Kilmer Center School

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Kilmer Center Philosophy and Organization

Kilmer Center is a Fairfax County Public School for students, ages 5-22, with intellectual disabilities (severe), autism, and intellectual disabilities.

Curriculum areas include: Personal Management, Recreation and Leisure, School and Community, Vocational, Motor Skills, Functional Academics, Communication, and Social Competence. Students participate in activities in the school setting and in the community, with ample opportunities to demonstrate the abilities they have developed in a variety of environments with both the disabled and non-disabled.

Using a transdisciplinary model that seeks input from all disciplines working with a student (school staff, physicians, and other outside resources), services are integrated to create an educational program that addresses the individual needs of each student. Teachers and specialists collaborate to develop IEP goals, objectives, behavior strategies, and to identify the supports necessary to allow students to successfully transition to less restrictive educational settings.

Students with Intellectual Disabilities participate in a Life Skills Curriculum, supported by a teacher, public health training assistant, and public health attendant. Class size can range from 5-8 students. This staffing provides the direct assistance necessary for students to interact with their environment.

Students in the Transition Program are supported by a teacher, public health training assistant and public health attendant. This special program has a lower student to staff ratio to support students with autism and intellectual disabilities, who present challenging behaviors. The curriculum is based upon the cognitive levels of the students and emphasizes a strong functional academic component in which communication skills are emphasized.

It is the goal of the staff at the Kilmer Center to prepare students to move on to programs in a less restrictive educational environment.

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