Heron Creek & Heron Creek Academy
Therapeutic Schools
- Heron Creek serves students in grades K-6.
- Heron Creek Academy serves students in grades 7-12.
Mission Statement
The Heron Creek Programs assess the collective strengths of students,
families, schools and the community to develop collaborative plans, enabling
students with significant social, emotional, behavioral and academic challenges
to learn and use skills to meet their educational goals in the least restrictive
environment.
Vision
The Heron Creek Programs will be differentiated from behavioral classrooms
in the inclusive approach of the team. The programs are evidence-based
with an emphasis on family participation; integration of education and
school based mental health service throughout the day, as well as the
maintenance of continuous connections between the student, family and
local school district personnel. The program will emphasize strengths-based
assessment and collaboration with local systems of care.
Placement Criteria
- Students enrolled in grades K-12
- Parent, school and support agencies, as appropriate, jointly determine
the need to make a referral to the Heron Creek Programs through the
IEP process
- Students with a history of emotional-behavioral difficulties who have
received less restrictive interventions, but have not been successful
in reaching their IEP goals
- Students with an established disability under IDEA
- Students experiencing significant interruption in their development
due to social-emotional factors requiring therapeutic intervention
- Students with whom the usual and customary educational services have
not proven successful for the student and family
- Students who have the cognitive ability to benefit from placement
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