Student/Parent Handbook - Braintree Public Schools

Academic Support Programs
ACES Program: Alternative Center for Educational Success
The ACES Program provides academic and behavioral support for regular and
special education students in grades 9 and 10. This transitional program,
complete with a behavioral modification system, guides students in an attempt
to reenter regular education classes in future years. ACES stresses academic
remediation, behavioral modification and self-esteem building.
AIMS Program: Alternative Instruction Makes Success
The AIMS Program is designed to provide maximum remediation in all
academic subject areas. This program, complete with a behavioral modification
system, provides a self-contained English Language Arts and mathematics
environment with a co-teaching model. Students are integrated into regular
classes, including alternative education offerings, whenever possible.
Alternative Education Program
The Alternative High School provides academic, social and emotional support
for regular and special education students in grades 10-12. A highly structured
and disciplined classroom environment, complete with a well tested behavioral
modification system, the program provides students with an opportunity to earn
a high school diploma outside of the regular education classroom.
ARCHER Program: Achievement, Reinforcement, Cooperation, Helping Each other
Reach
The ARCHER Program provides academic, social, and emotional support for
special education students in grades 9-12. Students typically attend alternative
and regular education classes while utilizing the ARCHER classroom for
counseling and resource services.
ELL Program: English Language Learners
Students who do not speak English or whose native language is not English
receive instruction that is specifically designed to assist them both in learning
English and in learning subject matter content. The students are referred to as
limited English proficient (LEP) and the program is for English Language
Learners (ELL). Braintree High School teachers work closely with the ELL
teacher to offer these students every assistance in mastering the English
language. Braintree High School benefits from the rich cultural mix of its
student population.
Hearing Impaired
Special assistance is provided for students who have been evaluated and
found in need of services for hearing impairment. This assistance, provided by
a trained specialist, is designed to provide the student with acquisition of
communication skills as well as developing techniques for maximum use of
hearing ability.
Home Instruction
Students who are unable to attend school due to a medical disability are provided with
home instruction after receipt of a physician’s statement. In addition to home instruction,
an in-school tutorial program is available for students who can attend mainstream
classes on a partial schedule. These students also work in the tutoring room to
complete their academic requirements. This program also reintegrates some students
into a full schedule after a prolonged absence. Tutors utilize the student’s home, school,
and a Braintree High School classroom.
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