The Intervention System has two major parts. One is an advocacy system and the other is a special conditions agreement system.

Traditional school rules are so deeply ingrained in our society that it often takes time for students to adjust to alternatives and feel secure about their responsibilities. If they are not ready to handle the level of responsibility required to be successful in the program, an advocate intervention system has bee developed to assure that students receive individual support while addressing personal development of these necessary skills.

Students are assigned to advocate teachers who have them in class each day. The advocates orient new students to the program's rules and expectations. They are available to assist all students with personal and academic issues that ay hinder their success. They monitor student progress with the student via the point system.

At any time an advocate or student may set up an intervention meeting. Parents/guardians are encouraged to join staff members at these meetings where the issues that are affecting the student’s success will be discussed.

There is no real success without possibility of failure. Therefore students are allowed to fail to a point. Nevertheless they are expected to keep totals within range of passing while they are learning to manage the new options and responsibilities.

Staff members meet weekly to review the point status and general progress of all students. When students allow their point totals to get to far behind they are put on a special conditions agreement. This system is developed to prevent students from getting even further behind. If students fail to meet the terms of the Conditions agreement they must meet with staff to discuss the possibility of termination from the program.

Students who will not or cannot manage the program's point system or the work/study component in spite of appropriate intervention are terminated for the remainder of the semester. This decision depends upon the demonstrated level of commitment to their success.

Before being terminated the student is guided towards the necessary support needed to bring the students life back into focus. Terminated students may petition to return the following semester when they can demonstrate progress in the areas that led to their failure.

At the end of each semester, the Franklin staff meets with each student to review and discuss the student's progress. Parents/guardians are encouraged to attend these conferences.