(1) An eligible participant may submit a proposal to the state board for a grant for the development of a program under this article, which may involve selected grade levels within a public school or facility school.
(2) A program shall:
Provide supervision, discipline, counseling, and continuous education for a suspended student with the goal of maintaining the education of a suspended student and preventing further disruptive behavior, subsequent suspension, or expulsion;
Provide for a transitional stage from in-school or in-home suspension to regular school activities;
Include an agreement by the participating public school or facility school that a student suspended for the reasons specified in section 22-33-106 (1)(a) or (1)(b) shall be included in the program;
Include an evaluation phase based on the collection of data that shall measure effectiveness of the program; and
Include provisions for the dissemination of the results of the program to the stateboard; the participating facility school; the school board or governing board of the participating public school; the parents, guardians, or legal custodians with students attending the participating public school; and any other interested persons.
(3) A program may include, but need not be limited to, any of the following:
Programs that utilize new instructional, counseling, or disciplinary concepts;
Programs that utilize current public school or facility school staff or other personnel;
Programs that encourage parental participation and involvement;
Programs that employ individualized instruction, computer-assisted instruction, orother automated equipment for instruction;
Programs that provide behavioral modification or anger management techniques.
(4) Each proposal must include a breakdown of all costs that would be incurred upon approval of the program.
Source: L. 96: Entire article added, p. 1809, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2004: (2)(e) amended, p. 1587, § 15, effective June 3. L. 2008: (1), (2)(c), (2)(e), and (3)(b) amended, p. 1400, § 43, effective May 27.