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ABOUT ACHIEVE PROGRAM

ACHIEVE is a cross categorial educational program serving students, grades 9th-12th+ with multiple disabilities who require moderate to intensive instruction and aims to provide all students, regardless of disability, an educational program in a supportive environment that meets the individual needs of the student. The class can accommodate eight students and is led by a licensed intervention specialist and supported by qualified aides. Students receive instruction in the core academic areas with a modified curriculum based on the Ohio Department of Education Standards and Extended Standards. Our program empowers young individuals with multiple disabilities through a supportive and integrated educational environment designed to ensure each student thrives to their best ability both in school and beyond. Our program includes:

  • Academic Instruction using Ohio's Academic Content Standards, including the Extended standards, as applicable  

  • Inclusion opportunities available, including academic, extracurricular, reverse mainstream, and/or social skills groups 

  • Highly trained staff 

  • Community and Vocational Development 

  • Communication and Assistive Technology Utilized

  • Social and Behavioral Skill Development

  • Sensory Integration 

  • Individualized Academic Development 

  • Recreation and Leisure Skills, & Adaptive Physical Education 

OUR PHILOSOPHY: 

All students should have access to the Ohio Academic Content Standards, including the Extended Standards. Curriculum materials should be modified to progress student learning. 

Skill development is imperative to student success: attention, imitation, communication and language, social relationships, symbolic play, imagination, self-regulation and fine/gross motor. 

All behavior has a communicative purpose and it is our responsibility to assess and strive to determine the communicative intent of each behavior.

All students should be respected as intelligent individuals and be challenged to meet their fullest potential. 

Families need to be active partners in their child's education process. 

Vocational education is an important part of educational programming. 

Community participation, involvement, and awareness is essential for student success, especially beyond school.

ACHIEVE/STARS NEWS

Contact Information

Pam Epler, Ph.D. 
Coordinator, Special Education 
[email protected] or 440.796.0506


Geauga ACHIEVE/STARS Program Info

Geauga ACHIEVE empowers young individuals with multiple disabilities through a supportive and integrated educational environment designed to ensure each student thrives to their best ability both in school and beyond.
 
PROGRAM COMPONENTS:
  • Standards Based Curriculum
  • Academics
  • Community Experiences
  • Adaptive Living Skills
  • Individualized Instruction 
  • Assistive Technology
  • Structured Learning Environment
  • Access to general education enviornments
  • Team Instructional Approach
  • Family Activities

GUIDING PRINCIPLES:

  • All students can learn
  • Student outcomes are improved when structured teaching appraches are utilized
  • Consistency in the pattern of service delivery exists across classroom settings
  • Students are educated in a safe and healthy learning environment
  • The classroom is effectively integrated into the general eduction program of the building
  • Instruction is standards-based with literacy and communication focus
  • Documentation and data collection requirements are completed with integrity 
  • Classroom staff operates using a Transdisciplinary Model
  • Confidentiality of student information is maintained
  • Parents, as partners in the educational process, are afforded opportunities to become involved in program activities