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Creating Community Based Socialization Opportunities Amongst Transition Programs

William Burroughs, Lyndsay Palach & Megan Sugrue

Learning Objectives

• An Attendee will…
• gain ideas on how to create a partnership with another

district for the purpose of enhancing student socialization

• pportunities
• leave with a variety of real-life socialization ideas and steps

for how to plan, fund, and implement.

• leave this session with an understanding of how to assess

students’ socialization and apply the data collected to their respective IEP goals

How and Why Did We Come Together?

Three different districts (Stevenson District 125, Lake Zurich District 95, and Barrington Community Unit School District #220) have created a partnership that has utilized multiple service providers, community resources, and experiences to provide students with an integrated socialization education. Presenters will provide information on the planning, costs, and implementation

• f creating various community based

socialization opportunities.

How Can You Implement This in Your District?

• Dr. Robert Morgan from Utah State University
• Funding
• Transportation
• Scheduling

Leisure Education Components

• Leisure Appreciation
• Leisure Resources
• Self-Awareness
• Social Skills
• Decision Making
• Leisure Activity Skills
• Self Determination
• General Fitness

Creating Shared Goals

• Understanding of leisure time and how they will

use it

• Identification of talents and interests
• Identification of new interest areas they would like

to explore

• Generalizing previously acquired and new skills in

a variety of environment

Where did we begin?

• Team Building
• Maple Syruping
• Kick Boxing
• Ice Skating
• Camp Duncan
• Golf-Driving Range
• Paddle Boating
• Miller Park Tour

Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County

Collaborative School Day Large Events

Field Day at Barrington Field House Transition Picnic

Collaborative School Day Small Group Events

Cooking Club SLED

Collaborative School Day Small Group Special Events

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Ballroom Dancing

Collaborative School Day Small Group Special Events

Horseback Riding Pumpkin Farm

Collaborative School Day Volunteer Opportunity

Feed My Starving Children Bernie’s Book Bank

Collaborative School Day Communication Skills

College Connections Social Networking Club

Collaborative School Day New Events

CNA

Outside Of School Day Sporting Events

Football Games Hockey Games

During the School Day Masquerade Ball

Outside Of School Day Spring Dance Outside Of School Day Movie Night

How Do We Assess?

• IEP Socialization Data
• Appendix A
• Staff observes and collects data
• Data is entered into student IEP
• 1-4 scale used

How Do We Assess?

• Formative Reflective Data
• Appendix B
• Students will fill out reflection afuer each event
• Identify learning target
• Identify life skills applied
• Conference with case manager
• Student emails information home to parent/guardian

How Do We Assess?

• Survey
• Appendix C
• Students complete survey
• Top 5 activities are identified
• Schools work together to make a common list
• Events are planned off this list(Appendix D)

New Environments

• Barrington and Stevenson - House
• Backyard BBQ
• Hosting Holidays Gatherings

Future Goals

• Expand student digital communication
• Writing and Video
• More student planned events
• Expansion of programs with whom we participate
• Adding public transportation

How Can You Implement This in Your District?

• Q&A

Contact Information William Burroughs - wburroughs@d125.org Lyndsay Palach - lpalach@barrington220.org Megan Sugrue - msugrue@d125.org