Re: Job skills taught in high school?

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To: cosep ; texas-autism-advocacy ; taca-usa Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2011 7:12 PMSubject: Job skills taught in high school?

What kind of job skills is anyone's child learning in high school in a Community Based Instructionclass setting? I know different states call that type of class by different names. Just curious becausewhen I asked at my child's meeting yesterday what our school district offered for job training skillsI was told the only option was that they took the students to a local church to fold church bulletinsand maybe staple some papers. Surely, this can't be acceptable to meet sped requirements.

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Our son has been taught to run every office machine in the school, run errands, make grocery lists, go to the store & pay out, work in the library (check out & reshelf books along with helping the younger kids find books and reading to them), budget for and Christmas shop, etc. They also do fund raisers like making popcorn gloves and selling them for Halloween. This is all the behavior re-director’s room. Tonya To: cosep ; texas-autism-advocacy ; taca-usa Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2011 7:12 PMSubject: Job skills taught in high school? What kind of job skills is anyone's child learning in high school in a Community Based Instructionclass setting? I know different states call that type of class by different names. Just curious becausewhen I asked at my child's meeting yesterday what our school district offered for job training skillsI was told the only option was that they took the students to a local church to fold church bulletinsand maybe staple some papers. Surely, this can't be acceptable to meet sped requirements.

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> What kind of job skills is anyone's child learning in high school in a

Community Based Instructionclass setting? I know different states call that

type of class by different names. Just curious becausewhen I asked at my

child's meeting yesterday what our school district offered for job training

skillsI was told the only option was that they took the students to a local

church to fold church bulletinsand maybe staple some papers. Surely, this can't

be acceptable to meet sped requirements.

Depending on the severity of the student while attending high school, some of

the vocational skills being taught are similar like restaurant based on what my

son was taught sorting out laundry/folding, sorting out silverware, filling up

salt & pepper shakers, putting together silverware packets, mail job, teaching

about money (actually involving the TEEACH approach), janitorial

(sweep/mop/dusting, wiping tables) Kitchen chores, setting tables, cooking,

unloading dish washer, putting up silverware, stocking like can goods, then the

students if attending the school district my son attended would mosey over

half-day to a Vocation Transition Program which was part of the school district,

once he aged out of HS then he attended all day at the Nellie Reddix

ctr.(Vocation transition Program).

Here is a website: http://www.nisd.net/reddixww/

Seems like it's the only one available in our state of Texas, they have a

variety of programs. At one of the classes my son was attending was learning how

to print on T-shirts, greeting & thank you cards, shredding papers, sorting out

nuts & bolts, etc. there were days they would actually travel via using the city

buses which were taught as well on transportation, many students would go to

church to clean, sort, Salvation Army thrift stores, certain department or

grocery stores, garden center, depending on their cognitive or ability level

some were actually learning some of the office/administrative work filing,

answering phone, they also had an apartment where they would learn the upkeep of

it like making up the beds, cleaning, they also ensured to include community

outings bowling, movie, theater, dance events, implemented carrying over any ST,

APE or other exercise activity, Music therapy, cooking, cleaning, folding

laundry, how to use the washer & dryer, etc.

Great transition programs, the only thing it lacked was implementing some of the

specialize services which would of made a huge impact like in my son's case due

to him being non-vocal w/severe challenges, if they implemented utilizing in his

case(Total communication) across the day)some OT w/some academic work like in

writing or other OT sensory & Motor activities, the last program he was due to

my concern for my son finally had a wonderful teacher who was actually using the

PECS which was close enough to some of the ABA techniques where my son had

gained w/the VB (verbal behavior approach) over 200 words when he use to have

all these services. Then his health deteriorated losing all these skills, that

was taught from private programs, had to be a drop out for awhile, was not even

able to be home bound, then due to some of the treatments he was undergoing, he

was fortunate to be re-enrolled back to the same classroom at the Vocation

Transition program and was able to graduate from the Vocation transition center.

To observe was a beautiful feeling due to the issues he had undergone but then

of course the question was " What's Next? " Which I already knew but hard to

accept the answer was actually nothing that would provide anything for him. Just

Day Hab in his case, if he had not gotten ill, I was actually aiming towards for

my son to attend college which this one particular were able to work w/him which

involved technology skills, etc.

It would be great if many of school districts would have something like this

vocation transition ctr. w/some good staff people, it even beats the ARC centers

as now attending Day Hab or shelter workshop, which is worse then any day care

ctr. like...remember depending on the severity of the students.

Sadly, seen some whose cognitive or abilities are higher & verbal that attend

one of these places are due to the behavior, social, etc. issues that were not

addressed which I have observed just to be coloring, puzzle time, etc., heavily

medicated, wish there was more for everyone. I did hear that there were some

changes going on, have not really learn what is going on, hope it's improving

the programs & then of course revolves around cost wise.

The HS & vocation transition center they contracted w/our local business.

Not every high school here apply the same technique as the school district my

son attended. Several families who I know end up moving so that their son or

daughter would attend the Nellie Reddix ctr.

Teens with ASD: Transition IEPs

http://www.tacanow.org/family-resources/teens-with-asd-transition-ieps/

Why A Transition Plan?

http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/tool-kits/transition-tool-kit/why-tr\

ansition-plan

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Hi, does anyone know if there are any programs in the greater Houston area that

are set up like the Nellie Reddix center-maybe not as comprehensive, but along

the same lines? Thanks in advance.

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> What kind of job skills is anyone's child learning in high school in a

Community Based Instructionclass setting? I know different states call that

type of class by different names. Just curious becausewhen I asked at my

child's meeting yesterday what our school district offered for job training

skillsI was told the only option was that they took the students to a local

church to fold church bulletinsand maybe staple some papers. Surely, this can't

be acceptable to meet sped requirements.

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