BSC classrooms are designed for students whose behavior and emotional needs are the primary disruption to their learning. They are an option used only when exhaustive interventions have been implemented without adequate success in the child’s general education and special education resource program at their home school.
A primary goal is to assist the student in managing their behavior so that they can successfully participate in the general education setting. In order to ensure success, there is a controlled schedule of reintegration in the academic general education setting based on the student’s behavioral achievements. In addition, regardless of this schedule, each student is included in daily activities with the general education peers to the greatest extent possible. The ultimate goal is that students have the skills needed to be reintegrated back to their home school. Behavioral management techniques are based on behavioral and cognitive theories of intervention. Academic needs are met through instruction planned to fit the student’s individual instructional needs.
For additional information contact Lori Allen
The Deaf Education Department supports the diverse needs of students with a hearing loss while emphasizing skills related to communication and literacy in the language and modality that best matches the student. The top priority is to have students acquire the language necessary to succeed in school and advocate for their needs in their community and in their endeavors after graduation.
Students with Deaf Hard Hearing needs may access a center- based program designed to meet the communication and language needs of students only after options have been exhausted at the student’s neighborhood school. Based on individual needs, services could include audiology, interpreting, and sign language instruction. All students in a center-based program receive one-on-one and small group instruction at some point throughout the day with a certified teacher of the deaf using speech supported sign.
For additional information contact Michelle Clary
For additional information contact Lauren Averill
For additional information contact Lauren Averill
The vision department works to assess students with visual impairments; determining their visual functioning, setting individual goals and providing instruction, accommodations, and modifications to meet student needs. The team approach is used to collaborate with legal education decision makers, students, families, teachers, and other service providers to help students succeed in the core and expanded core curriculum.
At the elementary level, all students receive services in their neighborhood school. Upon entering middle school, students may access a center-based vision program due to accessibility limitations of the building. Vision services could include braille instruction, orientation and mobility, assistive technology, and other services as outlined in the student’s IEP.
For additional information contact Michelle Clary