Special Education Services

Achieve Program

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ACHIEVE program is designed to serve secondary age students from age 14 through 21 years of age who require special education services in a separate site due to their disability. The students have significant emotional and behavioral challenges that require a small school setting and individualized instruction to meet academic standards and graduation requirements. The students generally have average to above average cognitive ability. Many require related mental health services to benefit from special education including social work, work coordination and counseling.

If you have further questions please contact the Special Education Building Coordinator at your student's attendance area school.

A - Academics
C - Community
H - Haven
I – Independence
E – Empowerment
V – Virtuosity
E – Exploration

We believe that students can establish positive patterns of behavior and decision making. The ACHIEVE Program provides opportunities for social and emotional development through a repeated emphasis on successes and strengths. We encourage and nurture positive interactions between staff/students and students/students; we facilitate the development of coping strategies and management techniques to facilitate integration into the mainstream of education and life; we encourage and develop a motivation to learn; and we facilitate language and communication development.

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The ACHIEVE Program is a highly structured setting involving the following:

Judicious Discipline philosophy and language Positive reinforcement system through effective praise Behavior interventions Low staff-student ratio Frequent school/home communication Related Special Education services High behavioral standards/expectations High academic expectations/support Mainstream and modified curriculum	Community building Safe Haven Promoting independence Social Skills Transitional skills Vocation skills Data collection Conflict resolution Trained staff to deal with potential/actual crisis
Teaching coping strategies; behavior techniques to facilitate individual student responsibility

ACHIEVE Program

Coordinator: Theresa Brunnette
7600 Boone Ave N, Suite 72
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
763-315-9760

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