MIDDLE SCHOOL
Our Academic Programs
All Solterra Academy classes foster the overall development of the student in a structured, supportive learning environment. Each student’s program is highly individualized according to the student’s profile of strengths and areas of need.
Middle School
Solterra Academy delivers comprehensive curriculum with differentiated instruction for students with all exceptionalities in secondary school levels. All of our Middle School programming focuses on Smarter Balanced and NGSS ( Next Generation Science Standards) preparation standards with incentives for participation. All curriculum taught is aligned with CCSS as well as NGSS, the CT social studies framework and State Health, Physical Education, Art and Music standards. We have designed functional skills programming to be inclusive of any student with cognitive compromises.
Each classroom has integrated technologies including SMART Boards and Apple iPads to enhance student learning. In conjunction with technology, instruction and learning are done with the latest programs and techniques including remedial reading instruction inclusive of Lexia: Core 5 Reading (K-5) and Power Up Literacy (6th-12th). Each student participates in art, physical education, and music.
Therapeutic Services
▧ Licensed certified clinicians for individual therapy and support
▧ Classroom-based groups to emphasize social skills, anger management, assertiveness and self-advocacy, conflict resolution, empathy development, self-esteem and relaxation training
▧ On-site psychiatric services
▧ Family outreach and parent training
Pre-vocational Education
▧ Pre-vocational and vocational classes
▧ Adaptive Daily Living Skills instruction and application as appropriate
▧ Career assessment and job exploration
▧ Some exposure to on-site job tasks as appropriate
Other Services & Features
▧ 40-day diagnostic programming (S.T.R.I.D.E.)
▧ School consultation and community training
▧ Individualized transition to less restrictive environment
▧ Comprehensive assessment provided, per PPT decision
▧ Occupational, physical and speech/language therapies
▧ SMART Boards in all classrooms; individual laptops are provided for school use, and tablets as applicable
