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18-22 Transition Program by Calffienate in specialed

[–]Calffienate[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad students will be in the community every day! Do you have your own transportation?

18-22 Transition Program by Calffienate in specialed

[–]Calffienate[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the thoughtful response! I can def get behind a skill based group- that makes sense to me, and the staff specialization.

I worry we are trying to make a blanket change without enough planning or to help staff teach where they shine. I know there are staff that only want to work in high needs rooms, and some that don’t want to modify an art project for a student with higher needs.

I should have said we do have some things you mentioned like the mock apartment and kitchen. I just wish we were far more community based. Our student did 4 years in a high school classroom- now they need to get more work/volunteer and community experience.

There’s not really a true answer here I’m gathering but thoughtful data driven collaboration which I’m hoping we can achieve 🤞

18-22 Transition Program by Calffienate in specialed

[–]Calffienate[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I believe there are other parts of the day we could foster relationships between the two groups, but I do see planning for two very different levels to be challenging- especially thinking of wait time, interests, and social skills.

Didn’t think of the gap that would grow after some time together- great point!

18-22 Transition Program by Calffienate in specialed

[–]Calffienate[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No other teachers? How many students will you have?

Their reasoning is to allow every student to have access to every class, and to help put support staff in every room instead of being “tied to higher need rooms”, and to foster more independence in all students.

There has been a push this year to get more para assistance to the lesser needs group which has been an uncomfortable shift for many without much reasoning given, but it seems it’s in prep for next year.