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Offers Post-Graduate Year

Yes

Learning Difference Programs

Yes

Learning Programs Supported

Emotional Disabilities, Behavioral Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, OHI

Year Founded

2009

Summer School Offered

Yes

School Calendar

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Student Body

Total Students

34 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

23%

State avg.: 31%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

5 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

National avg.: 11:1

Average Class Size

8 students

Classroom Dress Code

Formal

Khaki pants and collared shirt

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Application URL

Online Application

School Notes

Guiding Principles: These principles form the foundation of our organization.
They represent the best of what we aspire to in leadership, service delivery, policy, procedures, planning, work, and life.
*Abundance *Relationships *Person-Centered *Shared Ownership *Stewardship Minnick Schools, a service division of Lutheran Family Services of Virginia, are not-for-profit proprietary day schools, licensed by the Virginia Department of Education.
Minnick Schools partner closely with local school divisions and community agencies to provide academic and behavioral instruction for children ages 5 through age 22 who are not succeeding in a traditional public school setting.
Counseling services and specially designed programs round out our services, which assit students in their transition back to public school or the most appropriate setting. Minnick Schools are individually accredited by or are a member if the Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities (VAISEF).

Our schools offer a curriculum that is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning in a unique and nurturing environment. Instructional staff implement research-based, student-centered strategies that focus on teaching student to self-regulate problem behaviors and increase successful learning behaviors. *Individualized Instruction
*Waterford Reading, Math, and Science-Waterford Institute
*SuccessMaker
*Gradpoint, a Pearson online program offering courses forstudents grades 6-12
*Instruction on pragmatic social skills
*Functional life skills program
*Specialized classes
*Counseling services
*Transition services
*Community-Based Instruction
*Community-Supported Employment
*Job Coaching
*Extended School Year Program
*School wide positive behavior support
*Board-Certified Behavior Analyst

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