The school-based IEP team determination that placement in the STARS program is appropriate.Determination by the school-based IEP team that the resources available in the student’s home school or district cannot meet the student’s educational needs.Evaluation and special education eligibility.To maximize independent and socially-appropriate functioning in the school, home, and community.To address academic, social, communication, behavioral, and functional needs of students identified with autism spectrum disorders.To provide opportunities for integrated activities with general education peers.To provide differentiated instruction in a public school setting structured to address the unique needs of students identified with autism spectrum disorders.
Students who require highly structured, explicit instructional practice related to social skills, emotional regulation, communication, and frequent sensory input benefit from the program. The program is not simply for one diagnosis. These evidence-based methods include, but are not limited to, applied behavior analysis (task analysis, forward/backward chaining, shaping, discrete trial, pivotal response, and antecedent support), naturalistic teaching, schedules, structured teaching, augmentative and alternative communication support, picture exchange communication systems, sensory regulation, behavior supports, and social skills training. The program uses a variety of research-based methods to provide each student with an individualized program in a classroom setting. The Skills Training and Related Services program (STARS) provides educational and related services within a public school setting to students in preschool through eighth grade who could benefit from a highly structured, centered-based approach teaching social skills and emotional regulation, and providing for specific sensory needs.
Parent-Teacher Organization Council (PTOC).
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