About/FAQ's
ASD Engagement Team Guiding Principles
- Create opportunities for school-community connection
- Cultivate environment for social-emotion practice
- Provide activities that are socially distanced but actionable
- Utilize the extensive talents of the ASD staff and community at large
- Emphasize fun while imparting knowledge of new skills, ideas, or resources
- Avoid redundancy with ASD curriculum and activities
- Support patronage of local entities
FAQ's
Q: Is my student required to attend engagement activities?
A: No. All engagement activities are optional.
Q: Can my child attend all the engagement activities that are offered?
A: Not every child will be able to attend every activity. Most activities will be offered multiple times throughout the 2020-2021 school year.
Q: My student wants to attend an engagement activity, but they have school work. Will this be a problem?
A: School work comes first, engagement activities are available only if you and your student have time and interest.
Q: I have an idea for an engagement activity. Who can I contact?
A: Please reach out to Jesse Strauch jstrauch@astoriak12.org and or Cassidy Manning cmanning@astoriak12.org for questions or suggestions regarding engagement activities.