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Boaz High School
      Presenters:
Andy Sims and Amy Creech
Our Students
A Look at Our Program
We use 3 major prongs to teach real-life
 transition skills:

1. Mail Delivery

2.Greenhouse

3.Community Outings
“Pony Mail"

• This is our in-system mail delivery service
  – We use the special education bus
  – Run the route on Tuesdays and Thursdays
  – Pick up & deliver mail (that is sent within the
    system) at central office and schools
  – Students have mail bags & are responsible for
    one building (BHS, BMS, BES, CES, Central
    Office, etc.) per student.
Riding the Pony
    Express!
“Pony Pics”




         Perfect Delivery
Pony Pics (Cont’d.)
More Pony Pics
Benefits of the Mail Route:

• Responsibility

• Belonging

• Social Interaction

• Public Behavior
Our Greenhouse
How it Works…

• Funding/Class Account

• Suppliers

• Scheduling Work Time

• Customers
Fall Clean-up
More Clean-up
Baby Ferns Arrive
Plugs and Cuttings
Preparing the Soil
Watering the Soil
Filling the Cups for Planting
Planting the Plugs
Labeling the Plants
Carrying Finished Trays
Transplanting/Making Baskets
Preparing Hanging Baskets
Ready to Sell!
In Full Bloom!
What State Monitors Saw!
Benefits of the Greenhouse
• Work Ethic
• Work Experience
• Community
  Involvement
• Money Exchange
• Social Interaction
• Experience w/Plants
• Sensory Input
Community Outings
Grocery Store
Pushing the Buggy
Gathering the Items
Movies
In the Lobby
In Our Seats
Pumpkin Patch
Our Superintendent
Riding to the Patch!
Getting Our Pumpkins
Having Fun!
Lake Guntersville
Fun in the Sun!
Other Community Outings
• Harvest Festival

• County Fair

• Walmart

• Frizzles

• Chinese Buffet

• Mall Food Court
Wrap-up
• The key to our program is system-wide
  support (Teachers, Office Secretaries,
  Transportation Director, Special Education
  Coordinator, Chief Financial Officer, and
  Superintendent).
• Contact us with questions:
   – asims@boazk12.org
   – acreech@boazk12.org
• Visit my classroom blog:
   – www.mrandysclass.blogspot.com

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