Students who may not qualify for certain programs but still need support may be eligible for the JHS SURGE Program. SURGE stands for “Striving Upward for Goals in/and Education” and is an alternative learning program that allows students to remain in a traditional high school setting while benefiting from smaller class sizes with fewer distractions. The program enrolls 12–15 students at a time and focuses on improving attendance, building self-esteem, and fostering relationships.
Every student has the right to a free and appropriate education. We believe our students will grow more motivated by their successes and begin to take ownership of their education and future.
Admission into SURGE
If a student meets one or more of the admission criteria, please contact Jeff Vizenor at Jordan High School to schedule a meeting.
Criteria for a student’s acceptance into the program include:
- Performs substantially below the performance level of peers in a locally determined achievement test
- 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 (LEP)
- Has been excluded or expelled under Minnesota Statutes sections 121A.40 to 121A.56
- Has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program pursuant to section 124D.69
- Is at least one year behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation
- Has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant
- Is a victim of physical or sexual abuse
- Has been assessed as chemically dependent
- Is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or another life-threatening illness, or is a sibling of a currently treated eligible pupil and lives with the family at least 60 miles beyond the outer boundary of the metro area
