Individualized Student Alternative Education Program (ISAEP)
Pittsylvania County Schools
Code of Virginia, 1999, Section 22.1-254
Initiated Spring 2000
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The Pittsylvania County School Division began offering an Individual Student Alternative Education Program (ISAEP) in the spring of 2000. The initiation of this program was the result of legislation passed during the 1999 session of the Virginia General Assembly. According to Section 22.1-254.D of the Code of Virginia, a local school board is authorized to allow any student who is at least 16 years old to participate in an Individual Student Alternative Education Program (ISAEP) to satisfy compulsory attendance requirements.

Overview

Program Components
• High School Equivalency (HSE) preparation (Currently, the only board-approved HSE examination in Virginia is the GED® test.)
• Career and Technical Education & Work-Based Learning
• Career Counseling
• Economics and Personal Finance

Eligibility Highlights
• Initial Principal-Parent Student (PPS) meeting
• Student evaluation and/or assessment
• 7.5 grade equivalent or higher on a recognized standardized measure of reading achievement
• Achieve a minimum score on the GED practice test
• High School Equivalency Testing