transition skills room 255. students with an iep or 504 plan. i will be helping students to...

MRS. FELDMAN’S SYLLABUS

Transition Skills

Room 255

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

Students with an IEP or 504 plan.

I will be helping students to understand their disability/difficulties and be able to advocate for themselves.

Social skills, employment skills and life skills will be our main targets

Topics may include: self-advocacy, self-control, appropriate situational behavior, appropriate relationship building, decision making, collaboration/communication, daily living, employment and other necessary skills

SOME BASIC FACTS FROM THE COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (C.E.C.)…

• 72% of individuals with disabilities are unemployed (Butterworth et al., 2011).

• More than one-third of people living in poverty in the U.S. (39%) are individuals with disabilities (U.S. Census, 2010).

• Overall, persons with disabilities are far more likely than nondisabled persons to live in poverty (26% compared to 9%) (National Organization on Disability & Harris, 2004).

• Of employed young individuals with disabilities who are post-high school for four years or less, more than half (54%) earn less than $5,000 per year. And only 11% earn $25,000 or more per year. (Newman et al., 2009).

OVERALL GOALS OF THIS CLASS

The goal of this class is for students to learn the skills needed to be able to successfully transition from students to independent, productive adult members of the community.

I am here to help your ‘minion’!

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

Follow school wide expectations in the student handbook.

Be Respectful

Be Prompt

Be Prepared- students should bring everything they need to class everyday!

***Be Productive***

GRADING SCALE

A+ = 100 B+ = 87-89

C+ = 77-79

D+ = 67-69

E = 0-59

A = 93-99

B = 83-86

C = 73-76

D = 63-66

A- = 90-92

B- = 80-82

C- = 70-72

D- = 60-62

BEHAVIOR

1st Offense- Warning

2nd Offense- Teacher-Student Collaboration to discuss the problem and possible solutions &

parent notification.

3rd Offense- Sent to the office and a written referral

*Please note: depending on the violation, students may be automatically dismissed from the room and sent to the office.

POOR LANGUAGE?

Push-ups

OR

Paragraph on why cursing is inappropriate in school

CELL PHONE POLICY

While cell phones are allowed in my classroom, students are

not allowed to use them, unless permission is given!

* If students are caught using them without permission, the cell phone will be sent to the

office for pick up at the end of the day.

WE ARE A TEAM!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlhUcSGqgs

*Everybody is a teacher and everybody is a student!

Lets work together to be successful!

Together Everyone Achieves More!

ANY QUESTIONS?

Teacher Contact Information:

Phone- 635-3839 x 5868

E-mail- abrandt@eupschools.org

*Disclaimer- syllabus subject to change per teacher discretion.