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A Step Up Academy (ASUA) is a licensed Special Education school for children with autism in grades preschool through twelfth grade.
Our lower school is located on the grounds of the Abington Friends Meetinghouse in Jenkintown, PA. Our upper school is located at the Annex in Abington, PA. ASUA was established and licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in August 2013.
ASUA's mission is to prepare students to become engaged participants in society by developing innovative academic, social, emotional, and behavioral programming as well as impactful community partnerships. We believe in preparing our students for the community and preparing the community for our students.
A Step Up Academy (ASUA)is a licensed Special Education school
for children with autism in grades preschool through twelfth grade.
Our lower school is located on the grounds of the Abington Friends
Meetinghouse in Jenkintown, PA. Our upper school students are
located at the Annex in Abington, PA. ASUA was established and
licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in August
2013. We serve students who are from Philadelphia, Bucks,
Montgomery, and Delaware counties.
Our focus is to serve the growing population of children on the
autism spectrum that have significant developmental delays, speech
and language difficulties, and moderate behaviors that are
associated with the diagnosis. Using evidence-based practices with
a strong focus on targeting the fundamental areas of communication,
we work with students, their families, school districts, and
communities to teach the skills necessary to support in a
least-restrictive setting with the highest level of inclusion
possible. Our experienced educators are committed to seeking out
the routes by which each child learns, discovering strengths and
interests, and building a highly individualized educational plan
for each student to foster academic and social success. In this
way, each student is taught using current research and through the
principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to allow for
maximizing learning potential through mastery of skills across
domains.
The vision of ASUA is to prepare our students for the community
and prepare the community for our students. Students have access to
inclusion, including community-based learning opportunities, to
generalize the skills they learn in the classroom and practice the
social aspects of activities that often are a struggle for students
with autism. Accessing the community on a regular basis with the
support of ASUA staff allows for more meaningful and memorable
learning opportunities and builds future independence for our
students. Experiential, community-based, and inclusive learning are
key aspects to our student programming.
ASUA believes that every moment is a teachable moment for our
students and that those moments should be focused on building
skills that will lead to maximum independence in their adult lives.
Transitions come in many forms and ASUA aims for the least
restrictive environment for our students both now and in the
future. With that in mind, ASUA develops individualized transition
programming to support any of the following, as appropriate for
each student and family goal. This may include:
New or returned placement in a student`s neighborhood
school
ASUA direct or indirect support in a private or parochial
school
Community-based instruction Prevocational/vocational training
and supported community volunteer or paid employment
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