HENRICO COUNTY AND
AUTISM CENTER FOR
EXCELLENCE PARTNERSHIP
PARTNERSHIP OVERVIEW
• Three year partnership to support students with
autism.
• Provides
• trainings
• General and special education teachers, support staff,
administrators
• Support in classrooms
• Assistance with strategic planning for service delivery.
AUTISM CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE
(ACE)
• Vision
Henrico County Public Schools will be the PREMIER
school division in the United States for the
comprehensive delivery of services for students with
ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder).
• Mission
Henrico County Public Schools, an innovative
leader in educational excellence, will actively
engage our students with ASD in diverse learning
experiences that inspire and empower them to
become contributing citizens.
ACE GOALS
2011-2014
1.
HCPS will have effective transitional procedures to support all
students with ASD from the time of identification through exit
from Exceptional Educational services.
2.
All general education, special education and administrative
staff will possess knowledge to apply research-based strategies
to manage and support positive behavioral support plans for
students with ASD.
3.
All students with ASD will be offered social skills instruction.
4.
VA three-level model classroom will be developed and
implemented at Virginia Randolph School. The tree levels
include the following:
• Intake and Behavior Assessment
• Skill development
• Generalization and Inclusion
GOAL 1: EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONAL
PROCEDURES
• A transition criteria will be used at transition
meetings at transition IEP meetings from Part C to
preschool, preschool to elementary school,
elementary to middle, middle to high, and high to
post-secondary activities
• Policies are set to ensure the fidelity of the
application of the criteria worksheet by case
managers who support students with ASD.
GOAL 2: IMPLEMENTATION POSITIVE
BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS
• Behavior leaders/ coaches will be established and
will provide positive behavioral support within the
buildings in a train the trainer model.
• Each school in Henrico will begin to use a county
developed school wide positive behavioral support
plan (to reflect the needs at each level).
GOAL 3: SOCIAL SKILLS INSTRUCTION
• Middle School and High School will provide a
Personal Development Elective class to provide
students with ASD direct social skills instruction.
• Developing of a social skills scope and sequence
the development of a lending library that would
support the developed social skills curriculum
• Development of a peer to peer support model with
standardized requirements to enhance social
interactions within school across levelsl
GOAL 4: THREE-LEVEL MODEL
CLASSROOM AT VIRGINIA RANDOLPH
SCHOOL
• A transition criteria will be developed and
completed on any child who is recommended by
an IEP team to transition to Virginia Randolph
(Rhonda Banks Center) to ensure appropriate
placement
• Develop and implement intake and behavior
assessment protocol for students transitioning into
Virginia Randolph (Rhonda Banks Center)