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Established 2011

Established 2011. 12749 Nettles Drive, Newport News, VA 23606. Mission.

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Established 2011

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  1. Established 2011 12749 Nettles Drive, Newport News, VA 23606

  2. Mission Peninsula School for Autism is committed to providing evidence-based educational and behavioral support programming in an innovative learning environment to improve the quality of life for individuals with autism and related disorders.

  3. History • Peninsula School for Autism was founded by two families, Abbitt and Kim, in 2009. • PSA’s founding Board included three members and one advisory member. • PSA is a 501(c)3 non-profit, private day school facility licensed by the Virginia Department of Education in July 2011 to serve students with autism. • PSA established a partnership with Navigation Behavioral Consulting, an in-home ABA provider, in July 2011. • The school opened its doors on September 6, 2011 with two enrolled students in 1,200 square feet of the Boys & Girls Club.

  4. Today… • PSA’s Board of Directors has expanded to ten members and four advisory members. • PSA is currently licensed by the Virginia department of Education to serve up to fourteen students with autism, intellectual disabilities and speech-language impairment. • PSA has established partnerships that allow for collaborative programming for students with the following organizations: Hampton Roads International Montessori School Williamsburg Montessori School at the Waterman’s Museum in Yorktown Boys & Girls Club of the Virginia Peninsula The Virginia Living Museum Peninsula Fine Arts Center

  5. Services • PSA serves students ages 5-22 with autism, intellectual disabilities and speech-language impairment in the day school program. • Programs include year-round ( days) educational and behavioral support programming in the day school facility. • Student-teacher ratio is 1:1 • Individualized student programming developed by a specialized team. • PSA offers related services in collaboration with Tidewater Physical Therapy (PT) and Dominion Physical Therapy (Speech and OT). • Wrap around services include 1:1 intensive after school programming, social skills programmingand parent coaching and in-home training.

  6. Related Services • Tidewater Physical Therapy --> Physical therapy • Dominion Physical Therapy --> Speech therapy and occupational therapy • Adaptive PE --> Planet Fitness Programs in development: • Recreation --> Gymnastics, swimming, horseback riding

  7. PSA’s Commitment PSA strives to uphold its mission and core values through dedication to quality programming and commitment to the following goals: • Intensive, individualized instruction using teaching strategies based on the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) to target a broad range of academic, language, behavior, and life skills goals • Opportunities for each student to learn to communicate effectively, become increasingly independent, interact appropriately with others, and be active participants in a positive learning environment

  8. Components of Student Programming

  9. PSA’s Commitment continued… • Community partnerships providing opportunities for students to engage with diverse student populations to practice and generalize social and academic skills • Access to training for parents, caregivers, and professionals working with individuals with autism outside of the school environment

  10. PSA’s 3-pronged approach to student success

  11. Goals for PSA Students • Return to the least restrictive learning environment • Develop missing capabilities in language and communication repertoires • Increase socially meaningful and adaptive behavior • Decrease interfering and maladaptive behavior • Increase rates of responding, fluency, and skill acquisition • Generalize new skills across environments • Become active participants within the school and local community • Increase independence across all environments

  12. Student Programming: Lower School Day school services for students ages 5-13 include program goals in the following domains:

  13. Student Programming: Upper School Day school services for students ages 14-22 include program goals in the following domains:

  14. What informs student programming?

  15. Components of Daily Schedules • 6 hours school day; 8:30 arrival, 2:30 dismissal • 3.5 hours of intensive, academic instruction • 1.5 hours of enrichment activities to include: social skills programming, peer buddy program, recreation and fitness, cooking, community–based instruction, music and art • 30 minute group lunch in the PSA café (meals not provided) and 30 minute recess and/or leisure skills

  16. Partnership Programs

  17. Parent resources • PSA is currently developing a parent coaching and in-home training and support program. • Coaching sessions will be offered monthly on-site at PSA and in the home environment. • PSA parent’s will be required to participate in an 8 session coaching and in-home training and support program beginning in the 2013-14 school year. • Monthly parent resource workshops will begin February 2013.

  18. Regional Mentors • Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), Carolyn Hodgins. Educational Specialist, Compliance Officer • Commonwealth Autism Service (CAS), John Toscano, President and CEO • Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA), Ethan Long, PhD, BCBA-D • Ronald B. David, M.D., FAAP, FAAN, Pediatric and Adolescent Neurologist, Child Development and Cognitive Neurology • Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI), Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Carrie Roylance, MS, CCC-SLP

  19. PSA Student Placement

  20. Public Placements

  21. PSA Team Members • Student Team Supervisors • Behavior Analysts • Special Education: Teachers and Co-Teachers • Behavior Specialist • Lead Instructors • Instructors (1:1) • Enrichment: Music Instructor, Adaptive PE Teacher

  22. PSA Team Member Credentials • 3 Licensed Behavior Analysts, BCBAs: 1 Staff, 2 Consultants • 3 Virginia Department of Education Licensed Special Educators • 3 Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) supervisees (Masters) – pursuing BCBA licensure • 1 Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst supervisee (Bachelors)– pursuing BCaBA licensure

  23. What’s new for 2013? • Intensive Behavior Program (IBP): A day school program to support students with intensive behavioral needs; student-teacher ratio = 1:1.5, anticipated start date May 2013 • Commonwealth Autism Service (CAS) 2-year collaboration for Competent Learner Model (CLM) implementation to begin March 2013 • Parent training on-site course to begin Spring 2013

  24. Questions? For additional information please contact: Sydney Mrowiec, M.S. Executive Director sydney.mrowiec@gmail.com 757.223.0558 Thank you!

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