•  Transition Vision 

    • Alden Road Exceptional Student Center has developed a Transition Academy focus for the 2013-2014 school year for students who have earned all required credits and are ages 18 to 22 years old.
    • This program will focus on: development of employability and life skills training; Transition Portfolio development; maximizing levels of student independence that enable them to actively and productively participate as young adults within the workforce and community; connecting students and families with appropriate agency supports.
    Plans include:
    • Increasing community-based instruction (CBI) for students 11-22 year old to help them develop age-appropriate skills for functioning outside the school environment, preparing them for transition to adulthood after graduation, helping them to live independently, and enhancing their quality of life.
    • Increasing community-based vocational instruction (CBVE) for students 18-22 year old for a majority of the school week (3 to 4 days per week).
    • Working with community partners:Increasing employability skills training on campus with a project-based learning focus that enhances 21st Century Skills (critical thinking skills, collaboration/team work, communication, problem solving, technology skills, and flexible/adaptable thinking) in the classroom settings.
    • On campus programs will include the School–Based Enterprises that provide vocational and employability skills training through projects such as:
      • Furniture Restoration
      • Film Production
      • Three Recycling Projects
      • Production of Greeting Cards and Calendars
      • Thrift Store
      • Sandwich and Coffee Shops
      • Laundry Service
      • Production of Crafts to Sell
      • Production of Specialty Soaps
      • Creating and Selling Cookbooks
      • Ongoing Assembly Project – in collaboration with a community business partner