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Independent Living Skills Overview Presented by: Dr. Pamela R. Downing-Hosten Ms. Sharon Bean Ms. Rickita Perry Ms. Janice Stark Ms. Laura Patton District of Columbia Public Schools | 1200 First Street, NE | Washington, DC 20002 | T

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Independent Living Skills Overview

Presented by:

Dr. Pamela R. Downing-Hosten
Ms. Sharon Bean
Ms. Rickita Perry
Ms. Janice Stark
Ms. Laura Patton

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Introduction

Purpose – The purpose of this presentation is to provide Professional Development (PD) on the Independent Living Skills Course Process – The PD will be conducted through this presentation, discussion on topics reviewed, and a panel. Payoff – At the conclusion of this PD participants will be able to discuss the three pillars of the Independent Living Skills Course, the outside resources associated with the course, and the intended outcomes of the course.

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Norms

Be prepared
Utilize informed questioning
Look for opportunities to offer collaboration and support
Provide constructive, solution-based feedback
Practice self-regulation

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Purpose of the Course

The purpose of this course is to give students exposure to community-based

experiences to supplement instruction about daily life activities. Students should be able to recognize different opportunities in their community and understand how to utilize resources.

Students in this course have the opportunity to apply self-advocacy and

self-determination skills in their community while also gathering information about resources available to them outside of the classroom.

Students have explored varying concepts aligned to the common core that

prepares them for their experience in the community. Students are then able to reflect on experiences following the close of an experience.

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Course Themes

The course is taught across four different grade levels, from 9th grade to 12th
grade. Each course has a different theme that student’s focus on and

experiences are connected to as part of the curriculum.

The grade level themes teach students about various types of resources

that are available to them and how they can interact with those resources. The themes are as follows:

9th Grade – Basic Community Resources
10th Grade – Daily Living Resources
11th Grade – Government Resources
12th Grade – Vocational Resources

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Sample Community-Based Experiences

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9th Grade

Police And Fire

Station Experiences

10th Grade

Banks to

Establish an Account

11th Grade

White House,

Capitol, and Supreme Court

12th Grade

Rehabilitative

Services Administration

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Transition Planning

As a component of their course, all students will be required to complete a

final project associated with their activities within the course. Students will be able to present their projects in their annual IEP meeting, using the following continuum for interaction:

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Student- Participated IEPs Student- Facilitated IEPs Student- Engineered IEPs Student- Conducted IEPs

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Panel Members

We are so pleased to have had a successful first year, which can be attributed to the dedication of our teachers and the strong partnership with the Arc of

DC. Here to discuss the reflections of the first year are the following panelists:
Mary Lou Macriello, Executive Director of the Arc of DC
Laura Patton, Consultant, The Arc of DC
Sharon Bean, Special Education Teacher at Ballou SHS
Rickita Perry, Special Education Teacher at Eastern SHS
Janice Stark, Special Education Teacher at Cardozo EC

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Transition Team Contact

TEL.(202) 442-4800 EMAIL: OSE.TRANSITION@DC.GOV

Web Resources

DCPS.DC.GOV DCPSCEO.COM DCPSTRANSITION.COM

The Postsecondary Transition Plan

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