Transition Vision
Alden Road Exceptional Student Center has developed a Transition Academy focus for the 2013-2014 school year for students who have earned all required credits and are ages 18 to 22 years old.
This program will focus on: development of employability and life skills training; Transition Portfolio development; maximizing levels of student independence that enable them to actively and productively participate as young adults within the workforce and community; connecting students and families with appropriate agency supports.
Plans include:
Increasing community-based instruction (CBI) for students 11-22 year old to help them develop age-appropriate skills for functioning outside the school environment, preparing them for transition to adulthood after graduation, helping them to live independently, and enhancing their quality of life.
Increasing community-based vocational instruction (CBVE) for students 18-22 year old for a majority of the school week (3 to 4 days per week).
Working with community partners:Increasing employability skills training on campus with a project-based learning focus that enhances 21st Century Skills (critical thinking skills, collaboration/team work, communication, problem solving, technology skills, and flexible/adaptable thinking) in the classroom settings.
On campus programs will include the School–Based Enterprises that provide vocational and employability skills training through projects such as:
Furniture Restoration
Film Production
Three Recycling Projects
Production of Greeting Cards and Calendars
Thrift Store
Sandwich and Coffee Shops
Laundry Service
Production of Crafts to Sell
Production of Specialty Soaps
Creating and Selling Cookbooks
Ongoing Assembly Project – in collaboration with a community business partner