Excellence In Education Lincoln Daily News January 2026 Page 25 The administration and staff of Lincoln Community Alternative High School “are committed to assisting students in obtaining their goals. Our school is about change; alternative teachers are dedicated to working with students in any way possible to help them grow both academically and personally.” The program brochure states, “upon entering Lincoln Community Alternative High School, students become part of a family. Within this family, students will find support, respect and care from fellow students and staff.” Students in the program “work at their own pace in a structured, self-contained environment” Courses are completely online, “allowing students to work with staff to find a schedule that works best for them, leading to the goal of graduation.” In addition, “LCHAS students are expected to maintain regular school attendance and to conduct themselves in a mature and respectful manner at all times.” Parents are also encouraged to be a part of working with their children. As the LCHS handbook says, “Communication between home and school helps bind the student, parents, teachers, and administration into a team working toward a common goal of helping the student to succeed. Parents will be strongly encouraged to become actively involved in their child’s educational program. Parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to contact the school whenever there is a question or concern.” The school day and environment of this program is a bit different than in the regular high school setting. In the alternative education program, benefits to the students include sessions in either the morning or afternoon, ability to monitor their own progress, smaller class sizes, support from faculty, schedules personally customized for them and enhanced student-teacher relationships. Class instruction is also done in a different manner. Courses in the program are done through the Edgenuity Online Learning Platform, which includes lectures on video, textbook based materials and personalized learning assessments. The assessments help determine the difficulty level of the material for students. Courses are completed one by one and carefully monitored by the staff. The students are also given frequent feedback. Another feature the program provides is “access to career-oriented courses to enhance skills for higher education and the workforce.” The students must have 17 credits to graduate including four English credits, three math credits, two science credits, two social studies credits, a half credit for consumer ed, a half credit for health and five credits of electives. They also have to complete the state required assessments, which are the SAT and Illinois Science assessment and pass both the United States Constitution and Illinois Constitution tests.
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