Policy 629-R Alternative Student Learning Plan Regulation
I. Procedures
A. Teacher Level Review
Resolution shall first be attempted between the teacher and the parent/guardian.
1. The teacher will treat each request with confidentiality, and work with the student and family to come to a resolution.
2. The teacher and/or parent/guardian may discuss alternative student learning plans. The school district will not pay for any alternative instruction costs.
3. The proposed solution will consider inclusion of the student(s) in the classroom while minimizing classroom disruption, and seek to ensure a student is not removed from the classroom setting for an unreasonable amount of time.
4. If a resolution is not obtained, the request shall be directed to the building principal.
B. Building Level Review
If a resolution was not obtained at the Teacher Level Review, the request shall be attempted between the building principal or associate principal, the teacher and the parent/guardian.
1. The principal will:
a. Contact the parent/guardian, provide them with a copy of Policy 629 and procedures 629-R.
b. Provide the parent/guardian with a 629-R Form (Proposed Alternative Student Learning Plan) for the parent/guardian to complete prior to discussing with the principal.
c. The principal will arrange a meeting with the parent/guardian and appropriate professional staff to discuss the Proposed Alternative Student Learning Plan with the parent/guardian.
d. The principal will also inform the Executive Director of Teaching and Learning about the request and seek guidance per Policy 629/629-R.
2. During the meeting, the principal and appropriate professional staff shall:
a. Listen to the parent/guardian’s reasons for the request.
b. Explain the school's related policies and procedures
c. Explain the place of the unit/lesson in the educational program and its intended educational use.
d. Try to resolve the parent/guardian’s request through an alternative student learning plan to be used with their child(ren).
e. If a resolution is not reached with the parent/guardian, the matter will be referred to the Executive Director of Teaching and Learning.
C. District Level Review
The Executive Director of Teaching and Learning will follow up with the parent/guardian to hear the request. After hearing the request, the Executive Director of Teaching and Learning will review Policy 629 & 629-R and the 629 Form submitted by the parent/guardian and if the criteria have been met, may affirm the decision of the principal and the matter is resolved.
If the Executive Director of Teaching and Learning determines that criteria in 627 and 627-R were not met the Executive Director will consult with the appropriate parties to create a plan that meets the criteria of policy 627 and 627-R, at which point the matter is resolved.
D. Alternative Student Learning Plan
1. The form “Proposed Alternative Student Learning Plan” will be completed by the parent/guardian.
2. An Alternative Student Learning Plan must be agreed upon by all parties to be put into effect. The school district will not pay for any alternative instruction costs.
3. The plan must satisfy the MN State Standards the student would otherwise be missing.
4. School personnel will evaluate and assess the quality of the student’s work produced as part of an alternative student learning plan.
5. School personnel will not impose an academic or other penalty on a student for arranging an Alternative Student Learning Plan under this policy.
6. Neither the parent/guardian request nor the Alternative Student Learning Plan is to interfere with the rights of others to receive the regular instructional content.
7. Grades earned under alternative instruction will be documented as a “pass.”
Adoption and Amendment History
- Effective: May 14, 2007
- Reviewed: December 9, 2013
- Draft: September 25, 2018
- Amended: July 10, 2023
- Last Reviewed: July 10, 2023