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A-Team: Two classrooms meet the needs of students from ages 5 through 11. Transition Team: Four classrooms meet the needs of students from ages 11-15. Explorers Team:
Four classrooms meet the needs of students from ages
16-21.
Pathway to Careers:
Pathways to Careers is a vocational-technical
education program area in which students explore a variety
of career education experiences. Binet's particular program
is both school and community based. Students at Binet work
in the school cafeteria, clean school hallways and other
school based jobs as they become available. In addition, a
large number of Binet students are traveling in the
community working under the supervision of both Binet and
business professionals and paraprofessionals at specific
work sites. Almost all students are transported by the
school system's busses. Worklab: Worklab provides a setting for students to develop work behaviors/habits along with job skill development, all of which are necessary for successful participation in the community. Nonprofit organizations and other schools provide "real" jobs on which the Binet students work. The A-Team students attend Worklab daily for 25 minutes. The Transition and Explorer Team students attend for 50 minutes daily one semester per year.
Life Skills: Life Skills is a course that is offered to all students at Binet for one semester. The class focus is hands-on experiences allowing students to work on various daily lliving/pre-vocational skills which include food/domestic areas, personal hygiene, and cooperative interacting/learning. Each class plans, shops for, and prepares lunches and snacks throughout the semester working at their individual level of independence. CBE: Community Based Education is an intergral part of the Binet focus of "learning for life". A curriculum is individually designed following parent survey and teacher assessment. Based on their needs, students are taken into the community emphasizing tasks such as pedestrian safety, money handling, and socially appropriate behavior. Behavior Management: Every student at Binet has a behavior management plan that focuses on target behaviors and the procedures for dealing with them. Each classroom has a copy of these plans in order for all staff to be familiar and consistent with the students. Crisis Intervention: The entire Binet staff has had training in Safe Physical Management Crisis Intervention (SPMCI). In the event that a student becomes a danger to himself or others and requires removal from a situation, a crisis team will respond to a tone. The student is then assisted to a time out area where de-escalation can occur. Currently, the team consists of 9 staff members certified in SPMCI. These staff members meet monthly for practices and recertify annually.. Horticulture: Binet School's horticulture program was developed as a way to introduce middle and high school students to their first hands on work experience. Through this program Binet students have learned competencies in mowing and trimming grass, landscaping, plant selection, transplanting, grounds and plant maintenance, and garden upkeep. Through many grants, the program has been able to design, build and maintain a variety of gardens, including a raised bed perennial garden, an antique rose garden, a rose arbor and an ornamental grass garden. PE: All students receive 55 minutes of PE weekly. Art: All students receive 55 minutes of Art weekly. Music: All students receive 55 minutes of Music weekly. Related Services: Occupational Therapy(OT), Physical Therapy(PT), Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Group Counseling |
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