Major Concepts/Content: The emphasis of this Focus course will be to provide the student with community experiences required to enable the student to function as independently as possible. Course goals address the following areas (as appropriate): weather, community preparation/mobility/experience, banking, library, grocery/department store, post office, restaurants, emergency facilities, service organizations, telephone, transportation, and laws. 

Major Instructional Activities: Instructional activities will be provided in and out of the classroom with emphasis in transferring the skills to the school, home and community. 

Major Evaluative Techniques: Students will be evaluated through informal and formal assessments.  Multiple authentic assessments will be used as students perform, produce and otherwise demonstrate skills in the context of real life settings in and out of the classroom.

Last Revised: July 21, 2005