New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT STUDENT DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 6A:16-9.2 - Program criteria

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each alternative education program,
				pursuant to
6A:16-1.3
, shall fulfill
				the following program criteria for both high school and middle school programs,
				unless otherwise noted:
1. A maximum
				student-teacher ratio of 12:1 for high school programs shall be
				maintained;
2. A maximum
				student-teacher ratio of 10:1 for middle school programs shall be
				maintained;
3. An Individualized
				Program Plan (IPP) shall be developed for each general education student
				enrolled in the program.
i. The IPP shall be
				developed by the school district in which the student is enrolled, in
				consultation with the student's parent and the receiving school district,
				pursuant to
				6A:16-9.1(a), or
				other agency, pursuant to
				6A:16-9.1(b), as
				appropriate.
ii. The IPP shall be
				developed by a multidisciplinary team of professionals with knowledge of the
				student's educational, behavioral, emotional, social and health
				needs.
iii. The IPP shall identify
				the appropriate instructional and support services for addressing the student's
				identified needs.
iv. The IPP shall
				be developed in accordance with the format prescribed by the Commissioner of
				Education and implemented within 30 calendar days of the student's placement in
				the alternative education program.
(1) The
				IPP may, but need not, be developed prior to the student's placement.
v. A multidisciplinary team shall
				review and, as appropriate, revise the IPP prior to the completion of the
				student's anticipated enrollment in the alternative education program or prior
				to the end of the school year, whichever occurs first.
(1) The multidisciplinary team shall review
				and revise the IPP, as needed, at any time during the student's enrollment in
				the alternative education program.
(2) The multidisciplinary team that reviews
				the IPP shall include staff from the sending school and the alternative
				education program who have knowledge of the student's educational, behavioral,
				emotional, social and health needs.
(3) The student's parent shall be advised of
				revisions to the IPP.
4. For a student with a disability, the
				alternative education program shall be consistent with the student's
				Individualized Education Program (IEP), pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:14, Special
				Education.
5. Individualized
				instruction to students shall address the New Jersey Student Learning
				Standards, pursuant to
6A:8-3.1
;
6. Instructional staff
				shall be appropriately certified, pursuant to
				6A:9-3.3;
7. Compliance with attendance policies,
				pursuant to
				6A:16-7.8 and
				6A:32-8.3, shall be
				required;
8. Academic instruction
				sufficient to fulfill graduation requirements, pursuant to
				6A:8-5.1, shall be provided to
				high school students;
9.
				Comprehensive support services and programs shall address each student's
				health, social and emotional development and behavior;
10. Case management services including, but
				not limited to, monitoring and evaluating student progress and coordinating
				instructional and support services, pursuant to (a)5, 8, and 9 above, shall be
				provided;
11. Services to
				facilitate the transition of students returning to the general or special
				education program shall be provided; and
12. A minimum student enrollment period of
				not less than two complete marking periods shall be required.
i. If the student is enrolled with less than
				two complete marking periods remaining prior to the end of the school year, the
				decision regarding continued placement in the alternative education program
				shall be made in accordance with
				6A:16-9.3(a).
ii. If the student is removed from the
				general education program and placed in an alternative education program as a
				result of a firearm or assault with a weapon offense, the chief school
				administrator may modify the term of removal or placement on a case-by-case
				basis, pursuant to
				6A:16-5.5(b)1 
				and 5.6(b)1.
iii. For the student
				with a disability, the enrollment period shall be determined by appropriate
				school personnel in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 6A:14, Special
				Education, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004,
				20 U.S.C. §§
												1400 et seq.