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The C.I.T.Y. C.I.T.Y. Connections Connections Creating Individualized Transitions for Youth A Project of the Pittsburgh Public Schools Pittsburgh Public Schools Program for Students with Exceptionalities CITY Connections Serving Students
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Program for Students with Exceptionalities
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The start of CITY Connections
Looked at current programming Looked at what others were doing Looked at the research Listened to staff and families Looked at student outcomes
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Having a safe and stable home in
which to live now and the future
Having access to a variety of places
and engaging in meaningful activities
Having a social network of
personally meaningful relationships
Having a level of personal choice
and control that matches one’s age
Being safe and healthy
Meyer, et al, 1991, Schalock, 1990, Giangreco, Cloninger, Mueller, Yuan and Ashworth, 1991
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is Defined & Organized by
Residential Daily Living Domestic Community Access/Consumerism Participation Volunteerism Citizenship Sexuality
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Self-Determination Social Skills Communication Community Travel Health and Safety
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Students and families will be connected to
Students and families will reach valued life
Connections made Educational experiences
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Continued “day” programming for
Educational programming based in an
Individualized education supporting
Where we are NOW….
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CITY Connections West 1 (opened 2002) CITY Connections West 2 (opened 2004) CITY Connections East (opened 2003) CITY Connections South (opened 2006) CITY Connections North (opened March 2007)
CITY Connections CCAC (opened 2005)
Where we are NOW….
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Adds an evening/overnight component to
Ludwig Family Educational Enrichment
Program
Southside of Pittsburgh, next door to the
Southside Works
Two students at a time, for a two week
period
Staffed overnight by “awake” staff who are
trained personnel from ACHIEVA
No cost to the students
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Community based staff, part of the
Shape the vocational pieces through regular
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Provide a variety of services: Vocational evaluation Facility based training Job development and job coaching through
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Critical to the success of the
Requires extensive coordination
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Provide ecological assessment of
One on one Instruction includes anti-
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Speech-Language Pathologist’s freedom to
Needed: student to student interaction skills
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Collaborations with CITY Connections Staff
Small group instruction – role play at CITY
Individual instruction as needed Practice social skills in the community Observations of students by SLP, student
Collaboration with the Watson Institute for
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participate in Travel Training and Stranger
Awareness Training with the Pittsburgh Public Schools Travel Trainers.
access a wide variety of community locations
and recreational opportunities available in the Pittsburgh area.
work in a variety of settings designed and
supported by our community partner, Life’sWork or other agencies.
volunteer at a variety of community settings
including the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, a variety of nursing homes and community groups.
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