The transition from special needs student to functioning adults begins with indicating goals and challenges within the already existing student’s respective IEP (Individualized Education Program), begins at the age of 14.As required by a state’s specific special education rules and regulations, the IEP is usually reviewed on a yearly basis allowing the transition plan to […]
Continue readingIf you want to understand the mission of an RKS school, you have to get to know its people: students, teachers, administrators and parents alike. Here, we are going to get to know Alpha School’s brand new principal, John Gonzalez. Principal Gonzalez joined us as the Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction in July of 2016, […]
Continue readingWe are so happy to share the success of one of our graduates, Dalton — A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Success Story Dalton was a student at our school from the age of nine to eighteen. He was not a big fan of Alpha when he started, but over the years he grew to love our […]
Continue readingAlpha School in Jackson NJ, is a very special place. There is a level of commitment, dedication, and warmth that is felt by anyone who walks through its doors. Going above and beyond what is required is something that Alpha’s faculty and staff do every day and Principal Monica DeTuro has been at the heart […]
Continue readingWhat are functional math skills? Before you answer, let’s be clear we are referring to the ones we teach our students. We don’t want you to remember how much you hate math and stop reading this article. This post is about the math skills our students need to live independently in the community, to care […]
Continue readingPeople with developmental disabilities are plenty used to being seen as the ones in need of help. By teaching them volunteerism, you might say we flip the script. Volunteering is not only beneficial to those with developmental disabilities, but to the larger community as well.Our ultimate goal is not just for our students to join […]
Continue readingGoogle is a useful tool. Like any tool, however, you have to know how to use it.Parents of children with autism are already overwhelmed before they get a chance to sit down at their laptop. The last thing they need is to scroll through the tens of millions of hits that result from entering the […]
Continue readingSpecial needs educators feel a certain responsibility to teach their students to help themselves. In the path that most children follow, they are groomed for the dog-eat-dog competition that the real world can often be. Special needs educators know their students will eventually have to thrive in that same world. That is why they are […]
Continue readingWe all feel connected through play. It starts when you are young, and with other children. It continues as we discover sports and extracurricular activities. Even gamers connect with others! It is only when we become adults that we might lose our sense of play, but wouldn’t you say that’s part of the reason we […]
Continue readingJohn Lennon once said “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” Planning for the future of our children begins long before they are born. Yet, when they finally show up, we learn what life has in store.An autism diagnosis will certainly challenge or complicate the future you envisioned for your child. You […]
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