From the Desk of Behavior Coaches:
A few informative links to go through:
Great Podcast on Restorative Practices
Complaining About Students Is Toxic
From the Desk of Colleen Funderburg:
The S.O.A.R (Social Cognition. Organization. Advocacy. Relationships) program located at Pacific Crest Middle School is designed to meet the unique needs of middle school students who have an Individual Education Plan and an eligibility of Autism who experience High Functioning Autism (HFA). Below are the program criteria and the timeline for selection and notification. Please contact Sean, Josh or myself directly if you have any specific questions.
Criteria
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- Overall Cognitive functioning within the average range
- Close to age-appropriate receptive language
- Close to age-appropriate expressive language (but may initiate communication infrequently and rarely engage in conversational turn taking with peers)
- Moderate difficulty in social functioning and relationships (poor social skills, poor play skills, limited peer relationships)
- Moderate stereotyped/repetitive behaviors
- Poor self-regulation with moderate challenging behaviors including “meltdowns”, tantrums (physical aggression is infrequent; self-injurious behavior is rare)
- Academic skills at close to age expected levels
Timeline
January
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- S.O.A.R. team conducts file reviews
February
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- S.O.A.R. team conducts teacher interviews and observations
- S.O.A.R. team convenes and proposes selection
March
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- S.O.A.R. coordinator observes prospective participants
April/May
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- Transition IEP meetings for prospective participants
June
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- S.O.A.R. Open House for students and families