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ALC supervisor outlines expansion, experiential curriculum and funding needs
Summary
The district’s Area Learning Center supervisor described plans to expand experiential and work‑based learning, pilot a middle‑school ALC for about a dozen students, and use Perkins changes to broaden access for special populations; staff also recommended buying four buses and prioritized several LTFM projects.
Ben Craig, the district’s alternative education/Area Learning Center supervisor, told the St. Francis Area Schools board on May 11 that the ALC has focused this year on expanding experiential education and is planning a small middle‑school pull‑out program for next year.
Craig said the ALC typically serves about 120 students but this year’s enrollment is nearer 100; he told board members the program can “ramp up very easily” with additional staffing. He described the ALC as “really…
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