Jasper County School District

Departments

Student Services Department

Hearing Office

OSS was created to ensure that our ever-growing school district will continue to have a unified focus in providing a safe environment for all of our students and employees. It is the responsibility of this department to review and respond to referrals of JCSD Student Code of Conduct violations which come to us from Jasper County School District's elementary, middle, and high schools. OSS supports schools in creating and maintaining a safe and orderly school climate for all students by:

• Establishing consistency among all schools in the referral and reporting process of JCSD Student Code of Conduct violations
• Assigning case dispositions that support schools toward improving their school environment while providing students with opportunities for continuing their education in the most appropriate setting
• Identifying interventions and alternative educational programs for students, in lieu of expulsion

Students may be referred to the Office of Student Services by the school administrator (principal or assistant principal) for:

• Level Three offense(s) as defined on pages 23-25 in the JCSD Student Code of Conduct
• Frequent Offender (386) defined as a student who has committed multiple Level 2 offenses
• Other Offense Non-Criminal (495) defined as any offense (including criminal offenses off campus) deemed serious enough by the principal that the student's presence in the school would not be in the best interest of other students
• Request for admission to JCSD schools from other school districts or alternative programs when the terms of the placement have not been completed
• Re-entry from placement at a Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) or other long-term facility having lasted 45 days or longer

The Office of Student Services may make one or more of the following dispositions:

• Assignment to the Jasper County Alternative Program (JCAP)
• OSS Probation for a specified amount of time
• Recommendation for expulsion
• Successful completion of an approved alcohol and other drug (AOD) community-based program
• Completion of community services at approved location/site
• Recommendation for counseling services
• Recommendation for other interventions and/or other community-based programs

MAPPS Program

The Office of Student Services plays an important role in cultivating the student psychologically as well.

The Medicaid Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program (MAPPS) is designed to educate in- school adolescents (and their families) about the consequences of teen parenting. The program is intended to help participants become self sufficient upon completion of their schooling. MAPPS focuses upon youth ages 10 - 18 whose families are Medicaid eligible. Participants must be in school. The program concentrates on self-esteem, sexually transmitted diseases, decision making, peer/social pressures, risk of early sexual involvement, good communication, goal setting and human sexuality.

Education and preventive endeavors must gravitate toward the expansion of life options and the development of character, values and self-esteem for students. Contact person is Ericka Gordon at 717-1621 or Kathy Brown 717-1603

Youth Counselors

Youth Counselors provide assistance to school age students 10 to 18 years old. Their primary goal is to help students understand the importance of practicing healthy lifestyles with emphasis on pregnancy prevention. Contact person Curtis Dixon at 717-1601

Homebound Program

Students who cannot attend school because of illness, accident, or pregnancy are eligible for homebound or hospitalized instruction. A physician must certify that the student is unable to attend school but may profit from instruction given in the home or hospital. The district superintendent must approve any student participating in a program of homebound instruction or hospitalized instruction or his/her designee on standardized forms provided by the State Department of Education. The district for documentation must maintain all approved forms. Once approved, the student is eligible to homebound instruction. Contact Curtis Dixon 717- 1601 or Kathy Brown 717-1603

Homeless Program

The program provides necessary resources for children experiencing homelessness to attend school. Every barrier that hinders these children from continuing their education is removed. Contact Curtis Dixon 717-1601 or Kathy Brown at 717-1603.

The Clothes Closet - The closet is a place where families can visit and find clothing for every member of the family. The items are free of charge. An application is completed to track the number of visitors to the closet. The hours are 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Contact Curtis Dixon 717-1601 or Kathy Brown 717-1603 or Ericka Gordon 717-1621

Salkehatchie Youth Challenge Academy

A voluntary alternative program designed to assist at-risk youth, ages 16-18, in attaining their GED. Participants must be free of illegal drugs and an official high school dropout. They must be mentally and physically capable of participating in all activities and not under indictment before the courts or on probation from other than status offenses. Contact Curtis Dixon 717-1601 or Kathy Brown at 717-1603

Nursing Program

The school based health program helps each child achieve and maintain an optimal health condition so maximal physical, emotional and intellectual growth can occur. Contact Charleen Hodges, RN 717-1510 or Curtis Dixon at 717-1601.

Administration of Medications - School personnel will administer medications only pursuant to district policy and regulation.

No student shall carry medicine in school except for students given permission to do so to guard against a life threatening condition. Permission will be granted only after written permission from a doctor and parent to self medicate. A School Health Services, Self Medicating and/or Self Monitoring form must be completed by the physical, parent/guardian and student. The process also includes Health Care Practitioner Authorization form and other student forms. After careful review by the School Nurse, and the student's parent/legal guardian and physician or legal prescriber, a Health Management Plan must be completed.

Any medication found in a student's possession (except as described above) will be confiscated by school officials. At the principal's discretion, the student may be sent home, a police report made, and disciplinary action taken as stated in JCSD Policy JICH-R (Substance Abuse-Student). Contact Charleen Hodges, RN 717-1510.

Glasscho Hope Wellness Center - offers comprehensive, affordable, and confidential medical care on both Hardeeville and Ridgeland campuses. The services include: health promotion/disease prevention, alcohol and drug abuse counseling, lab tests, acute episodic care, wellness and nutrition counseling, sport and athletic physicals and teen counseling services. Parents must sign a permission form in order for students to be served by the clinic. The clinics are collaboration between Jasper County School District and the Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services. Contact Charleen Hodges, RN 717-1510

School Resource Officer Program

The SRO program is a nationally accepted program involving the placement of law enforcement officers within the educational environment. The program assigns selecte3d and trained police personnel to work directly in public schools within particular law enforcement agency's jurisdiction along with school administrators and faculty. Contact Curtis Dixon 717-1601

New Model Me Club

The State Department of Education approved this curriculum that primarily addresses human behavior. This club provides group support counseling, individual counseling, parenting/teacher conferences, mentoring, teacher consultation/referral services, educational field trips and rewards. Currently this club is active at both primary and middle schools. Contact person - Curtis Dixon at 717-1601. (Pending Funding)

I.A.M.R.

(I Am Responsible, Reliable and Respectful) - The I.A.M.R. focuses primarily on Middle School males and females grade 6th-8th. Students are recruited to become proctors and serve as mentors to primary school students who are enrolled in our New Model Me Clubs. These recruits must have participated in the program for two years. Students graduating to high school will be eligible until graduation. Contact person - Curtis Dixon at 717-1601. (Pending Funding)