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