300 Bellevue Dr
Richmond KY 40475

Phone: (859) 624-4565
Fax: (859) 624-4566

The purpose of Madison Alternative School is to help students develop more positive attitudes towards themselves, their education, and others with whom they come in contact. The intent of the school's program is to address inappropriate student behaviour and to give special help to the student in solving his/her problems rather than merely to punish and control him/her. The program will not be a focus on the negative thought about why young people get into trouble, but rather on the positive aspects of how they develop into healthy, productive adults. Young people become productive when they are able to feel useful and competent, possess a sense of belonging, and see themselves and others in a positive light. They should never have to carry the added burden of being tagged with negative labels.

The students that the Madison Alternative program intends to help would need to change their attitudes, values, and motivation toward education, themselves, and others. The students can be identified as having one or more of the following characteristics:

1. Negative attitude toward school. School is not a place they enjoy and want to spend their time.
2. Academic work habits have not been developed to the extent that they have experienced much success. It is very difficult to enjoy and benefit from a place and activities that provide repeated failure. Success is an excellent antidote to failure.
3. Poor school attendance has developed due to personal and academic problems which preclude a good feeling about themselves and success in the school setting.
4. Problem relationships with adults and peers in and out of school have developed due to the above mentioned areas, and at times the problem relationships with others account for the problem areas listed.
5. Students who have developed a negative attitude toward school, poor academic performance, poor school attendance, and problem relationships with others will at times drift into behavior which leads to a negative contact with the juvenile justice system.