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10/11/2011 TOP Info Location: One multi-room building & one portable near a high school campus Students: 18 – 21 years old; developmental or similar disabilities Curriculum: Each student creates own leisure calendar, teachers create groups. Classes; interview skills, social skills, exercise, calendar skills, cooking thru Kent Parks & Recreation Work Experience: Non-paid job sampling in small group or individual internship depending on student need at local businesses and nonprofit agencies. Generally change job 3x annually TOP Info cont. Student Schedules Monday – Friday; 9:30am - 4:00 p.m. As students gain skills in community the day is shortened as other activities in community are added Staff Schedules Monday - Friday: 9:15am - 4:15 p.m Monthly Potlucks: 6:00 - 8:30pm Lunches: Sack lunches from home or from HS cafeteria delivered each morning Finances: TOP bank students make deposits and withdrawals or use debit card (depending on need) Transportation: District provided to and from TOP; Shuttle buses, 1 van, 1 car, and 1 van with lift, public transit and walking Leisure 6
10/11/2011 Basic Student Schedule 9:30 Arrival - “Go to Designated Area” Each group led by para/job coach 10:15 -2:00 Mon – Thur - Job shadows and internships Fri (all day) – Leisure/ Social Skills in community 2:00 Classes Mon- Thur; Exercise, Interview, Social Skills, & SLP Super seniors go home on Metro or Access 3:30 Announcements Student led “Shout outs” 4:00 Go Home TOP Community Partners • Current partners include: IKEA, Family Fun Center, Golden Steer Restaurant, Riverbend Golf Course, King County Library System, Kent Food Bank, Arbor Village Retirement Community, Little Caesars Pizza ,Rite Aid, VR Hair Salon & Spa, Grocery Outlet, Washington State Talking Book & Braille Library, Kent Clothing Bank, ECEAP (Early Childhood Education Assistance Program) Head Start, Skills Inc, Kent School District; Mail room, Print shop, Central kitchen coffee cart, Kent Fire Department, Kent Rotary & Partners to Work Program AGENCIES: DVR, DDD, Trillium, WiSe, First Transit, Kent Parks & Recreation, Total Loving Concepts (Community Guides), Public Health IPADS More than just apps (Keeping operator costs down) • Internet (Safari) • iCal • Notes • iPhoto • iTunes - Podcast • Camera/ Video Camera Flexible Multiple uses • Errands • Alarms • Timers 7
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