Appropriate placement and level of support are determined once criteria are met. An inclusion coordinator from Genesis conducts site visits and provides ongoing training to the aide and staff in the inclusion setting. Data are collected on the student's behavior and ability to learn in a less structured setting. These data are compared to the skills and behaviors demonstrated by typical peers in the inclusion setting. In addition, The Genesis School provides consultation to a variety of schools on various topics including, autism, principles of applied behavior analysis and educating students with autism in less restrictive school settings.
Parental involvement is an integral component of an effective behavioral school.
The Genesis school provides parent training and support in a variety of ways, including, hands on training in class and home as well as evening parent workshops. The school's social worker conducts parent, grandparent and sibling support groups throughout the year. Coordination of home and school programs is provided to parents on an as needed basis. Supervisors are responsible for conducting monthly curriculum and behavioral clinics and on-going staff training and evaluation. The Little Miracles Preschool provides a comprehensive educational program for preschoolers with a primary diagnosis of autism or a related disorder and an educational classification of preschool child with a disability.