Program Information

  • Students that may not qualify for certain programs, yet still need help, may qualify for the JHS SURGE Program. SURGE stands for “Striving Upward for Goals in/and Education” and is an alternative learning program that provides the ability for students to remain in a traditional high school setting but need smaller class sizes with fewer distractions. The program has between 12-15 students enrolled at any one time and focuses on improving attendance, building self-esteem, and building relationships. 

    Every student has the right to a free and appropriate education, we have confidence that our students will become more motivated by their successes and begin to acquire a sense of ownership and responsibility for the role they play in their future.

     

Admission into SURGE

  • If a student meets one or more of the admission criteria, please contact Jeff Vizenor at Jordan High School to schedule a meeting. 

    Criteria for a student’s acceptance into the program will include the following: 

    1. performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age in a locally determined achievement test

    2. has experienced mental health problems

    3. has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a transfer to an eligible program

    4. speaks English as a second language or has limited English proficiency (LEP)

    5. has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56

    6. has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or program pursuant to section 124D.69

    7. is a least one year behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation.

    8. has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant

    9. is a victim of physical or sexual abuse

    10. has been assessed as chemically dependent

    11. is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or other life-threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary of the seven-county metropolitan area

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