RCS LEARNING CENTER INC

RCS LEARNING CENTER'S INTENSIVE DAY PROGRAM SERVICES STUDENTS AGES 7-22 BY PROVIDING A 1:1 STAFF TO STUDENT RATIO LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM REQUIRE INTENSIVE 1:1 SUPPORT IN ORDER TO LEARN ACADEMICS, LEISURE AND SOCIAL SKILLS, FUNCTIONAL LIFE SKILLS, AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS. APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ABA) IS THE MAJOR TREATMENT METHODOLOGY APPLIED IN THIS PROGRAM. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ALLOW THE STUDENT TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION INTO A LESS RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO ACQUIRE SKILLS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR 1:1 SUPPORT. RCS ALIGNS ACADEMIC CURRICULUM WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK. ADDITIONALLY, FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENTS (FBA'S) ARE CONDUCTED AND BEHAVIOR PLANS ARE IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THE TREATMENT AND CURRICULUM.

ONCE A STUDENT DEMONSTRATES THE ABILITY TO LEARN AND EXCEL IN A 1:1 TEACHING ENVIRONMENT, HE OR SHE MAY BE AN APPROPRIATE CANDIDATE FOR RCS'S DAY EDUCATION PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM'S STRUCTURE AND PHILOSOPHY IS SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED INTENSIVE DAY PROGRAM, BUT UTILIZES A 1:2 STAFF TO STUDENT RATIO. STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM ARE PAIRED WITH ANOTHER STUDENT WHO SHARES A SIMILAR LEARNING LEVEL AND STYLE. SOCIAL SKILLS ARE DIRECTLY ADDRESSED WITHIN ALL SETIINGS AND THESE STUDENTS MAY WORK TOGETHER ON ACADEMIC AND/OR VOCATIONAL SKILLS. THE FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN A LESS RESTRICTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND, WHEN POSSIBLE, TRANSITION BACK TO THEIR HOME SCHOOL DISTRICT.