At-Risk Program Resources

Creating the Picture: Assembling an Effective At-Risk Program (A Manual for At-Risk Coordinators) has been developed for the Alabama Best Practices Center by Phyllis Bobo, project director, to aid all at-risk coordinators. It is designed to be a “work-in-progress” – with new information and best practices added to the sections as they become available.

The information contained in this manual is presented in a series of PDF files, some of which are very large. This information may be downloaded in it's entirety, in major sections, or as individual topics, depending on your preferences and needs.

Download Full At-Risk Program Manual (note: very large file – 8.5M)

Foreword/Introduction (79 K)

Step 1: Vision of the At-Risk Program (view entire Step 1 file – 1.0M PDF)
	Visions and Goals	1-2	660 K	view
	Needs Assessment	1-2
	Committee Collaboration	1-2
	Sources of Funds Available	1-3
	SDE At-Risk Plan, July 2002, Form B	1-14	107 K	view
	Building-Based Student Support Team Tracking Form	1-15
	Student Incident Report	1-16	104 K	view
	Samples of At-Risk Data Collection Forms	1-24	100 K	view
	Sample Prioritized Needs List	1-29	33 K	view
	At-Risk Planning Committee Members	1-30	41 K	view

Step 2: Support for the Program (view entire Step 2 file – 3.8M PDF)
	Succeeding with At-Risk Students	2-2	1.6 M	view
	At-Risk Research and Program Guide	2-20	1.0 M	view
	Preliminary Report: PARCA Case Study of Selected At-Risk Programs, Summer 2002	2-39	1.1 M	view

Step 3: Developing the At-Risk Plan
	This section will be completed following the final approval of the At-Risk legislation. The Prevention and Support Services section of the State Department of Education will send updates and communications as they are available to the following in each school system: Superintendent, At-Risk Coordinator, and Custodian of Funds. You are also encouraged to visit http://www.alsde.edu, (Prevention and Supprt Services section) for these updates.

Step 4: Implementing the Program(s) (view entire Step 4 file – 3.0M PDF)
	Programs That Work	4-2	48 K	view
	Evaluating the Programs	4-2
	Collaboration with Other Agencies	4-2
	Direct Instruction – Lee County Schools	4-3	57 K	view
	Project Success – Lowndes County	4-5	65 K	view
	Parent Project – Walker County Schools	4-7	188 K	view
	Nova Guidance and Learning Center – Daleville City Schools	4-12	209 K	view
	Opportunity School Classroom and Additional Resources (OSCAR) – Talladega County Schools	4-24	269 K	view
	Positive Alernatives to Suspending Students (PASS) – Sylacauga City Schools	4-33	854 K	view
	Talladega County Schools – A Case Study	4-61	433 K	view
	Evaluation of At-Risk Programs: Sample Questions	4-69	97 K	view
	Non-Profit Community Agency Collaboration: Examples of Agency Partners	4-72	61 K	view
	Examples of Memoranda, Contracts, and Form Used in Community Agency Collaboration – Lee County Schools	4-75	706 K	view

Step 5: Other Resources/Help (view entire Step 5 file – 597K)
	System At-Risk Coordinators	5-2	37 K	view
	Team 1		7 K	view
	Team 2		7 K	view
	Team 3		7 K	view
	Teams 4 & 5		8 K	view
	Team 6		7 K	view
	Team 7		7 K	view
	Team 8		7 K	view
	Teams 9 & 10		7 K	view
	Other Key Contacts	5-3	103 K	view
	Frequently Asked Questions		419 K	view
	At-Risk Leadership Conference 2002	5-6
	State Department of Education – Prevention and Support Services	5-9
	Input Forms		41 K	view
	Best Practices Nomination Form	5-15
	Recommendations for Manual Additions	5-16