SERENDIPITY CENTER INC

SERENDIPITY CENTER IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT THERAPEUTIC SCHOOL DEDICATED TO STUDENTS WHOSE COMPLEX NEEDS PREVENT ATTENDANCE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTINGS. IN EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THIS REGION, THERE ARE STUDENTS FACING CHALLENGES THAT MAKE SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPOSSIBLE. WITHOUT EFFECTIVE HELP AND THE CHANCE TO START OVER, THESE CHILDREN CAN BECOME DISRUPTIVE, UNSAFE, AND HIGHLY DISCOURAGED ABOUT THEIR FUTURES. IT IS OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE THE BEST ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS TO HEAL AND BECOME EDUCATED, PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THE FOUR PILLAR MODEL DEVELOPED AT SERENDIPITY INTEGRATES EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, TRANSITION READINESS, AND WELLNESS INTO ALL SCHOOL DAYS. 92 STUDENTS REFERRED BY 20 REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE SERVED BY SERENDIPITY OVER THE COURSE OF 2024-2025. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:* AMONG THOSE SURVEYED, 86% MADE PROGRESS ON READING GOALS, 93% MADE PROGRESS ON WRITING GOALS, AND 86% MADE PROGRESS ON MATH GOALS* 93% OF STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR OVERALL GRADES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SHOWING STEADY ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT. * WE SERVED OVER 20,000 ORGANIC MEALS MADE FROM SCRATCH IN OUR KITCHEN.* OVER 2,500 POUNDS OF PRODUCE WAS HARVESTED FROM OUR GROWING MINDS GARDEN. PRODUCE WAS MADE INTO SCHOOL LUNCHES, GIVEN AWAY TO STUDENT FAMILIES, DONATED, OR PREPARED AND PRESERVED BY STUDENTS IN CULINARY ARTS ELECTIVES AND INTERNSHIPS. * STUDENTS PASSED THE FOOD HANDLER'S TEST AND GOT THEIR FOOD HANDLER'S LICENSE. * CLINICAL CASE MANAGERS WORKED WITH FAMILIES TO SUPPORT THEM HOLISTICALLY. THEY CONTINUED TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN LARGER COMMUNITY TREATMENT TEAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS. * WE DEVELOPED A DYNAMIC SHORT-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN TO GUIDE OUR ACTIVITIES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. * WE LAUNCHED THE UKERU SYSTEM, A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH PROVEN TO REDUCE RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION AND INCREASE SAFETY FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.* FOR THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, SERENDIPITY CENTER WAS GIVEN THE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS (NASET).