Educational
Services
The Educational Services Department provides academic
instruction, independent living and vocational skills, advocacy and supportive
services to clients pre-school to young adult. Having its start in 1970
with the Day Treatment Program for behaviorally and emotionally disturbed
students, the Educational Services Department has grown to become a diverse
network of academic services for pre-schoolers through young adults. The
Department's programs work to enhance the academic functioning and development
of each client to their highest level of functioning.
Project S.T.R.I.V.E.
Funded by the Department of Children and Family Services, Project S.T.R.I.V.E.
(Strategies to Rejuvenate Interest in Education) is an educational advocacy
program for wards and former wards of the State. Staff at South Central
are assigned to area elementary and high schools to work directly with
this targeted population of children to ensure that they receive the assistance
needed in order that they can reach, or exceed grade level in all core
subjects. Staff counsel students, work with foster parents and caretakers,
serve as liaison with the school, and refer children to needed outside
services.
Day
Treatment Therapeutic Day High School
The Day Treatment High School Program for emotionally disturbed youth,
ages 15 to 21 years old, provides a full range of educational and therapeutic
services to 70 teenagers and young adults. Positive behavior and attitudinal
changes are promoted through the provision of therapy, instruction and
individualized personal attention in a small classroom setting. This program
received its initial accreditation from the North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools (NCA) in 1980.
Day
Treatment Therapeutic Day Elementary School
The Day Treatment Elementary Program for emotionally disturbed youth,
ages 7 to 14 years old, also provides a full range of educational and
therapeutic services. The elementary program serves thirty (30) youth
with a wide range of academic, social, and recreational activities to
enhance the special learner’s ability to succeed. Students are empowered
with the tools to improve their behavior and stay on track with their
academics the elementary program has also been accredited since 1980.
Head
Start
The
Head Start Program provides children ages 3-5 years old with an early start
to academics and socialization. The children are introduced to and engaged
in a curriculum that is geared to meet their individual needs and stimulate
their intellectual, social, and emotional growth. This program received national
accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAYEC) in August of 2003.
