Collaborative Services

ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS - Larry Carroll, Director
Lyle Middle School

The Alternative Education Programs are designed to provide a highly structured academic setting for students experiencing  serious difficulties within their local schools.  The programs accepts students ages 10-12 and 13-16 for an initial 45- day placement. Long term placement program is available for students ages 13-16.  Diagnostic assessment of the students’ functional behavior patterns and learning styles and preferences are collected to assist in placement decisions beyond the initial period.  Every effort is made to identify in-district resources and services that can meet the students learning needs.

I.  Adolescent Diagnostic Program:
Projected Enrollment: 12-15 students
Ages:  13-17
This program is utilized as; (1) an interim placement for serious discipline and behavioral problems that could result in a students’ expulsion, (2) students undergoing eligibility determinations for special education services, and (3) for Functional Behavior Assessments completed by the Clinical Team.

II.  Adolescent Treatment Program
Projected Enrollment: 12 – 15 students
Ages: 13 –17
This program services students requiring a long term (one year or more), highly   structured behavior program for academic and social skill development.  Students are serviced according to IEP recommendations and prepared for transitions into less restrictive settings as recommended by the TEAM.

III. Adolescent Occupational Training and Treatment Program
Projected Enrollment: 10 - 12 students
Ages: 16 and above
The program prepares students to meet MCAS requirements, meet sending school credit requirements, explore occupational options and opportunities for employment and/or further education beyond high school.

IV.  Combined Latency Diagnostic and Treatment Program:
Projected Enrollment: 10 – 12
Ages: 10 - 12
This program will service a younger population and combine the services of the Diagnostic and Treatment components of the Adolescent Program(s).  The program provides diagnostic information and treatment services that prepare students for reintegration into less restrictive settings.  Academic and behavior expectations are age appropriate to this population.

S.T.A.R. PROGRAM  Anita Woods, Director

Ö  Self -care, Health & Medical needs, Physical Development
Ö  Therapies:  Communication, Motor, Sensory
Ö  Academics, Cognitive
Ö Regulations:  Ability to learn, Independence, Behavioral Regulation, Interaction & Social Skills 

For the 2005-06 school year, we have nine classrooms housed in Mashpee (2) and Sandwich (7). Beginning Program enrollments by District:  42 Students 

BEHAVIOR/COMMUNICATION-AUTISM SPECTRUM PROGRAMS
Oak Ridge School, Wing School, and Sandwich High School             

The BC/ASD programs address the educational and pre-vocational needs of students with severe communication, social, and learning deficits through structured teaching.  Emphasis is placed upon increasing functional and independence skills.  Academics, self-care,  and life skills are addressed through hands-on activities and experiences.  Inclusion is supported through school activities and community outings to promote social interaction, increased communication, and generalization of skills.   

III.              TRANSPORTATION.

Cape Cod Collaborative began transporting students for the 1987-88 school year as a result of a request by the Cape & Islands Business Managers Association.  The reasons for the Collaborative providing this service were:

•  Limited competition on route bids prior to 1987-88 (1 bidder/route).

•  Provided the member districts with control of the routes.

•  Provided the member districts route flexibility.

• Cost savings.

The initial eight (8) routes were all on Cape.  The business mangers approved the initial structure of the transportation system and pay rates of transportation personnel.  Transportation staff pay increases have been the same as all Collaborative staff – including two years with 0%.

Currently, the Collaborative operates 25 routes transporting an average of 125 students per day to educational sites on Cape and off Cape. In addition, the Collaborative is contracted with the Nantucket Public Schools to provide 6 regular school bus routes and 2 special education bus route to over 450 students/day; provides Provincetown with one school bus; and, one school vehicle to Harwich.

IV.    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.