Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies
| Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies (Midland Campus) formerly Tabor Park Vocational School |
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720 Midland Avenue Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, M1K 4C9 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°43′42″N 79°15′20″W / 43.728364°N 79.25549°WCoordinates: 43°43′42″N 79°15′20″W / 43.728364°N 79.25549°W |
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| School type |
Alternative High School Adult High School |
| Motto | Fast forward your future Accomplish as you may |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Status | Active (Midland) Leased out (Tabor Park) Sold (Progress) |
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Toronto District School Board (Scarborough Board of Education) |
| Superintendent | Karen Falconer |
| Area trustee | Parthi Kandavel Ward 18 |
| School number | 4175 / 940445 4177 / 940445 |
| Administrator | Ronda Sinclair |
| Principal | Katherine Evans |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 1689 (2014-15) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Silver |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Team name | SCAS Eagles |
| Website | scasonline |
Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies (SCAS, formerly Tabor Park Vocational School) is an alternative and adult high School serving Scarborough, a part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It operates under the Toronto District School Board and was previously part of the pre-amalgamated board, Scarborough Board of Education prior to merger. Originated at Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute in 1977 as the re-entry program, the school opened in 1986 at 959 Midland Avenue and as of 2010, the school is located in the campus of the former Midland Avenue Collegiate Institute sharing with the fellow schools, South East Year Round Alternative Centre and Caring and Safe Schools Alternative Program Area C.
SCAS also operates a satellite campus on 2740 Lawrence Avenue East at David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute site for the Carpentry program.
The Re-entry Program in Scarborough began in November 1977 at Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute with one teacher and fifteen students. Envisioned was a program which would meet the needs of dropouts or disadvantaged learners wishing to return to school; the program had grown and transformed into an adult program. By 1985, the program featured 9.33 teachers and 200 students.
In 1980, the Co-Op Re-entry Program was established. The program featured an in-school component with a job experience placement and grew from the original two teachers and 35 students to 5 teachers and 170 students in 1986.
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