Welcome to The Promise Day School

The Promise Day School works with students in grades K through 12. We have 10 homerooms containing no more than 12 students per room. The Upper School consists of the homerooms for students in grades 9 through 12. Features of the Upper School include:

• 1 certified special education teacher and 1 paraprofessional for each classroom.
• Multi-grade grouping with more than 1 grade assigned to a classroom.
• Most of the academic classes are taught within the homeroom classroom.
• Students participate in special classes including Physical Education, Music, Computers, Art, Industrial Shop, Heath and Information Technology.
• Participation in all state examinations.
• Qualified students have the ability to participate a paid and unpaid work/study for up to 4 days per week.

 Promise Day School provides Varsity and Junior Varsity experiences for high school students in soccer, basketball, and softball. Upper School students can also participate in sport activities in conjunction with the Physical Education Program. 

The Promise Day School works with students in grades K through 12.  We have 10 homerooms containing no more than 12 students per room. The Lower School consists of homerooms for students in grades K through 8. Features of the Lower School include: 

• 10 or fewer students per classroom.
• 1 certified special education teacher and 1 paraprofessional for each classroom.
• Multi-grade grouping with more than 1 grade assigned to a classroom.
• Individual access to laptop computers.
• Most of the academic classes are taught within the homeroom classroom.
• Strong focus on literacy, mathematics and social skill development.
• Students participate in special classes including Physical Education, Music, Computers, Art, Industrial Shop, Heath and Information Technology.
• Speech, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy are provided as needed.
• Participation in all state examinations.

 The Lower School is supported by a specialized team of clinicials and behavioralists that support age appropriate needs of our younger students.  

The provision of transition services is an integral part of the academic program at The Promise Day School.  Approximately half of the students in the Upper School participate in placement activities scheduled through our Transition Office.

Our goal at The Promise Day School is to provide students the chance to become acquainted with a wide range of occupational and educational opportunities available to them on and off campus. There are a variety of options accessible to students that can be either paid or unpaid.

Available services can range from one hour a week to four days per week depending on the needs of the student. All experiences are scheduled and closely supervised by our vocational job coordinators. 

Our program emphasizes small group instruction for students between the ages of 5 to 13. The education themes for all students within this program are: communication, basic skills, social development, self-help, and overall learning readiness.

The Autism Center Difference:

• Personalized classrooms assign 4 to 5 children per room with an average 2/1 student/staff ratio
• Structured Teaching designed to make information meaningful
• Ongoing new concepts and skills instruction that is predictable thanks to an organized environment
• Visual schedules provide a core set of routines to promote independence
• Collaboration on individualizing instruction to motivate the student between their teachers and therapists
• Enrichment activities, such as swimming, horseback riding or trips to the local library, that promote generalization of concepts and skills

Children diagnosed with autism and their families are welcomed as new members into The Autism center family. It is not just the time spent in our classrooms that make a difference for the student, it is the community of support that maximizes the learning opportunities for our students to adulthood.

Our program builds upon the skills developed at the elementary level and serves middle school students between the ages of 14 to 16. As our student continue to develop confidence and skills, our teachers and specialists concentrate on the unique needs of adolescents. The functional academic classroom program is departmentalized and supplemented by instruction in the Daily Living Center, located within our campus, to emphasize skill generalization to real world experiences.

The  Autism Center Difference:

• Development of skills to support independence within the home
• Integrated instruction in communication skills with emphasis on pragmatics
• Application of basic skills to promote authentic learning in areas such as money management and meal preparation
• Work individually with teachers on housekeeping tasks to learn skill generalization and responsibility for maintenance of the Daily Living Center
• Smart Board instruction, video modeling, and daily use of iPod Touches for their schedule access, ongoing skill development as well as a personal leisure time activity
• Fitness training twice a week at a local community center
• Monthly planned community experiences like grocery shopping and dining out that encourage student independence in their daily live

Our program centers on the needs of young adults, aged 18 to 21 years old, to function independently within the home and workplace. We begin with a  comprehensive vocational assessment for each student. We work individually with students to emphasize how skills they learned in middle school can be applied to everyday life situations. Students’ interests and aptitudes guide instruction in vocational training, recreation and on the job training.

The Autism Center Difference:

• Instruction in a simulated onsite worksite utilizing the Practical Assessment Exploration System (PAES)
• Authentic Work – our bakers courner  Bakers learn both  baking and business skills!
• Placement in work study programs within the community
• Implementation of the JOB TALK curriculum emphasizing communication skills and practical knowledge needed for workplace success.