Program Values 

Our core values support our program’s goal of helping students meet their highest level of autonomy.    

• Every student is appreciated and respected for exactly who they are. 
• Every student is accepted and encouraged to be the best version of themself. 
• All students are entitled to respect and dignity.  Continually assessing student preferences and teaching them to make choices are essential to ensuring that each student can advocate for themself. 
• Student progress is our responsibility.  To this end, we use research-based curricula, teaching procedures, and data-based decision-making.  
• Student progress is dependent on the reciprocal relationships between students and their teachers. 
• Teacher training is best measured through student progress.  Our students’ progress is dependent on highly qualified teachers.  
• Family involvement is essential in teaching students.  Each family’s unique values, culture, and background shape the program we create for their child.

 Across all programs, students receive the following:

• Therapeutic services plus academic, social, and practical skills instruction
• Evidence-based practices, including applied behavior analysis, systematic teaching, and data-based programming, are utilized across language-rich environments, including the classroom, school, and community.
• Art, adapted physical education, library, and technology components.
• As appropriate, community-based instruction, recreational activities, career development, and other transition services support students in achieving their highest level of development.
• Academic interventions and any additional services, accommodations, and supplementary aids outlined in a student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP)
• Universal design for learning and assistive technology support student learning to give students access to the general education curriculum