About BRIDGES
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Our Mission Statement
Bridges Program provides a caring, safe, structured, and creative environment that inspires, supports, and empowers students to believe in themselves, achieve personal goals, and succeed socially, emotionally, and academically.
Program Components
- Assessment/Intervention program
- Comprehensive evaluation (educational, behavioral/emotional) when appropriate
- Structured behavior management and feedback system
- Academic instruction based on individual needs and abilities
- Daily student/staff group meetings for planning, evaluation, and problem solving
- Support for student and staff as students transition back to a less restrictive setting
- Focus on strong liaison with community services
- Development of interventions and plans to facilitate student success
Description of Program
- Component of Wake County Public School System
- Located in a wing of Mt. Vernon School
- Student hours – 8:00 a.m. to 2:55 p.m.
- Breakfast – All of our students receive a free breakfast. (See Letter Attached)
- Lunch full-paid = $2.55
- Transportation provided
Target Population
- Students experiencing academic, emotional and behavioral difficulties that are interfering with school success
- Students' difficulties may include academic, family, behavioral, social, neurological, and thought/mood disorders
- Elementary students
Transition
The goal is to determine an appropriate educational setting for each student. BRIDGES supports a student's transition by working directly with students and by supporting the student once he is placed in a less restrictive educational setting.
If you are a WCPSS elementary school and would like to make a referral, please make sure you have first discussed this with your behavior support coach. You may access the Bridges referral here.
Once received, referrals are forwarded to Special Education Services for a screening prior to being scheduled. Therefore, in order to be considered for a Thursday afternoon referral meeting, the referral must be received no later than 9:00 a.m. on the Monday prior to the Thursday meeting (see dates below). Referrals should be sent in with all required components in order to be scheduled. Referral Meetings for the 2019-20 school year are scheduled for the following dates:
Referral Meeting Date: Competed referral due:
September 12 September 9
September 26 September 23
October 3 September 30
October 17 October 13
November 14 November 11
December 12 December 9
January 16 January 13
January 30 January 27
February 6 February 3
February 20 February 17
March 5 March 2
March 19 March 16
April 2 March 30
April 16 April 13
May 7 May 4