More than 100,000 students have found success with Ombudsman.
About Ombudsman
Did you know that a student drops out of high school every 26 seconds? That’s more than one million students a year. There is an alternative to dropping out. Since 1975, Ombudsman Educational Services has provided more than 100,000 at-risk students an alternate route to graduation – and to all the opportunities a real high school diploma provides.
Students drop out of school for a variety of reasons. Some work full-time to support their families or have missed too much school because of an illness. Others say they feel uncomfortable in large classes. Getting back on track can be difficult for young people facing such challenges. Ombudsman recognizes that not all students succeed in a traditional learning environment, and provides the alternative program some students need to avoid dropping out of school.
Partnering with School Districts
Ombudsman partners with school districts nationwide to help remove the roadblocks to graduation and offers alternative education programs for at-risk middle and high school students who want to get back on track. Many students do better in small learning communities where they receive individual attention, work on computers to master subjects at their own pace, and attend class on a flexible schedule that accommodates work and family responsibilities. One hundred percent of Ombudsman students are at-risk when they enroll in our learning centers. Eighty-five percent of them graduate, earn credits or return to their district school closer to or at grade level.
For more than 30 years, Ombudsman has provided students with the right environment and the right instruction to reach their goal of high school graduation. Ombudsman students work with teachers and staff to find a schedule and approach to meet their needs. Through personalized and computer-assisted instruction, students learn skills ranging from math and science to personal finance and nutrition.
About ESA
Ombudsman Educational Services is a division of Educational Services of America (ESA), the nation’s leading provider of K-12 and post-secondary alternative and special education programs. Based in Nashville, Tenn., ESA operates more than 140 schools and programs serving more than 240 school districts in numerous states. Ombudsman also operates charter schools in Arizona.
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