Eligibility

Eligibility Requirements for Ivan Sand Community Middle & High School

Student must qualify in one or more areas of the following:

Performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age in a locally determined achievement test
Is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation
Is pregnant or is a parent
Has been assessed as chemically dependent
Has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56
Has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or a program pursuant to section 124D.69
Is a victim of physical or sexual abuse
Has experienced mental health problems
Has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a transfer to an eligible program
Speaks English as a second language or has limited English proficiency
Has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or
Is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently treated

Any student currently attending an Alternative Learning Program or Alternative Learning Center, according to statute, may transfer to ISCHS.