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Based on available space, a student may also be administratively assigned to a regional alternative education program either at the request of the parent and with the consent of the division superintendent or by the division superintendent after written notice to the student and his parent. Such notice of the opportunity for the student and\/or his parent to participate in a hearing conducted by the division superintendent or his designee regarding such placement shall be issued and the assignment shall be final unless altered by the school board, upon timely written petition, in accordance with regulations of the school board, by the student or his parent, for a review of the record by the school board. However, no child shall be assigned to any regional alternative education program described in this section for more than one school year without an annual assessment of the placement to determine the appropriateness of transitioning the child into the school division’s regular program.B\n\nApplications for grants shall include the following components:1\n\nAn agreement executed by two or more school divisions and approval of their respective governing bodies to offer a regional alternative education option as provided in subsection A, and a plan for the apportionment of responsibilities for the administration, management, and support of the program, including, but not limited to, the facilities and location for the program, daily operation and oversight, staffing, instructional materials and resources, transportation, funding and in-kind services, and the program of instruction.2\n\nA procedure for obtaining the participation in or support for the program, as may be determined, of the parents, guardian or other person having charge or control of a child placed in the program.3\n\nAn interagency agreement for cooperation executed by the local departments of health and social services or welfare; the juvenile and domestic relations district court; law-enforcement agencies; institutions of higher education and other postsecondary training programs; professional and community organizations; the business and religious communities; dropout prevention and substance abuse prevention programs; community services boards located in the applicants’ respective jurisdictions; and the Department of Juvenile Justice.4\n\nA curriculum developed for intensive, accelerated instruction designed to establish high standards and academic achievement for participating students.5\n\nAn emphasis on building self-esteem and the promotion of personal and social responsibility.6\n\nA low pupil\/teacher ratio to promote a high level of interaction between the students and the teacher.7\n\nAn extended day program, where appropriate, to facilitate remediation; tutoring; counseling; organized, age-appropriate, developmental education for elementary and middle school children; and opportunities that enhance acculturation and permit students to improve their social and interpersonal relationship skills.8\n\nCommunity outreach to build strong school, business, and community partnerships, and to promote parental involvement in the educational process of participating children.9\n\nSpecific, measurable goals and objectives and an evaluation component to determine the program’s effectiveness in reducing acts of crime and violence by students, the dropout rate, the number of youth committed to juvenile correctional centers, and recidivism; and in increasing the academic achievement levels and rehabilitative success of participating students, admission to institutions of higher education and other postsecondary education and training programs, and improving staff retention rates.10\n\nThe number of children who may be assigned to the regional alternative education program during the school year.11\n\nA plan for transitioning the enrolled students into the relevant school division’s regular program.12\n\nA current program of staff development and training.C\n\nBeginning with the first year of program implementation, the Department of Education shall be entitled to deduct annually from the locality’s share for the education of its students a sum equal to the actual local expenditure per pupil for the support of those students placed by the relevant school division in any such program. The amount of the actual transfers shall be based on data accumulated during the prior school year.D\n\nA school board shall require written notification to the pupil’s parent, guardian, or other person having charge or control, when a pupil commits an offense in violation of school board policies, which school officials determine was committed without the willful intent to violate such policies, or when the offense did not endanger the health and safety of the individual or other persons, of the nature of the offense no later than two school days following its occurrence. A school board shall require the principal of the school where the child is in attendance or other appropriate school personnel to develop appropriate measures, in conjunction with the pupil’s parent or guardian, for correcting such behavior.E\n\nFor the purposes of this section, “regional alternative education program” means a program supported and implemented by two or more school divisions which are either geographically contiguous or have a community of interest.F\n\nFor the purposes of this section, “one school year” means no more than 180 teaching days.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253105,"text":"With such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose, the Board of Education shall establish a program consisting of regional alternative education options for elementary, middle, and high school students in compliance with subdivision D 7 of § 22.1-253.13:1 who (i) have committed an offense in violation of school board policies relating to weapons, alcohol or drugs, or intentional injury to another person, or against whom a petition or warrant has been filed alleging such acts or school board charges alleging such policy violations are pending; (ii) have been expelled from school attendance or have received one suspension for an entire semester, or have received two or more long-term suspensions within one school year; or (iii) have been released from a juvenile correctional center and have been identified by the Superintendent of the Department of Juvenile Justice’s Division of Education and the relevant division superintendent as requiring a regional alternative education program. Based on available space, a student may also be administratively assigned to a regional alternative education program either at the request of the parent and with the consent of the division superintendent or by the division superintendent after written notice to the student and his parent. Such notice of the opportunity for the student and\/or his parent to participate in a hearing conducted by the division superintendent or his designee regarding such placement shall be issued and the assignment shall be final unless altered by the school board, upon timely written petition, in accordance with regulations of the school board, by the student or his parent, for a review of the record by the school board. However, no child shall be assigned to any regional alternative education program described in this section for more than one school year without an annual assessment of the placement to determine the appropriateness of transitioning the child into the school division’s regular program.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":253106,"text":"Applications for grants shall include the following components:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":253107,"text":"An agreement executed by two or more school divisions and approval of their respective governing bodies to offer a regional alternative education option as provided in subsection A, and a plan for the apportionment of responsibilities for the administration, management, and support of the program, including, but not limited to, the facilities and location for the program, daily operation and oversight, staffing, instructional materials and resources, transportation, funding and in-kind services, and the program of instruction.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":253108,"text":"A procedure for obtaining the participation in or support for the program, as may be determined, of the parents, guardian or other person having charge or control of a child placed in the program.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":253109,"text":"An interagency agreement for cooperation executed by the local departments of health and social services or welfare; 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 819 and 856 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1994, chapter 762<\/a>; in 1995, chapter 533<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 739<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 939<\/a> and 955<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 792<\/a> and 802<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 61<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64677,"section_number":"22.1-254","catch_line":"Compulsory attendance required; excuses and waivers; alternative education program attendance; exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-254\/"},{"id":80543,"section_number":"22.1-289","catch_line":"Transfer and management of scholastic records; disclosure of information in court notices; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80280,"section_number":"22.1-253.13:1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Standard 1. Instructional programs supporting the Standards of Learning and other educational objectives","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-253.13_1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":181625,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70087,"identifier":"22.1-209.1:2","token":"22.1\/13\/1\/22.1-209.1_2","url":"\/22.1-209.1_2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-209.1_2\/","token":"22.1\/13\/1\/22.1-209.1_2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regional alternative education programs for certain students","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-209.1:2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> With such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose, the Board of Education shall establish a program consisting of regional alternative education options for elementary<\/span>, middle, and high school students in compliance with subdivision D 7 of § 22.1-253.13:1<\/a> who (i) have committed an offense<\/span> in violation of school board<\/span> policies relating to weapons, alcohol or drugs, or intentional injury to another person, or against whom a petition<\/span> or warrant has been filed alleging such acts or school board<\/span> charges alleging such policy violations are pending; (ii) have been expelled from school attendance or have received one suspension for an entire semester, or have received two or more long-term suspensions within one school year<\/span>; or (iii) have been released from a juvenile correctional center and have been identified by the Superintendent of the Department<\/span> of Juvenile Justice’s Division of Education and the relevant division superintendent<\/span> as requiring a regional alternative education program<\/span>. Based on available space, a student may also be administratively assigned to a regional alternative education program<\/span> either at the request of the parent<\/span> and with the consent of the division superintendent<\/span> or by the division superintendent<\/span> after written notice to the student and his parent<\/span>. Such notice of the opportunity for the student and\/or his parent<\/span> to participate in a hearing<\/span> conducted by the division superintendent<\/span> or his designee regarding such placement shall be issued and the assignment shall be final unless altered by the school board<\/span>, upon timely written petition<\/span>, in accordance with regulations of the school board<\/span>, by the student or his parent<\/span>, for a review of the record by the school board<\/span>. However, no child shall be assigned to any regional alternative education program<\/span> described in this section for more than one school year<\/span> without an annual assessment of the placement to determine the appropriateness of transitioning the child into the school division’s regular program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Applications for grants shall include the following components: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> An agreement executed by two or more school divisions and approval of their respective governing bodies to offer a regional alternative education option as provided in subsection A, and a plan for the apportionment of responsibilities for the administration, management, and support of the program, including, but not limited to, the facilities and location for the program, daily operation and oversight, staffing, instructional materials<\/span> and resources, transportation, funding and in-kind services, and the program of instruction. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A procedure for obtaining the participation in or support for the program, as may be determined, of the parents<\/span><\/span>, guardian or other person having charge or control of a child placed in the program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> An interagency agreement for cooperation executed by the local departments<\/span> of health and social services or welfare; the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span>; law<\/span>-enforcement agencies; institutions of higher education and other postsecondary training programs; professional and community organizations; the business and religious communities; dropout prevention and substance abuse prevention programs; community services<\/span> boards<\/span> located in the applicants’ respective jurisdictions<\/span>; and the Department<\/span> of Juvenile Justice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A curriculum developed for intensive, accelerated instruction designed to establish high standards and academic achievement for participating students. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> An emphasis on building self-esteem and the promotion of personal and social responsibility. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> A low pupil\/teacher ratio to promote a high level of interaction between the students and the teacher. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> An extended day program, where appropriate, to facilitate remediation; tutoring; counseling; organized, age-appropriate, developmental education for elementary<\/span> and middle school<\/span> children; and opportunities that enhance acculturation and permit students to improve their social and interpersonal relationship skills. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Community outreach to build strong school, business, and community partnerships, and to promote parental involvement in the educational process of participating children. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Specific, measurable goals and objectives and an evaluation component to determine the program’s effectiveness in reducing acts of crime<\/span> and violence by students, the dropout rate, the number of youth committed to juvenile correctional centers, and recidivism; and in increasing the academic achievement levels and rehabilitative success of participating students, admission to institutions of higher education and other postsecondary education and training programs, and improving staff retention rates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> The number of children who may be assigned to the regional alternative education program<\/span> during the school year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> A plan for transitioning the enrolled students into the relevant school division’s regular program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> A current program of staff development and training. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Beginning with the first year of program implementation, the Department<\/span> of Education shall be entitled to deduct annually from the locality’s share for the education of its students a sum equal to the actual local expenditure per pupil for the support of those students placed by the relevant school division in any such program. The amount of the actual transfers shall be based on data accumulated during the prior school year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A school board<\/span> shall require written notification to the pupil’s parent<\/span>, guardian, or other person having charge or control, when a pupil commits an offense<\/span> in violation of school board<\/span> policies, which school officials determine was committed without the willful intent<\/span> to violate such policies, or when the offense<\/span> did not endanger the health and safety of the individual or other persons, of the nature of the offense<\/span> no later than two school days following its occurrence. A school board<\/span> shall require the principal of the school where the child is in attendance or other appropriate school personnel to develop appropriate measures, in conjunction with the pupil’s parent<\/span> or guardian, for correcting such behavior. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, “regional alternative education program<\/span>” means a program supported and implemented by two or more school divisions which are either geographically contiguous or have a community of interest. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, “one school year<\/span>” means no more than 180 teaching days. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGIONAL ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS (\u00a7 22.1-209.1:2)\n\nA. With such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose, the Board of\nEducation shall establish a program consisting of regional alternative education\noptions for elementary, middle, and high school students in compliance with\nsubdivision D 7 of § 22.1-253.13:1 who (i) have committed an offense in\nviolation of school board policies relating to weapons, alcohol or drugs, or\nintentional injury to another person, or against whom a petition or warrant has\nbeen filed alleging such acts or school board charges alleging such policy\nviolations are pending; (ii) have been expelled from school attendance or have\nreceived one suspension for an entire semester, or have received two or more\nlong-term suspensions within one school year; or (iii) have been released from a\njuvenile correctional center and have been identified by the Superintendent of\nthe Department of Juvenile Justice’s Division of Education and the\nrelevant division superintendent as requiring a regional alternative education\nprogram. Based on available space, a student may also be administratively\nassigned to a regional alternative education program either at the request of\nthe parent and with the consent of the division superintendent or by the\ndivision superintendent after written notice to the student and his parent. Such\nnotice of the opportunity for the student and\/or his parent to participate in a\nhearing conducted by the division superintendent or his designee regarding such\nplacement shall be issued and the assignment shall be final unless altered by\nthe school board, upon timely written petition, in accordance with regulations\nof the school board, by the student or his parent, for a review of the record by\nthe school board. However, no child shall be assigned to any regional\nalternative education program described in this section for more than one school\nyear without an annual assessment of the placement to determine the\nappropriateness of transitioning the child into the school division’s\nregular program.\n\nB. Applications for grants shall include the following components:\n\n 1. An agreement executed by two or more school divisions and approval of their\n respective governing bodies to offer a regional alternative education option\n as provided in subsection A, and a plan for the apportionment of\n responsibilities for the administration, management, and support of the\n program, including, but not limited to, the facilities and location for the\n program, daily operation and oversight, staffing, instructional materials and\n resources, transportation, funding and in-kind services, and the program of\n instruction.\n\n 2. A procedure for obtaining the participation in or support for the program,\n as may be determined, of the parents, guardian or other person having charge\n or control of a child placed in the program.\n\n 3. An interagency agreement for cooperation executed by the local departments\n of health and social services or welfare; the juvenile and domestic relations\n district court; law-enforcement agencies; institutions of higher education and\n other postsecondary training programs; professional and community\n organizations; the business and religious communities; dropout prevention and\n substance abuse prevention programs; community services boards located in the\n applicants’ respective jurisdictions; and the Department of Juvenile\n Justice.\n\n 4. A curriculum developed for intensive, accelerated instruction designed to\n establish high standards and academic achievement for participating students.\n\n 5. An emphasis on building self-esteem and the promotion of personal and\n social responsibility.\n\n 6. A low pupil\/teacher ratio to promote a high level of interaction between\n the students and the teacher.\n\n 7. An extended day program, where appropriate, to facilitate remediation;\n tutoring; counseling; organized, age-appropriate, developmental education for\n elementary and middle school children; and opportunities that enhance\n acculturation and permit students to improve their social and interpersonal\n relationship skills.\n\n 8. Community outreach to build strong school, business, and community\n partnerships, and to promote parental involvement in the educational process\n of participating children.\n\n 9. Specific, measurable goals and objectives and an evaluation component to\n determine the program’s effectiveness in reducing acts of crime and\n violence by students, the dropout rate, the number of youth committed to\n juvenile correctional centers, and recidivism; and in increasing the academic\n achievement levels and rehabilitative success of participating students,\n admission to institutions of higher education and other postsecondary\n education and training programs, and improving staff retention rates.\n\n 10. The number of children who may be assigned to the regional alternative\n education program during the school year.\n\n 11. A plan for transitioning the enrolled students into the relevant school\n division’s regular program.\n\n 12. A current program of staff development and training.\n\nC. Beginning with the first year of program implementation, the Department of\nEducation shall be entitled to deduct annually from the locality’s share\nfor the education of its students a sum equal to the actual local expenditure\nper pupil for the support of those students placed by the relevant school\ndivision in any such program. The amount of the actual transfers shall be based\non data accumulated during the prior school year.\n\nD. A school board shall require written notification to the pupil’s\nparent, guardian, or other person having charge or control, when a pupil commits\nan offense in violation of school board policies, which school officials\ndetermine was committed without the willful intent to violate such policies, or\nwhen the offense did not endanger the health and safety of the individual or\nother persons, of the nature of the offense no later than two school days\nfollowing its occurrence. A school board shall require the principal of the\nschool where the child is in attendance or other appropriate school personnel to\ndevelop appropriate measures, in conjunction with the pupil’s parent or\nguardian, for correcting such behavior.\n\nE. For the purposes of this section, “regional alternative education\nprogram” means a program supported and implemented by two or more school\ndivisions which are either geographically contiguous or have a community of\ninterest.\n\nF. For the purposes of this section, “one school year” means no more\nthan 180 teaching days.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, cc. 819, 856; 1994, c. 762; 1995, c. 533; 1996, cc. 755, 914;\n2000, c. 739; 2004, cc. 939, 955; 2009, cc. 792, 802; 2010, c. 61; 2012, cc.\n803, 835.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}