ACADEMICS
At KCA we offer multiple academic pathways throughout Middle School, Success Academy (our High School), and Transition. The transition team works with all students as they learn their strengths and weaknesses while developing their future plans be it academic or career.
Middle School
Our Middle School program is located on the 3rd floor this year. We have two fantastic middle school teachers, Ms. Russell and Ms. Ross. Our middle school teachers take pride in their SEL and project based learning. This year we were struck with a tragedy when we lost our veteran middle school teacher, Tandrea Lockhart. She was loved by all who knew her and her memory continues on in the students of that program.
Check out the Middle School teachers here!
Success Academy (High School)
The Success Academy is a specially designed program that provides explicit direct instruction to students on the Autism Spectrum, as well as students with complex, fragile and emotional needs. Our dynamic teachers address various learning modalities of students and combine strategies focusing on literacy as well as daily living skills. The curriculum is aligned with the New York State standards, while also being driven by students' IEP goals.
Success Academy also offers a therapeutic environment with elements from the practices and principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). These skills along with a designated calm area (our serenity room) allow students who may be dysregulated to return to baseline before continuing about their daily schedule.
Last, but certainly not least, Success Academy has an outstanding clinical team that provides services to students that include group and individual sessions to provide the opportunity for students to learn and utilize coping strategies to enhance their ability to communicate their thoughts and feelings.
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