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Millersburg administrators propose licensed day treatment program to serve students with behavioral and emotional needs
Summary
District administrators presented a plan to launch a DHS-licensed day treatment program (proposed name: Rise Up) housed in on-campus space beneath the Johnson library, aiming to start small and apply for DHS inspection this fall with a target opening in January.
An administrator for the Millersburg Area School District on the evening presented a proposal to establish a Department of Human Services–licensed day treatment program to serve students with emotional and behavioral challenges, saying the district would submit an application this fall and aim to open in January.
The presenter described the program as a half-day academic schedule combined with half-day specialized programming (social-emotional curricula and team-building) and said the district would provide academic instruction through its online academy with Pearson while using evidence-based social-emotional curricula. The proposed location is an underused room beneath the Johnson library with a separate entrance on Center Street, separate bathrooms and locked doors that would allow the…
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