Salinas Union High School District

Referral process

The referral process for any alternative program or alternative school starts with a meeting with the school counselor. The purpose of the meeting with the counselor is for the family to be aware of all programs (except Home Hospital instruction) and select the one that will meet the student’s needs. TheReferral to Alternative Education Programsis filled out and a parent signature is required. The Student Services Unit (SSU), composed of a multidisciplinary team of professionals, goes to the school sites to do intakes as needed. After the SSU intake, the school counselor notifies the family and the receiving school or program does the intake within 24 hours. You may contact the SSU at (831) 796-6904 to check on a status of a referral submitted or availability for any program. The Alternative Education Department has the following programs available:

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Home Hospital Instruction (HHI) Program  

Students in Transition (SIT) Program

Teen Parent Programs

Section 504

Home Hospital Instruction (HHI) Program

The Home Hospital Instruction (HHI) Program (California Education Code (EC)  Section 42206.3 serves students who incur a temporary physical or mental disability, which makes attendance in the regular day classes or alternative education program impossible. Salinas Union High School District is responsible for instructing and educating pupils who must be hospitalized or remain at home due to a temporary but extended illness or disability and live within our attendance boundaries.

The goal of the Home Hospital Instruction Program is to maintain the pupil’s former level of performance while recovering by ensuring the continuity of educational services.

SUHSD offers one hour of instruction by a certificated staff for every day of instruction offered by the district in the regular education program at the student’s home or hospital. Services follow the district calendar.

Eligibility

Home Hospital Instruction is provided to students who are temporarily unable to attend school for an estimated time between 4-8 weeks due to a confirmed temporary physical or mental condition. The determination of a student’s inability to attend school will be made by a licensed physician, in writing. The physician provides a diagnosis, a copy of the latest medical report, specifies whether the student can or can not attend school and specifies duration of HHI.

A meeting with the school counselor is required to start the process.  The Request for Home Hospital Form/ Peticion para Servicios Educativos En Casa should be turned in to the school or to our office with all signatures accompanied with all documents requested. The school counselor will work with the classroom teachers to provide work for the student while the Request is approved.

It is the family responsibility to notify the attendance office and provide a dr. note to verify student’s absences immediately. For more detailed information consult the Home Hospital Instruction Parent Handbook.

 For certificated staff interested in working for the program, an Application for Home Hospital should be fill out and faxed our office at (831) 796-6915. Teachers will be required to attend an orientation to ensure compliance with the program objectives.

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Students in Transition (SIT) Program

Who are Students in Transition?

• Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including children who are:  sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;  living in emergency or transitional shelters; abandoned in hospitals; awaiting foster care placement.
• Children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
• Children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings,  substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings
• Other unaccompanied youth including a youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian, to include runaways, children and youth denied housing by their families, school-aged unwed mothers living in homes for unwed mothers, etc.

Services available

Salinas Union High School District’s SIT Liaison Office and the Community Liaisions at your school are to help students and families in transition.  There are many other organizations we use to refer you and your children to for help.  We can offer assistance with transportation to the school of origin, assistance with school meals, school uniforms, school supplies and academic studies, as well as counseling services through partnerships with other SUHSD departments.

Information for parents / Informacion para padres

Information for students/ Informacion para estudiantes

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Teen Parent Programs

The mission for the SUHSD Teen Parent Programs is to provide a safe, nurturing environment that empowers pregnant and parenting teen age parents to identify and to reach or exceed academic, emotional, and social goals and to develop skills for effective parenting by learning to make choices that have positive effects on their lives. The SUHSD has three programs:

	Early Head Start opens from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm. Students drop off their babies at the center and students are enrolled full time in a comprehensive high school or middle school.
	Teen Parent Independent Studies Program.  The students attend 5 hours once a week from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Students work towards completion of their high school diploma and are enrolled full time at El Puente Independent Study School. Child care is in a room across the classroom.
	Cal-SAFE Program is open from 8:15 am to 3:15 pm.  Students drop off their babies at the center and are enrolled full time at Mount Toro High School.

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Section 504

Provides support and accommodations for students with identified handicapping conditions which significantly effect their participation in school, but do not qualify under one of 13 criteria for Special Education.  Supports and services are provided in general education and are designed to provide the student the opportunity to benefit from the educational setting.

   Section 504 Parent Permission to Exchange Information Form

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