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Pine Grove School

P O Box 100, Elgin, SC, 29045-0290 -

School Notes Overview:

Highly individualized treatment plans focus on receptive and expressive communication skills, behavior management, daily living skills and interpersonal relationships. A social-behavioral model is utilized which follows the principles of the behavior management approach. In adopting the behavioral approach, we set specific treatment goals that focus on target behaviors in the "here-and-now" and on specific factors or causes that serve to maintain them. We assume that these behaviors are learned and that they are specific to given situations. We use treatment techniques that have been empirically validated by scientific research to be appropriate for behavior management. Positive behavioral support procedures aimed at increasing desirable behaviors are given top priority. Special care is taken to protect the children's rights by establishing a treatment environment that imposes the fewest restrictions necessary while assuring individual safety and development. This is achieved through having an exact description of the techniques included in written behavioral "policies", careful recording by staff of each incident requiring intervention and keeping a close watch on a child’s progress in response to a particular treatment method....

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School Overview:

	Pine Grove School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Laboratory Schools State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation	Other
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - Nursery/Preschool
County	Kershaw County, SC
Student Body
Total Students	24 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(SC) School Avg.
% Students of Color	29%	14%
Students by Grade
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 24 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	6 teachers
	This School	(SC) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:4	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	261 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	7 hours

School Notes:

Highly individualized treatment plans focus on receptive and expressive communication skills, behavior management, daily living skills and interpersonal relationships. A social-behavioral model is utilized which follows the principles of the behavior management approach. In adopting the behavioral approach, we set specific treatment goals that focus on target behaviors in the "here-and-now" and on specific factors or causes that serve to maintain them. We assume that these behaviors are learned and that they are specific to given situations. We use treatment techniques that have been empirically validated by scientific research to be appropriate for behavior management. Positive behavioral support procedures aimed at increasing desirable behaviors are given top priority. Special care is taken to protect the children's rights by establishing a treatment environment that imposes the fewest restrictions necessary while assuring individual safety and development. This is achieved through having an exact description of the techniques included in written behavioral "policies", careful recording by staff of each incident requiring intervention and keeping a close watch on a child’s progress in response to a particular treatment method.
Profile last updated: 01/19/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (29045)	School Zip (29045)	(SC) State Average
Population (Approximate)	13,694 people	4,011,615 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	26%	21%
Population Average Age	34 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$45,313	$38,638
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.5 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	22 years old	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	83% / 17%	66% / 34%