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Dothan City Schools is committed to ensuring students receive educational opportunities to successfully earn academic credit for graduation. The Accelerated Recovery Center (ARC) is offered as an alternative pathway for students who meet specific criteria for enrollment and are dedicated to earning a high school diploma.
Goals of the ARC Program:
- Support students in remaining in school and successfully completing requirements for graduation
- Encourage regular attendance and punctuality
- Prepare students in college and career readiness future educational opportunities
- Provide general education and response to instruction/intervention as needed
- Provide academic counseling and behavioral counseling i.e. conflict resolution
- Provide social skills development and career counseling support
ARC is a nontraditional school that serves secondary (middle/high school) students who meet any of the following criteria:
- Have been disengaged from the traditional system by
- Middle school grade level over-aged (16+ years)and/or behind in academic credits for graduation per grade level pacing requirements
- Demonstrate creativity, honesty, courage, and hopefulness in pursuit of a high school diploma
Students at the ARC will receive academic assessment and core academic instruction in Mathematics, Science, English, Reading, and Social Studies, through a computer-based instruction program with direct teacher support.
All students are provided test prep opportunities for the state-required assessments and will test at their base schools. Students will participate in career preparatory opportunities, career assessments and inventories, and job-shadowing opportunities through community agencies as applicable.
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Enrollment Procedures
- Students will complete an application obtained from their school
counselor. - Students, parent/guardian,administrator, and the counselor will be
involved in an intake conference where a plan of services will be
developed and a contract signed. - Each contract will detail the required attendance, behavior, and
conditions of enrollment. The contracts will be signed by all
stakeholders and must be followed at all times to remain a part of
the ARC. - Students will not participate in extracurricular activities at their home
base school while attending ARC. - Students assigned will be subject to the Code of Conduct for Dothan
City Schools. - Students will remain on roll at home base school and attendance will
be reported daily to home base schools.
- Students will complete an application obtained from their school
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Application Requirements and Review
Nomination from the middle or high school principal or tribunal
recommendation is required before an applicant will be considered for
Accelerated Recovery Center (ARC).Accelerated Recovery Center is recognized by the Dothan City Schools as an
"alternative school of choice" and is designed to accommodate at-risk or
non-traditional students.Students must be capable of success in an accelerated, self-paced
computerized, independent learning environment.A completed application is required. Applications can be obtained from the
guidance department of either the middle school or high school
respectively and should be returned to the students’ base school guidance
office. All applications, upon approval by the base school’s principal and
the district coordinator providing oversight of this program, will be
forwarded to the ARC department at 201 E. Wilson Street.Incomplete applications will be returned to the base school guidance
office. Filing an application does NOT automatically ensure acceptance.