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SUPPOrT SErVIcES FOr <strong>STUDENT</strong>S<strong>Clayton</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> Schools provide a variety of resources that are available at every school within the district to help address studentbehavioral problems. The school discipline process will include appropriate consideration of support processes to help students resolve suchproblems. These resources include, but are not limited to, Student Support Teams (SST), school counselors, chronic disciplinary studentplans, classroom management and behavior management strategies.cHILDTEcChildTec is a <strong>Clayton</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> Schools drop-out prevention program. This program’s goal is to assist teen parents by building selfesteem,improving school attendance and grades leading to graduation. ChildTec provides a safe and secure learning environment for infantsand toddlers while teen parents complete high school. For more information contact the Student Services Department.cOUrT rELATED cOLLABOrATION<strong>Clayton</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> Schools in collaboration with <strong>Clayton</strong> <strong>County</strong> Juvenile Court and other local agencies offer the following services:• cLAy<strong>TO</strong>N cOLLABOrATIVE cHILD STUDy TEAm (QUAD c ST):The <strong>Clayton</strong> Collaborative Child Study Team serves as a single point of entry for children who may be exhibiting behaviors thatimpede the learning or do not promote prosocial conduct. A multidisciplinary team of agency representatives meet twice a monthto assess the histories of treatment attempts and previous efforts to reduce the child’s inappropriate behavior. Parents/Guardiansof the children attend the meetings in order to provide pertinent historical information that can be useful in developing the child’saction plan.• FINDING ALTErNATIVES FOr SAFETy & TrEATmENT (F.A.S.T.PANEL):The FAST Panel is a multidisciplinary team that meets at the Juvenile Court to staff the cases of all children who have been detainedwithin the previous 48 hours. This unique approach of assessing each child’s “individual needs,” prior to the child’s first appearancein court, has been identified as a national model of early intervention once a child has been accused of a delinquent offense. Panelmembers interview parents/guardians of the children and explore issues that could possibly be leading to the child’s delinquentbehavior. The panel then makes a recommendation to the Judicial Officer at the time of the hearing as to whether or not the childshould return to detention pending a further hearing or if the child should be released per set guidelines.• ScHOOL BASED PrOBATION PrOGrAm (SBPP):The School Based Probation Program was established to intervene with students who are on probation with <strong>Clayton</strong> <strong>County</strong> JuvenileCourt. The goal of SBPP is to increase academic performance, reduce the number of discipline referrals, and increase studentattendance for the purpose of increasing student success. The Juvenile Court Probation Officers, in conjunction with the SchoolSocial Workers, meet monthly to monitor the probationers’ (students on probation) grades, attendance, and discipline. JuvenileCourt Probation Officers are based at all High Schools and assigned to serve the feeder schools. The presence of the JuvenileCourt Probation Officers along with the services offered by the School Social Workers address prevention and recidivism.Ultimately, the collaboration between <strong>Clayton</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> Schools and <strong>Clayton</strong> <strong>County</strong> Juvenile Court proves to increase studentachievement.DIVISION OF EXcEPTIONAL <strong>STUDENT</strong>SThe Division of Exceptional Students provides services for students with disabilities which facilitate educational progression. The IndividualEducation Plan for students with disabilities specifies educational placement, programs, and supports for students along a continuum ofservices. Initial evaluation for special education services are administered only with parental permission. After the evaluation is completed,a staff meeting including parents/guardians, teachers, counselor, administrator, and the school psychologist will determine the student’seligibility, and if appropriate, placement in the system.GEOrGIA SPEcIAL NEEDS ScHOLArSHIPAs the parent of a student who receives special education in our school system, options are available to exercise public and private schoolchoice. Under a new state law passed by the Georgia State Legislature in 2007, parents of students who receive special education maychoose to transfer their child to another public school or private school in Georgia.• PUBLIc ScHOOL cHOIcE OPTIONSA parent can request a transfer to another public school within their school system as long as there is available space at thatschool and the school has a program with the services agreed to in the student’s existing individualized education program. If theparent chooses this option, then the parent shall be responsible for transportation to the school.The parent may request a transfer to a school in another school system if there is available space and the system and school havea program with the services agreed to in the student’s existing individualized education program. However, a school system mustagree to accept the student. If the parent chooses this option and the school system accepts the child, then the parent shall beresponsible for transportation to a school in that system.The parent may also request a transfer to one of the state schools for the deaf and/or blind operated by the State Board ofEducation. Acceptance into a state school will depend if that setting is appropriate for the student’s needs. If the parent choosesthis option, then the parent shall be responsible for transportation to the state school. Please contact the Georgia Department ofEducation for more information about transferring to a state school.• PrIVATE ScHOOL cHOIcE OPTIONIf you are interested in transferring your child to a private school in Georgia, you may be able to take advantage of a Georgia SpecialNeeds Scholarship. These scholarships provide funding that can be used to offset tuition costs at participating private schools in thestate of Georgia. For more information on the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship and the parent application process, please visit theGeorgia Department of Education’s website at http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/.49