The Migrant Program is especially designed to provide continuity in the child's education. The program is held for six weeks during the summer and provides essential learning skills, food, and medical care for the children of migrant workers. Sessions of arts, crafts, and vocational instruction are offered, dependent upon funding. The children are given 3 meals a day as well as the opportunity to bathe and brush their teeth. There is a bilingual program for those students whose first language is Spanish or French Creole (Haitian).

Special education and related services to severely/profoundly handicapped and/or autistic students ages 2-21. Also serves as an alternative school for pregnant teens.

Offers special educational opportunities to students with aptitude and interest in science and mathematics. Uses the combined resources of the participating school divisions to provide programs in scientific and technical knowledge using laboratory investigation and research. Students attend the Governor's School for half a day to take science, math, and research classes. The students receive credit necessary for graduation from high school and they earn college credits. Offers science camps in the summer.

Provides basic academic and vocational skills to youth and adults who have left the traditional school setting and who desire to continue their education.

Homebound instruction is made available to students who are confined at home or in a health care facility for periods that would prevent normal school attendance based upon certification of need by a licensed physician or licensed clinical psychologist.

Provides an alternative education based on the premise that all students can learn, but not all students learn the same or as effectively. At Southeastern, students in grades 7-12 are grouped with a faculty/student ratio of 1:10. In these small groupings, students are able to receive both individual instructional support and socialization with peers; both essential elements for success in any learning environment. Southeastern utilizes various learning modalities including: direct instruction, computer instruction, independent and accelerated studies and meaningful work experiences in the community.

Richmond Public Schools (RPS) has a responsibility to meet the educational needs of children who are confined to their homes because of illness, injury, pregnancy, or emotional difficulties. Frequently, these children are unable to attend school for an extended period of time. Homebound instruction enables such children to continue their educational program while confined at home. Educational and physical modifications may be attempted before students are placed on homebound instruction.

Timber Ridge School is a non-profit residential treatment facility serving emotionally disturbed and behaviorally disordered adolescent boys between the ages of 10 and 21, with a goal of reuniting them successfully with their families and communities. Boys must be under 18 years of age at time of admission. Residential programs focus on the whole student, emphasizing physical and emotional health, educational achievement, vocational interests, independence, and social interaction to help every child achieve his greatest potential. Timber Ridge School is a fully accredited middle and high school and has been designated as a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP).

Provides an accredited special education school for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems. The philosophy of the school is that all students have the capacity for learning and growth, regardless of their disability. Provides children and adolescents with emotional or behavioral problems the skills necessary to return to a less restrictive school environment, and to engage in healthy relationships with adults, peers, and society. The teacher directs students toward achieving goals, enabling students to feel in control of their actions. The role of the therapeutic staff is to explore conflicts and promote emotional, behavioral, and social growth. Therapy and staff work with students and their families. Coping skills, such as anger management, problem-solving, and assertiveness training are taught and reinforced. A structured behavior modification program, with rules, consequences, and reinforcement, assists in motivating students to achieve goals. Recreational, art and activity therapies provide an outlet for emotional expression and opportunities to excel in areas of interest. An emphasis on achievement, a positive and nurturing environment, and emotional support from the staff, help to build self-esteem and decrease feelings of inadequacy, which are common in youth with emotional disturbance and behavioral problems.

Through innovative teaching, guidance and personal counseling to install motivation in at-risk youth and adults to complete their high school program or GED, to increase their self-esteem, and to prepare them to meet life's challenges and opportunities successfully.

An Achievable Dream Academies is a nationally recognized K-12 program that operates four schools in partnership with Newport News Public Schools and Virginia Beach City Public Schools, serving over 1,700 students. AAD integrates an array of research-based strategies into a unique program that yields significant results in academic achievement, positive behavior, and the development of critical life skills. Key Program Elements Include: Extended Academic Time — Allowing teachers to connect with students one-on-one Social, Mindset & Academic — Curriculum designed to equip students to succeed outside of the classroom Field Trips & Clubs — Over 60 field trips a year at no cost to AAD families College Prep & Workforce Readiness Program — Including scholarship assistance and job fairs School Uniforms — Uniforms erase social stigmas related to clothes Enriching Partnerships — Allows students to connect with a variety of community leaders SCHOOLS: Newport News An Achievable Dream Academy An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Virginia Beach Seatack Elementary, An Achievable Dream Academy An Achievable Dream Middle School & High School at Lynnhaven

Empowers students through collaboration, learning, and personal growth. Offers flexible pathways to success, preparing students for graduation and their future endeavors.

Provides a school of choice serving Albemarle County students in grades 9-12. Any interested student may apply to be considered for enrollment. Community Lab School is a Glasser Quality School which emphasizes involving students and staff in decision-making, and hands-on and cooperative learning. ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible to persons with disabilities.

The Harambee Day education program is for youth who cannot be served in their school's traditional special education programs. This is an educational treatment program for youth between the ages 11-18.

The Villa's Dooley Center for Alternative Education serves middle and high school students residing in Henrico, Hanover, and the City of Richmond who have been suspended or expelled from public school, or are returning from a state learning center. The curriculum covers all areas of academic study while stressing the importance of making positive choices and providing students with support and guidance within a structured environment. Dooley Center for Alternative Education help students make up the academic work they missed during their time out of school, using a duel service delivery approach of both direct instruction and online learning to meet students' individual needs. Staff and students work creatively to set goals and earn rewards for success.

Alternative education center for students in grades 6-12.

Designed to offer continuing educational opportunities to high school aged residents of Stafford County who have not completed a public school education. Turning Point offers academic instruction to individuals who want the opportunity to further their education by either completing their high school diploma requirements or to obtain their GED.

Provides educational programs for economically disadvantaged youth age 14-21.

With the American Montessori Society's certification, and all three of lead teachers are Montessori certified. (Please visit www.amshq.org for more information about these standards.) As an associate member of the American Montessori Society, follows the curriculum set forth by the AMS: language, math, sensorial, practical life, geography, and science. The Montessori curriculum allows the child to advance at her/his own pace, with the freedom to excel beyond traditional age/grade level restraints. Multi-age classes are for ages 3 through 6, as well as a 2 and 3 year old class meant to step up into the blended age classes once the child turns 3 or is potty trained. Specially designed, hands on materials let the children explore their environment.

Mecklenburg County Public Schools offers an alternative school program to assist students who are unable to complete their education in a traditional manner in the public school setting. Students referred to the alternative school will continue their academic classes using NovaNet. NovaNet is a computerized, web-based curriculum that meets the Virginia Standards of Learning. The Secondary GED preparation program is an option for students 18 years of age and younger who require a nontraditional program because they are academically at-risk and/or a potential dropout. This program is designed to provide students with the academic knowledge necessary to pass the GED test.

A quasi-military style structure residential program that offers a 29-and-a-half-month program, which includes a five-and-a-half month residential phase, followed by a 24-month post-residential phase. The program offers academic credit recovery as well as a GED program.

The Veteran Honorary High School Diplomas recognize the life experiences of veterans who were unable to complete their high school education because of service in the armed forced during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

The Staunton Day education program is for youth who cannot be served in their school's traditional education programs. This is an educational treatment program for young people in grades K-12.

A residential school. Offers day school services to a wider cross section of alternative and special education students. Balances career exploration and vocational training with SOL based academic and social growth. In addition to a challenging academic curriculum in the classroom, career trips for students with identified interests are provided regularly. Vocational opportunities resulting in academic credits may be provided for eligible students. And through dual enrollment with Virginia Western Community College and apprenticeship agreements with area businesses, HopeTree Academy students have access to job training in nearly two dozen different career fields. Offers the Individualized Student Alternative Education Program(ISAEP). HopeTree Academy teachers intensify this highly "at-risk" student's preparatory study activities in order to take and pass the GED examinations. Provides a GED program with supplemental vocational training and required academic courses. Educational goals are based on the Virginia Standards of Learning, and HopeTree Academy is interdepartmentally licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and accredited through Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Educational Facilities (VAISEF).