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Mission Statement |
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Students who are placed in Desert Willow Treatment Center and participate in the Desert Willow/Miley West Educational Program will benefit from their education academically and socially by receiving direct instruction and social skills training. |
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The Educational program at Desert Willow is designed to meet the educational and emotional needs of students while they are placed in a residential psychiatric facility.- During the month of February, students presented famous Black Americans who had an impact on science and education.
- The entire school presented "Holidays Around the World," focusing on Asia, Egypt, Mexico, and North America.
- During the month of January, the Math Committee held a school-wide event, "The Estimating Project." All participated.
- Reading Week was incorporated to include all levels of education in the school, focusing on the birthday of Dr. Seuss.
- Vocational training was incorporated into daily living skills, focusing on cooking, budgeting, and organizational skills.
- Students were recognized each month for their academic growth and social skills achievement at a monthly awards ceremony.
- Inspirational quotes were the school theme. This was incorporated into the writing lessons in all academic grade levels.
- The highlight of the Literature class was the interpretation of Marriage Poems, focusing on imagery, flow, and execution.
- Staff raised $680.00 for "Pennies For Patience." This event included state hospital staff and CCSD staff.
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Goals and Objectives |
Goal 1
Students will increase their mathematical skills as measured by state and district assessments.
Objective(s):
By June of 2011, students will increase their mathematical skills in computation and problem solving as measured by state mandated assessments.
Goal 2
Students will increase their written expression skills as measured by mandated writing assessments.
Objective(s):
By June 2011, students will increase written communication skills, focusing on written expression and sentence structure as measured by state mandated assessments.
Goal 3
Students will increase social skills within the milieu.
Objective(s):
Students will increase social skills, focusing on communication, cooperation, and respect measured by daily points and unit intervention.
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