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Secondary Level Programs

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Career Development Academy

Grades 9-12

Overview: The Career Development Academy (CDA) program is designed for high school students who require an enhanced social emotional learning environment that includes differentiated and non-traditional instructional methods. CDA is for those students who are unsuccessful in a traditional public-school setting. The goal of this program is to ensure students remain committed to school as they pursue and progress towards high school exiting credentials. The program is designed to be student-centered with smaller class sizes combined with in-person and virtual learning strategies as options. Students are involved in selecting their specific integrated pathways of study that aligns with their current academic progress and social-emotional wellness support plan.

Adults and students will work together on meeting the specific and diverse needs of learners, and tailor supports and experiences based on individual student needs. The Career Development Academy will strive to meet the needs of students in a flexible broad-spectrum learning environment individualized to meet each student’s learning style and learning pace with the ultimate goal of meeting exiting credentials and pursuing career development and post-secondary goals.

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Secondary Intense Management Needs

Grades 9-12

Overview: Students in this program exhibit moderate to severe behavioral difficulties and/or intense instructional needs. Behaviors warrant a placement outside a public school setting, but not a residential placement. The program is center-based, and counseling services are provided within the program. The program provides intervention and support to assist special education students in developing the skills necessary for success in the home, school, and community. Students receive instruction from Special Education teachers with content area certification or from general education academic teachers through inclusion in the Alternative High School. The staffing ratio is 8:1:1.

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Career & Technical Education

Grades 9-12

Overview: The MOBOCES Career & Technical Education programs are committed to delivering high-quality educational opportunities designed to prepare students for post-secondary education or employment. Programs offered at the Rossetti Education Center and throughout the districts and the community include two-year Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs for juniors and seniors, competitive one-year New Visions options for seniors, pre-vocational Career Exploration programs for 9th and 10th graders, Vocational Technical Preparation programs for 11th and 12th graders with disabilities, a Community-Based Occupational Education program for students with special needs, and Foundations of CTE for 9th and 10th graders.

CTE programs offer a variety of Secondary options, such as a Regional Summer School that includes 9-12 core academic courses, a 7-8 summer academy, driver education, Regents review classes, and LEAP, an elementary enrichment and acceleration program. 

Students participating in two-year New York State Education Department-approved CTE programs have the opportunity to earn a Technical Endorsement on their Regents or Advanced Regents diploma and earn academic units of study that can be applied to their graduation requirements.

Integrated programs of study provide CTE students with unique approaches to developing academic knowledge through contextualized learning experiences within their chosen interest area. In addition, students develop important 21st-century skills, such as problem-solving, self-directed learning, communication, teamwork, and workplace ethics. As a result, approved CTE programs offer students flexibility in meeting New York State graduation requirements while pursuing their career development goals.

Learn more on our CTE webpage. 

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Regional Summer Class

Grades 7-12

Overview: The Regional Summer School offers students in grades 7-12 an opportunity to earn units of study to meet the New York State graduation requirements. Students in grades 7-8 are enrolled in the Middle Level Summer Academy, where integrated academic content is presented in a half-day, project-based learning experience. Students in grades 9-12 may register for one or two academic courses previously taken during the school year. Classes are held four days per week for six weeks from early July to mid-August. Regents exams are offered according to the SED Regents testing schedule.

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Summer Driver Education

Grades ?

Overview: Students who are at least 16 years of age may enroll in this State Education Department-approved Driver Traffic Safety Education course that helps develop important safe driving skills and prepare for the New York State driver’s test. Students who successfully complete the program receive the New York State MV 285 Completion Certificate. The required 48 hours of study includes a combination of classroom instruction, in-vehicle observation, and driving experience. Lecture and driving times vary by student and location. Preference is given to students based upon their chronological age. 

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Summer LEAP

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Regents Review Classes

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Overview: Students recommended by their principals may participate in review classes to prepare for Regents exams. Students meet with instructors for review sessions, which prepare them for the appropriate Regents exams in each of the designated courses. Normally, students are allowed to participate in only one Regents review course.