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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 board hears ALE and JAGK updates; students describe confidence and credit gains
Summary
District staff told the board that the ALE pilot now serves about 50 in-person students and 22 AVL students with a 94% acceptance rate, and JAGK students and staff described hands-on career preparation; students testified that both programs have improved confidence, skills and credit recovery.
District staff and students gave the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education a detailed look at two workforce- and recovery-focused programs: JAG Kansas (JAGK) and the Alternative Learning Environment (ALE).
JAGK presenters — Manhattan High case specialist Craig Gantenbein, Crystal Williams, Dasia Taylor and Francesca Morales — summarized program goals of career exploration, competency-based curriculum, project-based learning and sustained student follow-up. Students who participated described concrete benefits: Elizabeth Hernandez Hewlett said JAG "has changed me a lot since my sophomore year" and helped her gain…
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