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.4 J41y X31-1996 11:43 FROM L I SC!ON!'S I N HEIGHTS SCHOOLS TO .4142?351968321 _ designed to meet the.unique needs of a limited number of special needs students. Only by keeping the program small, will it be effective. Third, the purpose of the program is to hold students accountable for their actions and behaviors. Special features have been developed into the program to do this. (e.g. retaining students after school or over night if needed) Four, drug and alcohol Rbuse issues will be dealt with assertively. This is dealt with on an individual ease basis and can include: random drug screening, counseling,, in-patient treatment_ Five, counseling and group therapy will be an integral part of the program . This is an educational placement for students, but their needs cannot be met with a strictly academie piugtatn. Therefore, weekly groups and activities will be facilitated by the social worker, psychologist, and art therapist. Six, the goal of the program is to empower students to become successful in school (and other areas). To do this, students are involved in making choices about the curricula they want to study. The curricula will be based on each individuals' interests levels. as well as group decisions, Seven, a group environment is an important focus of the program, Students will learn how to function and work in a group. (how to work with different people, how to respect differences in people, how to make decisions and cooperate in a group, how to build trust, and how to resolve conflicts that arise in a group) This program provides success in a separate environment, where the students in A.T.L.A.S. will not be distracted by, nor distract, the regular education students. The program was designed and expected to serve 4 to 6 students. The program was/is planned to serve those s udents during the normal school day (S:OO a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)during the course of the normal, 180 day school.year.