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    Alternative Education - Regional Safe Schools (state)

    Division Name: Partnerships/Workforce Development
    FY97 $15,000,000
    FY98 $15,000,000
    FY99 $15,352,000
    FY00 $15,352,000
    FY01 $16,852,000
    FY02 $18,852,000
    FY03 $16,257,400
    F 04 $17,138,600
    F 05 $17,035,500
    F 06 $18,035,500
    F 07 $18,535,000
    Legislative Reference: 13A-8 of the School Code
    Board Goal: Students Achievement
    Program Goal: To provide each student enrolled with access to age/grade appropriate career development programs including career planning, workplace learning and transition planning to post-secondary education and/or employment and will fully implement a data management system to monitor program outcomes.
    Regional Safe Schools Program
    Purpose: To provide alternative education for youth in grades 6-12 who are suspension- or expulsion eligible students due to gross misconduct and who are administratively transferred to a Regional Safe School Program (RSSP) at the discretion of the local school district in lieu of suspension or expulsion. This program includes academics, age/grade-appropriate work-based learning opportunities, counseling and community service.
    Population and
    Service Levels:
    From 1998-2001, the majority of students served in the RSSP program were suspension-eligible students. Beginning in 2002, the trend shifted toward serving more expulsion-eligible students.  Currently, the program has 95 sites to provide services statewide. 
    Reimbursement/
    Distribution Method
    A base allocation of $30,000 is awarded per ROE and Chicago Public Schools. Remaining available funds are distributed based on a statutory multi-step weighted formula. 
    Performance Measures
    & Activities
    In FY99, 749% of students in the Regional Safe Schools program experienced improved behavior while other positive outcomes included graduation from elementary school or high school or completion of GED (79%).

    Other performance measures are to:

    • decrease the waiting list for regional safe schools programs from 385 to 0.
    • maintain overall rate of positive outcomes for students enrolled.
    • ensure effective transition to regular school program, further education and/or work.
    • increase the number of students served over FY00 (reduction in program waiting lists).
    • improve overall positive outcome for students enrolled to 80% in key student outcomes.
    • measure effective transition to regular school program, further education and/or work using comparative analysis based on program data.



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