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The mission of the Sayville Learning Center, a small diverse community of exceptional learners, is to empower all of our students to demonstrate the mastery of defined skills and knowledge so that they may become productive, responsible individuals who respect and appreciate themselves and others. Through excellence in teaching and learning, in partnership with family and community, this will be accomplished while creating a safe and nurturing environment.
The Sayville Learning Center/Sagamore BOCES Day Treatment Center is a part of Eastern Suffolk BOCES located on the South Shore of Long Island in the waterfront community of Sayville. Approximately 126 students are serviced from 16 of the component districts within a geographical radius encompassing both the towns of Islip and Brookhaven. Our students are multi-ethnic with varying socio-economic backgrounds. Ninety-three staff members provide service to the students in our school.
Educational Services are provided as follows:
- Kindergarten through grade six
- Classified students to include:
- Emotionally Disturbed
- Learning Disabled
- Other Health Impaired
- Multiply Disabled
- Autistic
- 6:1:1 or 8:1:1 placement options
- Individual Paraeducators
Our highly structured Academic Curriculum follows the New York State Learning Standards utilizing a multi-disciplinary team approach. Staff members collaborate and design a program based on all aspects of each child's development and specific needs.
Deficit areas are addressed by providing the following CSE approved related services:
- Counseling
- Speech and Language
- Occupational and Physical Therapy
- Vision Services
- Skilled Nursing
The Social Emotional needs of our students who experience severe psychiatric disturbance are serviced in collaboration with the Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Program using a service delivery model that provides students the opportunity to be part of a comprehensive structured program that emphasizes consistency in behavior management, the importance of family dynamics and parent involvement with all staff working to support families to ensure student success in the home, school and in the community.
Appropriate classroom behavior and socialization skills are supported and addressed through the Building-Wide Behavior Management System, which utilizes a token economy system. It is a humanistic approach to modifying behavior through positive reinforcement of appropriate behavior. Parents receive a daily behavioral summary and are advised of students' Honor Card status, which fosters student pride and enhances self-image. Our Counseling and Crisis Intervention staff supports student growth, provides intensive supervision and enables students to develop appropriate skills in:
- Attending
- Problem Solving
- Anger Management
- Conflict Resolution
Interpersonal skills are developed along with opportunities to achieve academic and social emotional success as students take part in any of the following activities:
- Intramural Sports
- Interscholastic Basketball
- Cheerleaders
- Pep Squad
- Girls Group
- Boy Scouts
- Chess Club
- Art Club
- Multi-Cultural Day
- Career Exploration Day
- Science Fair
- Luncheon Theater Group
- Process Writing Program
- Writing To Read
Access to many local resources and special unique relationships within the Sayville township have provided for, and extended, many opportunities for our students. This has allowed for a full awareness, understanding and acceptance of our special needs students. Local resources include:
- Sayville Library
- Long Island Maritime Museum
- Edwards Homestead
- South Shore Community Agency
- Sayville Chamber of Commerce
- Suffolk County Police Department DARE Program
- Islip Youth Bureau
- Sayville High School Business Advisory Board
- Sayville High School Leader's Club
- Sayville High School Future Business Leaders of America
- Suffolk County Foster Grandparent Program
Instructional outcomes and alternative options for our students are assessed by emphasizing their social-emotional growth of our students. The philosophy of our program might best be described by using the analogy of a revolving door. Exit outcomes for our students include:
- Return to home school district
- Transition to BOCES Inclusive Transitional Program
- Other BOCES Educational Centers
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