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Alternative Education
21st Annual Chicago Football Classic
Posted on September 27, 2018
September 2018 Pictured above: Team with current Chicago City Colleges Chancellor, Juan Salgado. The 21st Annual Chicago Football Classic was held Saturday September 22nd at Soldier Field, with a match-up between Morehouse College and Miles College. The event features football ...
Ombudsman Quarterly Innovative Educators Announced (Glendale, Ariz)
Posted on September 27, 2018
– Glendale, AZ (August 2018) As part of the ‘Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow’ initiative, Ombudsman recognizes educators each quarter who take learning to the next level by engaging their students in a 21st century hands-on or collaborative manner. Those recognized ...
Kenia and Bri: Two Ombudsman Success Stories (Parker, Ariz.)
Posted on May 15, 2018
Inspiration in her child’s eyes Kenia ran away from home at age 18 and was pregnant less than a year later, expecting a son. School was the last thing on her mind. She knew there were many jobs that would ...
Ombudsman 3rd Quarter Innovative Educators Announced
Posted on May 15, 2018
Glendale, Az (April 2018) As part of the Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow initiative, each quarter Ombudsman will recognize educators who take learning to the next level by engaging their students in a 21st century hands on or collaborative manner. These ...
Ombudsman Arizona Charter Second Quarter Innovative Educators Announced
Posted on February 22, 2018
As part of Ombudsman Arizona Charter Schools’ Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow initiative, each quarter we recognize educators who take learning to the next level by engaging their students in 21st century hands-on or collaborative manner. These educators strive to make learning the most meaningful by ...
Ombudsman Arizona Charter Launches Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow Academy
Posted on January 17, 2018
Ombudsman Arizona Alternative Charter High Schools are currently home to over 1,600 Arizona students looking to earn their high school diploma. Our seven schools across the state feature a blended learning model combining traditional teacher-led instruction with independently-paced, technology-rich curriculum. ...
District Letter: Thoughts from Upper Bucks Ombudsman Graduation (Penn.)
Posted on June 14, 2016
The following letter was recently sent from Karen Shanton, House Principal for Pupil Services at Quakertown High School, in regard to the Upper Bucks Ombudsman graduation. Camil and I had the privilege of attending the graduation ceremony at Ombudsman earlier ...
Linda Sanders loves working with kids (Grand Island, Neb.)
Posted on May 1, 2016
“My friends say that I don’t sit well. They all say I don’t sit well,” says Linda Sanders, director of the Ombudsman alternative high school program, which helps students from Grand Island Senior High earn a high school school diploma. ...
New Contract for Ombudsman (Parker, Ariz.)
Posted on April 19, 2016
Ombudsman Education Services will be providing alternative education services for the Parker Unified School District for the next three years. The District Governing Board approved a proposal from Ombudsman to provide these services from July 1, 2016 to June 30, ...
Avoyelles Virtual Program Addresses Academic, Behavior Issues
Posted on April 10, 2016
Alternative school for expelled, long-term suspended students It would seem self-defeating for a “disciplinary school” program to be so successful that its students beg to stay after they have “served their sentence” and been deemed able to return to their ...