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Step into your future. Experience your success.

LifePrep. Naz. Step into your future. Experience your success. Background. Cohort of VCS students requiring 18-21 year old options Collaborative relationship between VCS and Nazareth in place 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act. Multi-Agency Partnership. Moving from:.

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Step into your future. Experience your success.

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  1. LifePrep Naz Step into your future. Experience your success.

  2. Background • Cohort of VCS students requiring 18-21 year old options • Collaborative relationship between VCS and Nazareth in place • 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act

  3. Multi-Agency Partnership

  4. Moving from: “The majority of postsecondary programs identify that attitude and low expectations are the most significant barriers to overcome.” (Institute for Community Research, 2006) To: self-determined competitively employed contributors in our society

  5. “The criteria for a happy life is to set goals, have control, contribute to something bigger than yourself, and to have hopes and dreams.”Cate Weir, Institute for Community Inclusionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoSy6JMfLGI

  6. Focus on Person-Centered Planning • Process-oriented approach to empowering people with disability labels • Focuses on people and their needs • Individual is empowered to determine the direction for his/her life, not on the systems that may or may not be available • Ultimately leads to greater inclusion as valued members of both community and society

  7. Vision LifePrep@Naz will: Provide opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities to continue in their education and development with peers on a college campus Influence the collaborative communities that come together by: Raising the level of expectation for individuals with intellectual disabilities Broadening the construct of diversity to include ability Preparing each participant to obtain meaningful employment

  8. Mission The mission of LifePrep@Naz is to provide community learning experiences that allow for the transformation of individuals with intellectual disabilities from students to self-determined contributors in our society

  9. While working toward NYS Standards… Embedded skills will include: • Communication • Functional skills • Health and wellness • Service learning • Vocational skills

  10. Student Criteria

  11. Course of Study Options

  12. Year One Course of Study - sample • CCC 101 – Functional College Communication I (3 credits) • FSC 1XX – Functional Skills Elective (3 credit) • PED XXX – Health and wellness • FYS 101 – Freshman Seminar + Lab (3 credits) • VOC 101 – Vocational Experiences (3 credits) • CCC 102 – Functional College Communication II (3 credits) • FSC 1XX – Functional Skills Elective (3 credit) • PED XXX – Health and wellness • SER 101 – Service Learning (3 credits) • NAZ XXX – Nazareth Elective (3 credits) • VOC 102 – Vocational Experience (3 credits) Semester 1 (12-15 credits) Semester 2 (12 -15 credits)

  13. Non-resident participation • LifePrep@Naz is designed to facilitate the participation of neighboring school districts • 15:1 Special Class, including some adult ARC clients

  14. How do we prepare our students? Within a PCP framework: • Academic rigor • Independence • Ability to work with a variety of people • High levels of self-advocacy • Access to electives based on student selection

  15. Questions?

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