Programs, usually within the formal education system, that provide supplementary instructional services for children who are experiencing learning difficulties and are at risk for academic failure and/or dropping out of school, often as a result of living in poverty, experiencing racism, growing up in single-parent or other nontraditional family structures, entering school with a primary language other than English or other social and cultural factors. Compensatory education programs target students who are performing significantly below achievement expectations in language arts, math and/or reading; and feature low teacher-student ratios, individualized instruction, cross-age tutoring and, in some areas, a wide variety of field trips and cultural experiences.
Students in grades 7 through 12.
Must have at least two of the following risk factors:
Low socioeconomic status (SES).
Low school attendance.
Overage for grade.
Failing 2 or 3 core subjects.
ELA/Math level below 3.
Suspensions.
Must attend one of the designated Hillside Work Scholarship Schools, including:
Early College International High School.
East High School – Upper.
Edison Career & Technology.
Enrico Fermi School #17.
Franklin High School.
Gates-Chili High School.
Gates-Chili Middle School.
Greece Athena High School.
James Monroe High School.
Joseph C. Wilson High School Commencement Academy.
Northeast College Preparatory High School.
Phoenix Academy.
Rochester International Academy.
School of the Arts.
School Without Walls (480 Broadway Avenue, 14607).
World of Inquiry #58.