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Pathways School - Anne Arundel provides integrated academic,
therapeutic, and vocational services for up to 24 Anne Arundel County
students, ages 15-21, identified as emotionally disturbed. Placement in
this program offers students the opportunity to stabilize within an
individual milieu and gives them the options to earn a Maryland High
School Diploma or a High School Certificate of Program Completion. The
Pathways School - Anne Arundel program prepares students to transition
into the next phase of their lives. For some, this may be to prepare
for a less restrictive secondary school placement or to take the GED
test in the future, and for others, to prepare for post-secondary
education, career training, or the world of work.
The
course offerings allow students who have not been successful in
traditional school-based settings the opportunity to complete their
secondary education. The Pathways School - Anne Arundel offers credit
courses for students in grades 9-12 through individual and small group
instruction following the Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS)
curriculum.
Students:
The
Pathways School - Anne Arundel admits students who are:
- between
15-21
- motivated
to complete a high school program
- interested
in obtaining and maintaining employment
- committed
to the expectations of the transition process
Staff:
The
Pathways School - Anne Arundel staff members include:
- Principal
- MSDE
certified special education teachers
- therapists
- individualized
support staff
- consulting
psychologist and psychiatrist
- contractual
speech therapist
- contractual
occupational therapist
Setting:
The
Pathways School - Anne Arundel uses a variety of settings: The Pathways
School - Anne Arundel classroom and office suite in the Patriot Plaza
on Ritchie Highway in Pasadena and public locations in the students'
home communities including libraries, churches, and places of
employment.
Program
Description:
The
Pathways School - Anne Arundel offers a unique curriculum which
integrates academic, therapeutic, and vocational services through
classroom and community-based programming. Students are
transported by their Individual Support Staff member to receive
programming, which occurs at both The Pathways School - Anne Arundel
office suite and in community settings. Individual and group
therapy sessions as well as small academic group activities are
scheduled for the Pasadena site, which includes meeting rooms, offices
and a media center. Individual instruction, experiential
learning opportunities, and career exploration are scheduled in
community settings, such as libraries, community centers, and places of
employment.
Instruction:
The
programs address these content areas:
- secondary
level and remedial academics
- consumer
education
- functional
academics
- independent
living skills
- social
skills; self-advocacy skills
Therapy:
Clinical
services provided by the school include:
- individual
therapy
- group
therapy
- family
counseling
- social
skills counseling
- crisis
intervention
- recreation,
art, drama, poetry
- support
groups
- individualized
behavior management
- speech
therapy
- occupational
therapy
Transition
Support Services:
- vocational
assessment
- career
exploration
- job
development
- job
coaching
- job
maintenance
Transition
support also includes establishment of post-secondary linkages with
community colleges, trade schools, potential employers and
adult-service providers.
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