GENESIS

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GENESIS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS

• LIZ NEAL, PRINCIPAL
• TODD W. WELLS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

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GENESIS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS ENTRANCE
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DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS

• The Genesis and Alternative Schools serve (9)
  nine schools districts in Clermont County
  currently we serve a total of 12 districts
  including Fayetteville, Blanchester and Forest
  Hills.
• There are two separate programs housed in the
  same building.
• The Genesis School is a special education
  program.
• The Alternative School is a regular education
  program.
• Enrollment ranges from approximately 90 to 100
  students in both programs combined.

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DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS

• The staff consists of
• 2 administrators
• school resource officer (SRO)
• registered nurse
• school psychologist
• speech language pathologist
• 15 teachers
• 17 paraprofessionals
• 9 mental health staff
• occupational therapist

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GENESIS SCHOOL

• The Genesis School
• Is a public separate school.
• Serves students kindergarten through twelve.
• Serves students identified as having
  behavioral/emotional disabilities.
• Provides academic, social, and emotional
  instruction.
• Provides additional mental health supports
  contracted through Child Focus, Inc.

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ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL

• The Alternative School
• Is an alternative setting for regular education
  in lieu of suspension or expulsion from their
  home district.
• Serves grades (7) seven through (12) twelve.
• Provides academic, social, and emotional
  instruction.
• Provides additional mental health supports
  contracted through Child Focus, Inc.

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EDUCATIONAL TEAMS

• Students are assigned in classrooms based upon
  age and grade level.
• There are two classrooms per team team members
  consist of two teachers, two classroom
  assistants, and one mental health case manager.

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EDUCATIONAL TEAMS

• Educational teams meet at least twice weekly to
• discuss student performance and progress
• determine functions of behaviors
• develop behavior intervention plans
• develop behavior response plans
• more

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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

• Child Focus, Inc. provides
• Consultation to educational staff
• Ongoing case management
• Crisis services
• Individual prevention support services
• Assessment of needs.

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ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION

• Students in both schools receive academic
  instruction aligned with Ohio academic content
  standards.
• English Language Arts
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies

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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING

• Students in both schools also receive direct
  instruction in social emotional learning focused
  around
• Self-awareness
• Self-management
• Social-awareness
• Relationship skills
• Responsible decision-making

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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM

• Lions-Quest
• Program Recognitions
• Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
  MODEL Program Award Skills for Adolescence
• United States Department of Education - Safe,
  Disciplined, and Drug-Free Schools Promising
  Program Award Skills for Adolescence
• Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional
  Learning (CASEL) SELECT Program Award Skills
  for Growing, Skills for Adolescence, Skills for
  Action
• Character Education Partnership (CEP)
  Scientifically Supported Program Curricula -
  Skills for Growing, Skills for Adolescence,
  Skills for Action

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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM

• Skills for Growing (grades K-5) addresses youth
  development, character education, and prevention
  efforts through
• Positive school climate using program skills and
  concepts to create a positive norm for
  supportive and respectful, classroom events
• Service learning.

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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM

• Skills for Adolescence (Grades 6-8) supports
  social and emotional learning, substance abuse
  prevention, service learning, and character
  education through the reinforcement of
• Cooperative learning and conflict resolution
  skills
• Service learning projects reinforcing positive
  social behavior
• Drug education and refusal skills that allows
  students to say No.

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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM

• Skills for Action (Grades 9-12) is the high
  school component that assists students to develop
  personal, social, and cognitive skills through
• Service learning
• Skills development that allows students to work
  in teams and experience group interactions
• Integrating service and skills curriculum into
  the classroom that teaches career related skills,
  improves self-confidence.

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PRIMARY CLASSROOM
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DAILY SCHEDULE
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PRIMARY CLASSROOM
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MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM
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HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM
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"An educational system isn't worth a great deal
if it teaches young people how to make a living
but doesn't teach them how to make a life." --
Source Unknown
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