The primary purpose of the Tipton County Schools Alternative Learning Center (ALC) is to serve as a disciplinary school for students in grades first through twelfth who have been suspended out of regular school and assigned to ALC through their principal, the Tipton County Board of Education Student Disciplinary Hearing Authority (SDHA) or IEP Team. The school is designed to serve as an alternative placement for students who have had difficulty adjusting to the regular school/ classroom environment due to disciplinary reasons. The staff is dedicated to not only teaching academics, but also to teaching respect, rules, regulations, rights, and responsibilities.

 

The Tipton County Teen Learning Center (TLC) was created to provide educational and therapeutic day treatment services to “youths at risk,” whose social function in school and society has been unsatisfactory. The program, which serves youths twelve to eighteen years of age, is intended to prevent youths from entering state custody. It is also designed to strengthen the youths' ties and relationships with their families and the community. 

 

The Tipton County Schools Graduate Achievement Program (GAP) is a program provided at the Alternative Learning Center. The primary purpose of GAP is to serve as an independent education program for students with credit deficits who wish to earn the credits needed for a high school diploma. Students interested in GAP must apply through their current school and be approved by the Pupil Services Supervisor. GAP students follow the same rules, expectations, and procedures as ALC and TLC students.