Ombudsman Educational Services is seeking a Center Director (Lead Teacher) and full-time teachers for our new center in Cordele, GA. This center will focus on both middle school and high school students who have not been successful in a traditional classroom setting. Through one-on-one instruction, teachers guide and encourage students through the process of making positive choices about their education so they can become successful students and productive citizens.

Ombudsman students follow an academic program created to meet their specific needs and schedules. Students are responsible for following a prescribed learning path and complete most coursework on computers, so they receive immediate feedback and become familiar with tools they will use in college, trade or vocational school or the workplace.  They also benefit from teacher-led small group instruction.

Ombudsman Educational Services operates more than 100 learning centers serving more than 120 school districts in numerous states. Nearly 123,000 students have attended Ombudsman since it was founded in 1975, and 85 percent of Ombudsman students graduate, earn credits or return to their district school closer to or at grade level. Ombudsman helps districts increase graduation rates and decrease dropout rates, and measurably advances students' skill levels.

 Our teachers must meet these requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree with middle school or high school teaching experience.
• Valid State Teacher Certification.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Lead Teacher must possess leadership skills from an environment using a lead management approach.
• Strong motivational and communication skills and adaptability to shifting priorities so that a positive learning environment is assured.
• Ability to prioritize so that deadlines are met.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Computer/clerical skills for preparation of report

For more information or to apply for a position, please go to http://www.ombudsman.com/oesemployment.aspx

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOTIFICATION OF DESTRUCTION OF

SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT RECORDS

In accordance with the state and federal regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), this is to inform you of Crisp County School Systems intent to destroy personally identifiable information related to special education services maintained on former students that have reached their 22^nd birthday.  

If you wish to maintain this information for your personal records, you need to notify us, otherwise, the information will be destroyed in July of the year after the former student turns 22 years old. Please be advised that the records may be needed by you for social security benefits or other purposes.

            Records to be destroyed are as follows:

                        Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)

                        Evaluation Reports

            Test Protocols

            Notifications of Meetings

                        Notices of Action

                        Review of Existing Data Summaries

                        All other personally identifiable information within the Special Education file*

The reason for destruction of the above listed items is because they are no longer needed to provide educational services since it has been more than three (3) years since he/she has received special education services.

*The district may maintain a permanent record, without time limitation, of a student’s name, address and phone number, his/her grades, attendance record, classes attended, grade level completed, and year completed.

You may contact the special education office at 229-276-3400 or the address above for more information.

Sincerely,

Kathryn Harris

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SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (SES)

Supplemental educational services is academic assistance such as tutoring, remediation and other educational interventions designed to increase the academic achievement of students in low-performing schools which are provided outside of the regular school day.

Students from low-income families who are attending Title I schools that are in their second year of school improvement (i.e., have not made adequate yearly progress (AYP) for three or more years), in corrective action, or in restructuring status are eligible to receive these services.

The State is required to identify organizations, both public and private, that qualify to provide these services. Parents of eligible students are then notified, by the LEA, that supplemental educational services will be made available, and parents can select any approved provider that they feel will best meet their child’s needs in the area served by the LEA or within a reasonable distance of that area. The LEA (usually a school district) will sign an agreement with providers selected by parents, and the provider will then provide services to the child and report on the child’s progress to the parents and to the LEA.

Crisp County High School is eligible to receive Supplemental Educational Services for the 2011-2012 school year. All eligible students will receive a packet of information via U. S. mail, containing the necessary materials to begin services. If you have any further questions or need more information about Supplemental Educational Services, please contact the Title I Office at 229-276-3400.