Fully Acessible

AAA Academy is a fully accessible facility

Teaching

Reduced student teacher ratio

Physical Education

Modified movement expectations for PE

Technology

Computer aided instructional programs
AAA Academy I

13801 Chatham St,
Blue Island, IL 60406


Case Management

AAA Academy provides case management to ensure compliance in carrying out and managing students with IEP’s in collaboration with the districts our students come from.

School Counseling

AAA Academy provides a School Counseling program which is aligned with the ASCA National School model and is carried out by a Licensed Professional School Counselor.

School Nursing

AAA Academy provides school nursing services by a licensed School nurse, providing necessary school nursing minutes as required by student IEP’s, as well as Distributor of medications, and nursing interventions for the general student population.

Lunches

AAA Academy provides nutritionally balanced, free breakfast and lunches to children each school day.

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About
Emotionally Disturbed Students
Behavior
Early Childhood

Program Description

The AAA Academy is a non-for-profit 14-7.02 private therapeutic day school. AAA Academy serves the needs of students ages 5 through 15 with emotional, behavioral, learning disabilities and other health impairments as well as those considered to be at-risk. AAA Academy provides a structured academic program for placement of students in grades K through 8, utilizing a unique 5-1 teacher to pupil ratio.

AAA Academy's concept of reducing class size goes along with a belief that to communicate one on one with students increases the chance of reaching them. AAA Academy was created with the idea and principle belief that "ALL CHILDREN ARE WORTH SAVING". This belief allows us to provide alternative placements to students with different needs, while allowing them to obtain needed academic achievement. Students experiencing difficulty in the traditional school environment are placed with AAA Academy because of our fundamental belief that all children can learn.

Program for Emotionally Disturbed Student

The program for Emotionally Disturbed students is a special education self-contained placement. The program is designed to meet the educational needs of students experiencing chronic emotional behavioral difficulties, which affect their ability to benefit from educational opportunities available in their home schools. These young people tend to be withdrawn, impulsive, disruptive, oppositional, confrontational and often physically aggressive. They have difficulty with interpersonal relationships, experience reality in an idiosyncratic manner and in general are cautious in their approach to the world. They take an aggressive approach to the world and are either unable or unwilling to allow staff to help them de-escalate without physical assistance.

Behavior

Behavior at AAA Academy is managed in a fair, firm and consistent manner. broad range of behavioral interventions, individual and group, crisis counseling, individualized academic programs, small class size, parent training and support provides opportunities for the student to gain the skills needed to return to their school. , the overriding objective of programming at AAA Academy is to provide an environment, which stimulates development in all areas. AAA Academy utilizes a school-wide system for managing behaviors.

Early Childhood

In addition to the goals set by each student’s IEP, the AAA Academy Early Childhood Program implements instructional strategies that have a scaffolded approach to teaching. For early childhood special needs students, our approach will necessitate that teachers learn what each student’s interests are and then create opportunities for learning that encompass those interests. Teachers will engage students by learning what students enjoy and value, what they are able to do, and then decide what adults can expect the children to do. Instruction must be scaffolded through supported interactions and each child’s progress must be closely monitored. These interactions may include interacting and learning about common objects as a basis for literacy instruction. As students progress, teacher supports should be at the minimum needed to ensure completion of each task. Supporting each child’s individual need will include supports that include adequate thinking time, gesture cues, verbal prompts, physical prompts, and teacher modeling.

It is expected that, as students progress, scaffolds can be reduced and independence can be fostered. As students advance, basic letter recognition and letter sounds skills can be addressed as well as introducing basic counting and number facts. Where appropriate, individualized computer based instruction will be provided. In addition, opportunities will be provided for students to interact and learn together as this not only facilitates learning but increases opportunities to develop social emotional skills. By implementing these strategies within the structure of each student’s IEP, students learn and achieve their learning goals.

Social Work

AAA Academy provides social work services including individual and small group therapy, collaboration and consultation with counseling, teaching, and administrative staff members, referrals to outside resources, and case coordination/management.

Occupational Therapy

AAA Academy provides occupational therapy, including assessments, consultation with teachers, and direct therapy to students in accordance with student IEP’s, by a licensed occupational therapist.

Speech and Language Pathology Therapy

AA Academy provides speech and language pathology services, including assessments, consultation with teachers, and direct therapy to students in accordance with student IEP’s, by a licensed speech pathologist.

Calendar

22 Dec

Half Day

Non-Attendance
25 Dec

Winter Break

School Closed Dec 25- Jan 5
15 Jan

MLK B Day

Non-Attendance
12 Feb

Lincoln Day

Non-Attendance
1 Mar

Staff Development

School Closed

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