1. Transition Skills Room 255

2.  Students with an IEP or 504 plan.  I will be helping students to understand their disability/difficulties and be able to advocate for themselves.  Social skills, employment skills and life skills will be our main targets  Topics may include: self-advocacy, self-control, appropriate situational behavior, appropriate relationship building, decision making, collaboration/communication, daily living, employment and other necessary skills

3. 72% of individuals with disabilities are unemployed (Butterworth et al., 2011). More than one-third of people living in poverty in the U.S. (39%) are individuals with disabilities (U.S. Census, 2010). Overall, persons with disabilities are far more likely than nondisabled persons to live in poverty (26% compared to 9%) (National Organization on Disability & Harris, 2004). Of employed young individuals with disabilities who are post-high school for four years or less, more than half (54%) earn less than $5,000 per year. And only 11% earn $25,000 or more per year. (Newman et al., 2009).

4.  The goal of this class is for students to learn the skills needed to be able to successfully transition from students to independent, productive adult members of the community.  I am here to help your ‘minion’!

5.  Follow school wide expectations in the student handbook.  Be Respectful  Be Prompt  Be Prepared- students should bring everything they need to class everyday!  ***Be Productive***

7. A+ = 100B+ = 87-89C+ = 77-79D+ = 67-69E = 0-59 A = 93-99B = 83-86C = 73-76D = 63-66 A- = 90-92B- = 80-82C- = 70-72D- = 60-62

8.  1 st Offense- Warning  2 nd Offense- Teacher-Student Collaboration to discuss the problem and possible solutions & parent notification.  3 rd Offense- Sent to the office and a written referral  *Please note: depending on the violation, students may be automatically dismissed from the room and sent to the office.

9. Push-ups OR Paragraph on why cursing is inappropriate in school

10. While cell phones are allowed in my classroom, students are not allowed to use them, unless permission is given! * If students are caught using them without permission, the cell phone will be sent to the office for pick up at the end of the day.

11.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlhUcSGqgs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlhUcSGqgs  *Everybody is a teacher and everybody is a student!  Lets work together to be successful! Together Everyone Achieves More!

12.  Teacher Contact Information: Phone- 635-3839 x 5868 E-mail- abrandt@eupschools.orgabrandt@eupschools.org *Disclaimer- syllabus subject to change per teacher discretion.