ALT. RESOURCE CTR.

Other K - 12th

School Overview

The facility located at 3510 Frederick Avenue in St. Joseph, Missouri, serves as the **Alternative Resource Center (ARC)** for the St. Joseph School District. As an alternative educational setting, the center is designed to support students who may require a different environment than the traditional classroom to succeed academically and behaviorally. It functions as a specialized program aimed at providing personalized instruction, credit recovery, and social-emotional support to help students stay on track toward graduation.

By providing a more structured or individualized atmosphere, the Alternative Resource Center focuses on re-engaging students who have faced challenges in comprehensive school settings. The staff at the ARC works to identify barriers to learning and provides targeted interventions, often utilizing smaller class sizes and flexible scheduling. Ultimately, the school serves as a vital component of the district’s efforts to ensure that all students, regardless of their personal or academic hurdles, have the resources necessary to earn their high school diploma and prepare for life after graduation.

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School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	Yes
District:	ST. JOSEPH
Phone:	(816)387-2320
Grade Range:	K - 12th
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NSLP Participation:¹	No
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Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

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