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Paul B. Stephens School was built specifically for the students with special needs that we serve. Our mission is to provide each student with an opportunity that allows them to develop to their individual highest level of independence. Having a school designed with that in mind has made a distinct difference. The spacious halls, the automatic doors, the classroom design and numerous other items have allowed greater independence and learning for even our most involved students. Here at Paul B. Stephens School, the students truly have a home away from home.
The staff at Paul B. Stephens School meets the requirements as highly qualified educators of students with special needs. Our curriculum focus is on functional academics, daily living skills and social emotional growth. In addition, we address the health and wellbeing of our students and have a clinic staffed with four nurses who provide any necessary medical intervention. We serve students from ages 3 to 22 that have been identified as requiring a special day program. That need may be based on a highly specialized curriculum, significant behavioral challenges paired with significant delays in development and/or a medical need requiring continuous intervention from a trained staff.
Once a child is placed in our school, we go to work providing all we can to meet that child’s individual needs. Our facility has state of the art equipment including technology, physical therapy and classroom materials. We have three Behavior Specialists with certification as either behavior analysts or behavior analyst assistants. We have a staff of five Occupational Therapists, three Physical Therapists and a Physical Therapy Assistant, a Vision Teacher, three full-time and one part time Speech-Language Pathologists, three full-time Interpreters for students identified as deaf or hard of hearing and a full-time Social Worker. A Mobility Trainer and a Teacher of the Hearing Impaired come to the school several times a week.
In addition to all of the services and curricular activities offered at the school, we make time for our students to have fun. We have Special Olympians, STAR TV crew, chorus, cheerleaders, dances, a prom, both Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops and numerous other social opportunities. We encourage parent involvement and have a good number of volunteers. Our Parent Teacher Association is highly active, as is our School Advisory Committee.
Paul B. Stephens is truly a full service school. I am very proud to be the Principal of this outstanding school!
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