Program Info

Focused on applied academic and adult living skills

• Completion of employment portfolio and High School and Beyond Plan

• Math skills applied to financial planning, budgeting, time management, and adult living

• Reading and writing skills applied to adult living activities including reading transit schedules, completing forms and applications, following a schedule, reading recipes, understanding contracts and agreements, writing emails, and other work and community-based communication

• Social and vocational skills for networking, establishing safe and healthy relationships, self-advocacy, and community readiness

• Transition skills in other domains including health, recreation, leisure, community access, skill development, relationships, etc. 

• Community and district-based jobs. 

• Job sites during first year of CTP support exploration, skill development, interests, and generalization of skills across settings. Over time job sites are matched to develop skills related to the student's expressed career field. 

• Focus on increasing independence in the work setting, prioritizing tasks, following schedule, transportation, increasing stamina, and developing positive, professional relationships with supervisors and colleagues. 

• Excursions in the community help students complete daily living tasks and establish routines for adult living.

• Apply and generalize academic skills to community settings.

• Access public transporation and Shuttle to navigate to community experiences.

• Practice safe and expected community behavior. 

• Discover new places and establish connections with community resources that will continue after graduation.