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Kelso's Choices
Providing opportunities for safe choices |
Cool Cat
Staying cool when upset |
Pumsy
Choose to be responsible for your day |
Sparky
Encourages saying and doing nice things |
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Creating Successful Futures (CSF) Program
CSF I: Early intervention for K-3 students
The CSF I program can provide assistance to students who have difficulty in getting along with others, avoiding work, or demonstrating inappropriate school behaviors. This program serves students who are not necessarily special education students, but rather a student who can change behaviors in a relatively short period of time. In some cases the program is also available to special education students.
The program is best described as a "Turn-Around Model." This means that students are provided with a classroom environment that has well designed, research-based interventions that can bring about sufficient behavioral change in a relatively short period of time to enable these students to return successfully to their neighborhood school.
How it works
Day-to-day schedule
Students will be transported with ASD buses to the site to attend school from 9:00 - 3:30 daily. During their six to eight week stay, they will work on targeted behaviors already discussed with teachers and parents in an initial meeting at their home school. |
In the classroom
Staff at the site will integrate concentrated social skills lessons into their normal academic day. Students will earn their way from the intensive site room into College Gate/Northwood classrooms to practice their improved skills. |
Returning to the home school
After students have successfully worked their way through the CSF I program, parents, teacher, and counselor will again meet to discuss the behavior plan used to transition the student back. The transitional counselor will visit the home school to offer support to the student and teacher, and also share social skill activities with the entire class. |
Staff
Northwood K-3 |
College Gate Kindergarten |
College Gate 1-3 |
Mandy Clark
Classroom teacher
Kendra Besh
Site counselor
Sheryl Martin
Transitional teacher
Donalynn Sloan
Special Education TA
Greg Balcao
Principal |
Emily Dixon
Classroom teacher
Chris Cavanaugh
Site counselor
Julienne Smith
Special Education TA
Kelly Rudisill
Teacher Assistant
Danielle Ellis
Teacher Assistant
Sue Toymil
Principal |
Jennifer Emmal
Classroom teacher
Elayne Hunter
Site counselor
Sheila Soukup
Transitional counselor
Debbie Lemon
Special Education TA
Kim Marchant
Teacher Assistant
George Kivian
Teacher Assistant
Sue Toymil
Principal |
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Patricia McRae is the Executive Director of Elementary Education for the Anchorage School District. In addition to her responsibilities as an educational leader for all of the Anchorage School District elementary schools, she coordinates the Creating Successful Futures Program. mcrae_patricia@asdk12.org or
907-742-4254 |
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