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Morgan County Schools spotlights STAR classes; teachers describe community-based instruction and transition skills
Summary
Morgan County Schools recognized STAR special-education classes with student-made ornaments and teacher presentations detailing community-based instruction, yearly Thanksgiving meal projects, work-based learning visits and athletics participation. Board members and the superintendent praised the program's role in building practical life skills.
Morgan County Schools used a work-session portion of its board meeting to spotlight STAR special-education classes and the teachers who run them.
Dr. Booth introduced a clay snowflake ornament project led by resource specialist Lauren Harrison and invited students to present ornaments to board members as a thank-you for support of special programs. Several students, including Tylie Sue Jones and Dansley Ellis, were named as presenters.
"We go on community based instruction," said Miss Sheez, a STAR teacher at Kentucky Junior High School, describing regular monthly outings where students make shopping lists, distinguish wants from needs, order from menus using verbal or picture-based communication, practice table manners and handle payment. "We use…
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