2414 INTERVENTIONS
The Board of Education recognizes that certain
conditions place children at risk of not acquiring the knowledge, skills,
behaviors, and attitudes necessary for school success, school completion, and
successful functioning as an adult in society.
A "pupil at risk" means a
pupil who is in danger of failure to achieve the New Jersey Core Curriculum
Content Standards and the high school graduation requirements or dropping out of
school because of specific cognitive, affective, economic, social, and/or health
needs. The conditions that may place a pupil at risk include the pupil's failure
to acquire the essential skills needed to stay on grade level or the pupil's
performance below minimum levels of proficiency; history of adjustment or
behavioral problems; placement on long-term suspension for violation of school
rules; history of poor school attendance; being limited in English language
proficiency; being disruptive or disaffected; pregnancy or parenthood; failure
to qualify for promotion or graduation; condition of poverty as defined by
his/her eligibility for free meals or free milk and/or exhibiting other
characteristics identified by the Board.
Programs and services for pupils
at risk shall meet the goals of:
1. Enhancing the health, self-esteem,
and acquisition of the life skills necessary for age-appropriate development and
productive functioning in the school setting and society;
2. Identifying
and assisting pupils who are not meeting standards for behavior and achievement
in areas such as attendance, conduct, and mastery of the curriculum, as well as
performing below state minimum levels of proficiency; and
3. Improving
the school climate so that pupils experience school as a safe, supportive, and
disciplined place where academic and interpersonal growth and learning can take
place.
Programs and services for pupils at risk may be offered during the
regular school day, beyond the regular school day, or during the summer. Any
such programs and services that do not require the services of a teaching staff
member or cannot be reasonably accommodated in the school setting may be
delivered by qualified persons who are not necessarily certified but are
supervised by appropriately certified teaching staff members.
The Board
shall provide staff training necessary to implement the programs and services
for pupils at risk.
N.J.A.C. 6:8-1.1 et seq.
Adopted: 24
April 2003