TN Department of Education Announces Alternative Education Institute

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education is proud to announce the 2010 Student Discipline and Alternative Education Institute beginning next week in Nashville. This year’s institute is presented in conjunction with the Department of Education’s Office of General Counsel, Office of School Safety and Learning Support and the UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center.

The institute will include trainings on how to conduct a disciplinary hearing and provide due process regarding suspension and expulsion, discussion of exemplary practices in alternative education including an exploration of Tennessee’s new Nontraditional High School Initiative, and access to experts in the field of education law, student discipline, social and emotional learning and nontraditional education.

“Alternative education programs increase the likelihood that students will graduate,” said Mike Herrmann, Executive Director of School Safety and Learning Support. “It’s important that we support educators in their efforts to improve student success as they work toward that goal.”

Institute Details:

What:              2010 Student Discipline and Alternative Education Conference
Where:            Millennium Maxwell House Hotel, Nashville, TN
When:             February 16 – 17

“Not only will the institute explore the procedural and legal issues around student discipline, but also alternatives to suspension and expulsion,” said James Witty, Alternative Education Coordinator. “Additionally we will highlight several nontraditional high schools that recover dropouts and ensure all students succeed.”

For more information, please visit http://tennessee.gov/education/learningsupport/doc/SDAEInstituteAnnouncement2010.pdf.

For more information, contact Amanda Maynord Anderson at (615) 532-7817 or Amanda.Anderson@tn.gov.
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