Educational

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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 fifty (50) 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/Child Care Program provides children ages 2-5 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 is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Click Here for Head Start Brochure