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Deer Creek highlights new transition program and student-run shop for 1822 learners
Summary
Caitlin Hernandez presented the expanded Deer Creek Transition Center, describing an 18-to-22-year-old program with functional academics, community-based instruction, school work-study placements, and a student-run DCTC shop; a student (AJ) described practical gains including doing laundry and work-study duties.
The Deer Creek School Board heard an extended presentation on the Deer Creek Transition Center (DCTC), which this year launched an expanded 1822 program to provide transition services under FAPE through age 22.
Caitlin Hernandez, the transition teacher, said the program focuses on post-school readiness through four major areas: functional academics (practical math and reading for daily life),…
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