides extra help for students completing a specific
writing assignment. |
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