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Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabiliation, Inc.

Po Box 1348, Wauchula, FL, 33873-0338 -

School Notes Overview:

Pediatric rehabilitation and education at FINR utilizes a specialized program to meet the unique needs of children and adolescents (age 4 and up). In family-style homes and special education classroom settings children learn the necessary skills to return to their families and community school. Unfortunately, many children who come to FINR following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) had acquired skills prior to their injury but those previously learned skills require re-training and re-learning. Because of their lack of success with relationships, daily living tasks and skills, and failure experienced within family, community, and school, many children are not motivated to learn or change their behaviors. Many do not respond to natural consequences within their environment. Until children do begin to respond to the positive and negative natural social consequences of their environment, it is necessary to utilize precision teaching and motivation strategies that become an integral part of the teaching process for successful re-integration to school, community, and family. ...

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School Overview:

	Florida Institute For Neurologic Rehabiliation, Inc.
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	special needs across all categories
County	Hardee County, FL
Student Body
Total Students	23 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(FL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	54%	28%
Students by Grade
	Grade 3 - 1 students
	Grade 4 - 1 students
	Grade 6 - 2 students
	Grade 7 - 5 students
	Grade 9 - 6 students
	Grade 10 - 1 students
	Grade 11 - 2 students
	Grade 12 - 1 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 4 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	8 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	20%
Average Class Size	5
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(FL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:8	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	255 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	5 hours	6 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Tuition Notes	included with admission to rehabilitation facility

School Notes:

Each home has 24-hour staff supervision and staff have been trained to continually teach children social competency skills.
Goals for specific therapies are integrated into the academic setting. Special emphasis is placed on the group class situation simulating, a closely as possible, the public school setting and re-entry skills unique to a school situation including peer interactions.
Children receive individualized assessment, restorative services and re-training, behavior management, psycho-social, cognitive, physical functioning, communication, daily living, education and vocational opportunities when appropriate.
Profile last updated: 04/30/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (33873)	School Zip (33873)	(FL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	14,442 people	15,979,631 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	14%	27%
Population Average Age	31 years old	38 years old
Average Household size	3.1 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$30,833	$40,558
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.9 rooms	4.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	34 years old	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	71% / 29%	66% / 34%