Before, in a class of 25 others, they felt unremarkable at best. But put in a structured program where no teacher has more than eight students, they start to shine. One success leads to another. There are activities designed to promote social skills, including a school bank and store where students spend money they earn for meeting their educational goals. Each student keeps a checkbook and fills out forms, just like a regular bank.
Some students go back to public schools, others on to vocational programs.
She's doing things that might not be expected of her back in the public school. It can be done.