• Student Programs & Services Division

    The Alameda County Office of Education's Division of Student Programs and Services (SPaS) provides year-round alternative education programs for a diverse student population.

    SPaS operates juvenile court schools, community schools, and a host of programs to educate students not served by local school districts. We provide academic instruction and support services to the county’s most vulnerable students including justice-involved youth, pregnant and parenting minors, foster youth, homeless youth, and infants with special needs.

Student Programs

  • CHARTER SCHOOL

     

    Opportunity Academy serves students ages 16 and over who have previously separated from school or have been unsuccessful in school, desire a high school diploma, and will benefit from support with employment readiness and obtaining employment. It utilizes an independent studies format with blended learning models; incorporating computer-based curriculum, small group instruction, independent and classroom-based study options.

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    COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

     

    William P. Burke Academy provides academic instruction, support services, and child care for pregnant and parenting students in Hayward. Teachers and staff offer a nurturing learning environment for young parents, both moms and dads, as they complete their high school education.

     

    Fruitvale Academy provides academic instruction, support services, and child care for pregnant and parenting students at our school site in Oakland. Teachers and staff offer a  nurturing learning environment for young parents, both moms and dads, while they complete their high school education.

     

    Quest Academy Independent Study Program offers students in Alameda County an alternative to classroom instruction with a standards-based course of study.  Independent Study is an instructional strategy that is based on a contractual agreement between the teacher, the student, and the parents/guardians.

    COURT SCHOOLS

     

    Butler Academic Center is a fully accredited compulsory educational program for youth detained in Alameda County's Juvenile Justice Center. Upon completion of their high school diploma or GED, youth have the opportunity to earn transferable college credits via online courses through a partnership with Merritt College.

     

    Sweeney Academic Center is a compulsory educational program for youth detained in Alameda County's Juvenile Justice Center within a 50-bed minimum-security residential program for adolescent males ages 15 - 19.

  • Contact Student Programs and Services

    Alysse Castro
    Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
    superintendent@acoe.org

    Monica Vaughan
    Chief of Schools
    Student Programs and Services
    510-670-4590
    mvaughan@acoe.org

    Transcript Request
    Daisy Guzman

    510-670-7738
    Fax 510-670-3738
    dguzman@acoe.org

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