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program operates in the 4 communities of Halton through Gary Allan High School and accommodates small class sizes at any given time. The program provides for individualized instruction in compulsory courses, credit recovery opportunities, and co-op or work experience opportunities. Students are referred to the program by their home school administration or school team.

The students enrolled in the SCORE program are under the age of 16 and may be in grade 9 or 10 programming. These students have a history of attendance concerns and, as a result, struggle with credit accumulation. Learners in the SCORE program demonstrate a wide range of academic abilities. Some SCORE participants demonstrate strong independent learning skills, while others are disengaged students who lack the necessary learning skills to be successful.

The program operates in the four communities of Halton through Gary Allan High School. The program provides for individualized instruction in compulsory courses, credit recovery opportunities, and co-op or work experience opportunities. Students must be full-time in SCORE initially but can later return for part of their program to do regular course work at their home school.

Students typically continue their studies at their home school after leaving SCORE or may consider other Gray Allan High School programs like STEP, EXCEL, SMART, TREX or HIP.

Intake and review occurs on a monthly basis from October through April at each site. At that time the intake case is presented by the home school administrator or designate to the intake team. The student and parent/guardian must attend the intake. The following steps outline the application process:

A variety of school-based interventions have been implemented and the student/parent are interested in pursuing the SCORE referral. The student is referred to SCORE by the School Resource Team at the home school. The administrator or school social worker contacts Heather Stewart – VP or Jennifer Gunion – Head of SCORE/Spec. Ed. The school presents the student at a SCORE intake meeting with the parent/guardian in attendance. The intake team reviews all cases presented and make decisions that will be communicated to the schools. The students are expected to visit the program site prior to final decision on acceptance.