The Alternative Education Program offers two options: Alternative Grade 10, 11, 12 or Functional Integrated Program. Students must be enrolled by the age of 14 years, 8 months in Alternative Education Programs. Enrollment is indicated to the Registrar’s Unit, Saskatchewan Education, on the Student Demographic/Enrollment Form.
Parents must be consulted prior to the placement of a student in an Alternative Education Program. School division policies and procedures regarding the placement of students into Alternative Education Programs should be clearly articulated to parents and students. The implications of enrollment in Alternative Education Programs should be shared with students and parents.
Alternative Grade 10, 11, and 12
An Alternative Grade 10, 11, or 12 Program is designed for students unable to succeed in the Regular Education Program. It is an approved locally developed program designed to meet the special needs of students who require curricula that are qualitatively different from those available in the Regular Education Program. At each grade level, a student must complete a minimum of eight courses that may include various combinations of courses from Regular and Alternative Education Programs. Students may receive standing in an Alternative Grade 10, 11, and/or 12 Program.
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Alternative Education Program |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
Grade 12 |
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Minimum Credits Required: |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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Required Courses: Language Arts/Communication Work Experience Mathematics Specified Electives: Career Education Life Skills Science or Mathematics Social Studies |
A18 B18 18 18
18 or 18 or 18 or 18 or |
A28 B28 28
28 or 28 or 28 or 28 or |
A38 B38 38
38 38 38 38 |
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Unspecified Electives: Regular Education Program courses Alternative Education Program electives | |||
Registration in one Alternative Education course automatically registers a student in an Alternative Grade 10, 11, or 12 Program. An 18, 28, or 38 course may not be counted as credit toward completion of a Regular Education Program.
Individual course grades for a student enrolled in an approved Alternative Grade 10, 11, or 12 Program must be reported to the Registrar’s Unit, Saskatchewan Education, in a percentage grade. The transcript indicates the completion of an Alternative Grade 10, Alternative Grade 11, or Alternative Grade 12.
Functional Integrated Program
Functional Integrated Programs are designed for students with severe multiple or intellectual disabilities who require individual programs. The specifics of a Functional Integrated Program will vary from student to student in accommodating each student’s particular learning needs. When developing a Functional Integrated Program, school divisions may choose one of the three program models detailed below:
The Homecoming Model: Learning Behaviours/Survival Skills, Academics, Self-Care, Motor, Community Skills, Communication, General Information, and Social.
COACH Model: Domestic, School, Community, Vocational, Communication/Social, and Mathematics.
Functional Programming: Communication, Vocational, Functional Academics, Personal Management, Social, and Leisure/Recreation.
Spiritual Development (Christian Ethics or other spiritual studies) may be an added domain to any of the above models.
Enrollment in a Functional Integrated Program is typically for an extended period of time. Students have the right to attend school up to the age of 22. Students with severe disabilities learn more slowly and require a greater number of opportunities to acquire a skill than most other students. The length of a program and its components must be based on the specific needs of the individual student.
Upon a student’s completion of a Functional Integrated Program, the school principal will send a letter to the Registrar’s Unit, Saskatchewan Education, stating that the student has completed the goals of his/her Personal Program Plan and is to be awarded recognition for the completion of a Functional Integrated Program.
Grade 12
An adult may obtain grade 12 standing without having completed previous grades with a minimum of seven credits with five credits at the 30 level as follows:
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New Credit Policy |
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Notes:
High School Review Advisory Committee. (1994). High School Review Advisory Committee Final Report. Regina, SK: Saskatchewan Education.
Saskatchewan Education. (1998). Course Challenge Process: Policy and Procedures. Regina, SK: Author.
Saskatchewan Education. (1997). Core Curriculum: An Information Bulletin for Administrators. Regina, SK: Author.
Saskatchewan Education. (1987). Core Curriculum Plans for Implementation. Regina, SK: Author.
Saskatchewan Education, Training and Employment. (1994). Policy Directions for Secondary Education in Saskatchewan: Minister’s Response to the High School Review Advisory Committee Final Report. Regina, SK: Author.