School at Shodair

ACUTE EDUCATION

While students are on the acute units, they remain enrolled in their home schools, and are on medical leave but will receive educational opportunities for approximately 1.5 hours per day Monday through Friday. The acute classroom setting is highly structured, and curriculum varies per class, grade, and ability level. Elementary students work on basic skills such as reading, writing, and math. Middle and High School students work on practical skills curriculum such as social skills, life skills, PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports), health & wellness, creative crafts, and daily current events. For independent study, students are encouraged to research their diagnosis, medications, or an appropriate topic of their choice (pre-approved by teacher).

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Upon enrollment, students’ special education records are transferred and amended to reflect Shodair’s educational setting. As special education case managers, teachers at Shodair collaborate with the student’s home school to provide and deliver the special education services outlined in the IEPs. Teachers provide accommodations for all special education students in the classroom and adapt the curriculum to individually address each student’s educational and behavioral needs. Students in need of accommodations are provided opportunities through Edgenuity’s MyPath for reading and math. Individualized Learning Paths align with assessment scores and automatically place students at their learning level. Students are also offered lower-level placement courses and paper curriculum options to accommodate other core courses.

SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

The School at Shodair offers both speech-language pathology and school psychological services in accordance with special education guidelines. Patients and students with currently identified speech and language disorders on an IEP are treated for these disorders. In addition to that, the SLP conducts diagnostic evaluations and treats disorders, including: articulation disorders, social language disorders, and receptive and expressive language disorders. The school psychologist at Shodair is another vital part of the educational team. Services provided by the School Psychologist include: psychological testing, IEP support, behavior plan development, and special education regulation counseling.

ACCREDITATION AND CREDITS

The School at Shodair is fully accredited through Cognia and residential students have the opportunity to earn a maximum of 1.50 credits per quarter, dependent on work completion and length of enrollment. All current grades and credits earned during a residential student’s enrollment may be transferred to their home school district. Due to Acute students’ current enrollment being at their home school, they are ineligible to receive credits during their stay. 

BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING 

The primary focus at the School at Shodair is teaching positive mindset and utilizing replacement behaviors through the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) initiative. PBIS is an evidence-based approach that assists students in learning skills to be successful in the community and educational setting after discharge. PBIS interventions are taught and modeled daily through check-ins and all aspects of classroom settings as well as in weekly lessons. Although PBIS is implemented with fidelity in the classrooms, the Education Department works closely with the multidisciplinary clinical teams to maintain PBIS language throughout the entire hospital. This encourages the creation of a positive culture for staff to focus on building positive relationships with staff and patients to create a consistent and safe environment facility wide.  

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