Aspire Academy A West Clermont Transition Program

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Aspire AcademyA West Clermont Transition Program
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What is Aspire Academy?

• Aspire Academy is West Clermonts newest program
  offering for students who defer their diploma
• Focus
• independent living skills
• vocational skills

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The Birth of Aspire

• Great Oaks terminated the Frischs program at
  Glen Este High School effective end of 2010-11
  school year
• Available space created the option for West
  Clermont to develop an in-house program that
  filled the need for transition programming
• This opportunity provides a cost savings to our
  district

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Eligibility

• Who
• Students 18-22 years old with intense cognitive
  abilities who have met graduation requirements
  and chose to defer their diploma
• Motivated to live as independently as possible
• Have a desire to work
• Decided by IEP team
• Flexibility
• Designed to focus on individual student needs
• No set time requirement

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Goal

• To prepare our students to work and live as
  independently as possible

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Aspire Academy Student Expectations

• Motivated to gain skills in the area of daily
  living/functional living
• Motivated to work
• Maintain consistent attendance
• Willing to participate in classroom/community
  experiences
• Dress appropriately for work and community
  experiences
• Maintain professional behavior

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Program Objectives

• -Personal Finances- planning/ budgeting, money
  management
• -Scheduling- calendar, planner, appointments,
  transitions
• -Self Care- personal hygiene
• -Household Management- food prep, grocery
  shopping, in-house jobs, laundry, maintenance
• -Social Skills Awareness- building relationships,
  conflict resolution
• -Community Involvement- self advocacy, dining
  out, recreation, involvement of outside agencies
• -Health and Safety- planning healthy meals, basic
  first aid, emergency situations
• -Career Development- job searches, applications,
  interviewing, problem solving, job site training
  experiences

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Personal Finances

• Budgeting
• Planning
• Money Management
• Banking
• Filling out forms
• Online/In Person Banking

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Planning/Organizing/Scheduling

• Time
• Using a calendar and planner
• Appointments
• Schedule Changes
• Transitions

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Grooming/Self-Care

• Personal Hygiene
• Personal Identification
• Medication

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Household Management

• Food Prep
• Grocery Shopping
• Daily/ Weekly Chores
• Laundry
• Household Maintenance

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Community Involvement

• Self-Advocacy
• Dining Out
• Leisure and Recreation
• Involvement of Outside Agencies

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Career Development

• Job Search
• Applications
• Interviewing
• Problem Solving
• Job Site Training and Experiences

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Health and Safety Practices

• Eating Healthy
• Planning Meals
• Basic First Aid/Safety Practices
• Calling 911
• Emergency Situations

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Social Skills Awareness

• Building relationships
• Appropriate Interactions
• Conflict Resolution

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Question/Answer