Beacon School
Population Served: ED SLD MR AUT OHI TBI
School Serves: Both sexes and grades 6-12 and Post Senior
Staff to Student Ratio: 1:3
Description:
Beacon School offers a therapeutic educational environment designed to meet the needs of special education students with emotional disturbance, autism spectrum disorder and students with other disabilities that may affect their behavior in the school setting. Students attend school for six periods per day and receive academic, behavioral and therapeutic support throughout the day. A full curriculum is offered designed to meet the state standards for all academic areas. Occupational therapy, speech therapy and counseling are provided for students based on the needs assessed by the IEP team.
Classroom Environment
Small Group Setting
Teacher
Paraprofessional
Behavior Coach
Counselor/Therapist
Components
Therapy: Students will receive individual and group therapy on a weekly basis. The goal of the therapeutic component is to address school related issues and develop positive interventions from behaviors that are preventing success in the classroom. The therapist participates within the classroom when not meeting with students. This allows for additional support for the students should they require immediate intervention support.
Behavioral Intervention: A behavioral coach is placed full time within the classroom. Our approach to success includes a behavioral incentive program for all students. The classroom staff and the student develop three behavioral goals and three academic goals. This translates into earning points each period for on task compliance. The behavior coach records this information by period. As students earn points they are able to progress and earn more privileges within the classroom and on the campus.
Collaboration: The teacher, behavior coach and therapist work closely with the family in order to provide everyone on the team the ability to best support the student. Additional meetings with the family are encouraged for those students that appear to have difficulty maintaining progress within the program.
Beacon School's Autism Program
Beacon School has a comprehensive Autism Program that meets high school students’ needs in all aspects of development. The program has four main components to help support moderate to high functioning students in meeting their potential in preparation for a more independent life in adulthood. These services include four components:
Academics
Beacon offers academic instruction according to the needs of the individual student. This includes both the academic coursework required to meet the standards at the student’s grade level and an immersion into the functional world of independent living.
Social Skills Training
In addition to social skills lessons in the classroom, students will practice skills through role play and various exercises to help them learn new skills. They will also have the opportunity to integrate their learning into the community. Daily instruction will include a social skills class designed to assist students in the following domains:
- Behaviors
- Communication/Listening
- Managing Emotions
- Flexibility
- Using Social Skills at Home, School, Work and in the Community
Community Inclusion
When students are ready, they will have the opportunity to be integrated into our work training program. Through this program they can to begin to apply the skills they have learned in the classroom to a community setting, while also building job skills.
Therapeutic Services
Beacon School offers a variety of therapeutic services for students who require them. These include:
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Individual /Group Counseling
Therapeutic Support Service Classroom
Designed to meet the needs of special education students requiring additional behavioral
and therapeutic support in the classroom on a comprehensive campus
Description:
This program offers an opportunity for special education students who are ready to transition to a less restrictive setting and those students that may be in need of additional support on a comprehensive campus. The classroom provides a safe environment with a therapeutic and behavioral component to provide the additional support needed to be successfully mainstreamed.
Classroom Environment
Small Group Setting
Teacher
Paraprofessional
Behavior Coach
Counselor/Therapist
Components:
Therapy: Students will receive individual and group therapy on a weekly basis. The goal of the therapeutic component is to address school related issues and develop positive interventions into behaviors that are preventing success in the classroom. The therapist participates within the classroom when not meeting with students. This allows for additional support for the students should they require immediate intervention support.
Behavioral Intervention: A behavioral coach is placed full time within the classroom. Our approach to success includes a TRACK program for all students. The classroom staff and the student develop three behavioral goals and three academic goals. This translates into earning points each period for on task compliance. The behavior coach records this information by period. As students earn points they are able to advance on TRACK and earn more privileges within the classroom and on the campus.
Collaboration: The teacher, behavior coach and therapist work closely with the family in order to provide everyone on the team the ability to best support the student. Additional meetings with the family are encouraged for those students that appear to have difficulty maintaining progress within the program.
Current Sites:
Campbell Union High School District
Branham High School
Leigh High School
East Side Union High School District
Andrew Hill High School
Independence High School
Mount Pleasant High School
Oak Grove High School
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint High School District
Los Gatos High School
San Jose Unified School District
John Muir High School
Willow Glen High School
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