ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES
The Regional Office of Education (ROE) serves students experiencing challenges that might interfere with their ability to learn and succeed in a traditional school setting. Through cooperative agreements with school districts and community partners, the ROE has established a network of supports and resources to assist children and their families, socially and emotionally and academically, while meeting their personal educational needs.
REGIONAL SAFE SCHOOLS PROGRAM (RSSP)
Regional Safe Schools Programs serve students in grades 6-12 who are suspension or expulsion eligible. The ROE administers multiple RSSP sites across Kane County, and students are placed in those respective sites based on recommendations by school districts and mutual agreement from ROE staff.
The RSSPs seek to:
- increase safety and promote the learning environment of students’ home schools; and
- meet the particular educational needs of enrolled students in a more suitable alternative educational environment.
During FY25, 209 students were served through this program.
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (ALOP)
Alternative Learning Opportunities Programs work in tandem with RSSPs to serve a broader range of students in grades K-12 who still attend their home districts, but are at risk of academic failure, chronic absenteeism, or dropping out of school. ALOPs seek to:
- provide enrolled students with a range of academic, behavioral, and social/emotional interventions designed to increase their academic achievement levels; and
- place them in a safe learning environment that will best support their efforts to complete their education and meet Illinois Learning Standards.
COMMUNITY INTERVENTION PROGRAM
Our specialists support our Alternative Education Programs by working directly with students and families to address barriers that prevent regular school attendance and academic success. Serving as liaisons between the home, school, and communities, they visit schools across the county to provide individualized support, coordinate resources, and advocacy to help students re-engage in their education.
Services include:
- Truancy Case Management
- Developing individualized intervention plans
- Home & School Visits
- Connecting students and families with:
- Counseling/therapy services
- Mentoring and after-school opportunities
- Employment or vocational training
- Attendance and Academic Data Monitoring & Reporting
The focus of this work is to: 1) improve student attendance and engagement, 2) identify and address underlying barriers, and 3) support long-term success.
JOSH AXELSEN
Student Services Supervisor
jaxelsen@kaneroe.org
(630) 444-2967
GWENDOLYN STREITMATTER
Administrative Assistant, Student Services
gstreitmatter@kaneroe.org
(630) 444-3401
District U-46
- Dream Academy
West Aurora 129
- SUCCESS Academy
East Aurora 131
- East Aurora Extension Campus
District 300
- Oak Ridge School
Mid-Valley Special Education Cooperative
- Mades-Johnstone Center
District U-46
- Central Schools Program
- Dream Academy
- Elgin High School
- Larkin High School
- Streamwood High School
Batavia 101
- Batavia High School
- Rotolo Middle School
West Aurora 129
- SUCCESS Academy
- West Aurora High School
District 300
- Carpentersville Middle School
- Dundee-Crown High School
- Hampshire High School
- Jacobs High School
- Oak Ridge School
Central 301
- Central High School
St. Charles 303
- Compass Academy
- St. Charles East High School
- St. Charles North High School
Geneva 304
- Geneva High School
- Geneva Middle School North
Mid-Valley Special Education Cooperative
- Mades-Johnstone Center
