GED Science GED Social Studies GED Writing GED Math GED Reading GED Test Taking Strategies Reading for IT Reading for MA Reading for College Readiness Math for Career Readiness College Prep Medical Terminology Human Anatomy Biology Introduction to Medical Assistant IC3 Reading A+ College Biology Advanced Medical Assistant Dual Enrollment Electives Below is a sampling of electives that have been offered. Students should take an elective each session. For more information on the electives being offered, please contact the Director of Student Support Services. Yoga Music Music appreciation Photography Metro Teen Aids College Summit Art Happiness Healthy Relationships Poetry Rap Student Support Services The Student Support Department (SSD) serves the students of the LAYC Career Academy by providing students with the skills and knowledge that will support and guide students in their journey to become productive and responsible students, employees and citizens in their communities. The SSD is made up of Student Support Specialists (S3), Electives Coordinator, Master of Social Work Interns and community partners through various grants.
student conduct or employee handbook. School employees will also be held accountable for bullying or harassing behavior directed toward school employees, volunteers, parents, or students. Consequences for a student who commits an act of bullying and harassment shall vary in method and severity according to the nature of the behavior, the developmental age of the student, and the student’s history of problem behaviors and performance, and must be consistent with LAYCCA’s approved code of student conduct. Remedial measures shall be designed to: correct the problem behavior; prevent another occurrence of the behavior; and protect the victim of the act. Effective discipline should employ a school-wide approach to adopt a rubric of bullying offenses and the associated consequences. The consequences and remedial measures may include, but are not limited to: Admonishment Participation in a guided reflection process designed to teach alternative behavior (Dialogue Circle, class discussion, etc.) Temporary removal from the classroom Loss of privileges Referral to Student Support Team (SST) Referral to disciplinarian Out-of-school suspension Legal action Expulsion or termination Options of Remedial Measures Strategies for Individual Behavioral Change: Framing the aggressive behavior as a failed attempt to solve a real problem or reach a goal. The adult(s) assists the misbehaving student to find a better way to solve the problem or meet the goal. (SST meeting, meeting with case manager and/or counselor etc.) Restitution and restoration Transformative conferencing/restorative justice practices Supervised peer support group Corrective instruction or other relevant learning or service experience Supportive discipline to increase accountability for the bullying offense Supportive interventions, including participation of a Student Support team, peer or staff mediation, etc. Behavioral assessment or evaluation Behavioral management plan, with benchmarks that are closely monitored Involvement of school disciplinarian Student counseling Parent conferences Student treatment Student therapy Strategies for Environmental Change (Classroom, School Building, or School Board): Activities or strategies designed to help the student who engaged in bullying or harassment reflect on the offending behavior, maintaining an emotionally-neutral and strength-based approach School and community surveys or other strategies for determining the conditions contributing to harassment, intimidation, or bullying