Hawkswood School helps students and their families prepare for future independence before they leave school, to provide a seamless transition into adult life. Hawkswood School uses a Person Centered Approach when setting up an appropriate transition program for our students. Students may be preparing for a range of life opportunities including employment, volunteer experiences, higher education, trade schools and adult programs.
While Hawkswood School’s curriculum includes regular instruction for students of all ages in a wide range of skills that help them to be more independent at home and in the community, formal transition services begin at age 14.
Hawkswood School has many programs to teach important skills that will help our students successfully make the transition to adult life. Those programs include the following:
In-House Job Enclaves (IHE)
Apartment Living Classroom
Work Center Classroom
Transition Community-Based Instruction (TCBI)
Structured Learning Experience
Graduate Group
IN-HOUSE JOB ENCLAVES
In-House job enclaves (IHEs) are jobs completed within the walls of Hawkswood School for limited blocks of time during the school day. IHEs are available for students ages 14 and older who meet certain criteria to be art of the program. Assessments are performed by teachers and SLE staff. Virtually all student workers who eventually participate in the community at SLEs (Structured Learning Experiences), begin with an IHE.
Teachers, therapists, or paraprofessionals serve as IHE managers, and use lesson plan guidelines to most effectively implement rules and regulations of the IHEs. Appropriate Dress Wear (ADW) and daily living and work skills are taught.
Data is collected and recorded by managers daily, weekly or monthly based on needs according to the student’s IEP goals and/or task analysis. Data is shared among the manager, teacher and SLE Coordinator. IHE data is reviewed monthly.