Parent cooperation and collaboration are vital to the students' success in the program. The program for students with emotional disabilities seeks to provide a service continuum from resource assistance for students in general education to self-contained center classes. Elementary centers are co-located with general education elementary schools. Secondary self-contained programs are located within general education middle and high school buildings and at centers. Itinerant and school-based resource teachers for students with emotional disabilities provide assistance to students in general education programs.
Many students attend classes in a variety of settings during the school day.
Students receiving resource services are integrated for the entire day. Resource teachers work with the general education staff and the student to ensure the development of the academic and social skills needed to be successful in general education classes. Most students are integrated into the general education program for the majority of their instructional time. Students who receive service at a co-located facility are able to be integrated into the general education program. Both a full-time psychologist and social worker offer counseling and crisis support.