Special Education Programs and Courses Adult Independence Program - a program for high school students with disabilities with ages ranging 18 to 21 years old, who have completed four years in a high school setting. These students are in need of continuing transition from school to work. This program is for non-diploma track students who will receive a certificate. CAST - a course that stands for "Community and School Together." It is a career and technology education program to help special education students learn how to live independently and make decisions about the world of work. Content Mastery - a course that serves as a resource room where a special educator works with students who may need additional help (i.e. having a test read to them, completing make up work, etc.). Emotional Adjustment - is a program designed to meet the needs of children who are experiencing serious emotional difficulties in adjusting to the expectations placed upon them in a traditional classroom setting. Hiatus - is a program for special needs students who may display significant behavioral problems. Students are removed from their classes for 12-14 weeks. During the first few weeks, students receive intensive intervention. The next couple of weeks the student is offered a chance to earn a greater degree of freedom through success in his/her work. During the last few weeks, the student is reintegrated into the regular (or self-contained) classes. Hiatus is commonly used for special needs students in lieu of being suspended to the superintendent. Life Skills - program for non-diploma track students. The curriculum focuses on functional skills and emphasizes the application of learning across the domains of home, school, work, leisure, and instruction. MSPD - a program that stands for Moderate, Severe, Profound Disabled. It is a program that provides an alternate curriculum of instruction for students with moderate, severe, or profound disabilities. Prep Plus - a course created for special needs students who are in one or more inclusion classes and are in the 9th or 10th grade. The class focuses on pre-teaching, reteaching, and reviewing material taught in the student's inclusion courses, as well as high school assessment material. The course is taught by two special educators. Skills for Success - a course created for students with Asperger's Syndrome, the course focuses on the social skills curriculum and students goals and objectives from their I.E.P.s. The course is taught by a special education teacher with the aide of an instructional assistant. The students also participate in a group therapy session once a week with a school psychologist and guidance counselor. World of Work - a course where job coaches work with disabled high school students to provide on-site supervision and training of vocational, social, and adaptive skills in community based settings.