The Rite of Passage Morrison Home provides an on-grounds Facility School education program, approved by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). All Federal and State guidelines regulating educational programming are followed, such as the Colorado State Quality Standards for Approved Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Exceptional Children Education Act, and No Child Left Behind Act.

• • Licensed Special Education Teacher and staff offer an individualized, functional, and well-rounded combination of academic and life skills curricula in a safe and therapeutic environment, helping youth to develop health relationships, effective communication, and problem solving skills to interact positively with family, friends, and the community.
• • Academic curriculum developed annually by the Rite of Passage Morrison Home’s Facility School Special Education Director and Education Coordinator/Teacher to meet student needs as well as Colorado Content Standards and the District’s content standards, goals, and objectives.
• • Core academic standards in the school program are functional, in accordance with Individualized Educational Plans (IEP) and focused on life skills and the acquisition of vocational skills. Areas of emphasis in elective areas could include but are not limited to; social and emotional learning, adaptive physical education, self-care, advocacy and hygiene, and career and technical education.

The Morrison Home Education program offers

• • General education route, IEP route, or GED route. Depending on each individualized student’s needs, the team will discuss what educational route a student will take depending on individual learning needs and abilities during the intake process.
• • Day treatment school for students who need a smaller learning environment geared towards their learning styles. Students who are enrolled in the day treatment program will attend the Morrison Home School and receive Therapeutic Services.
• • Opportunities to apply for scholarships for higher education and vocational opportunities.

Special education components:

Six (6) hours of direct student contact classroom time for the approved 176 days that CDE requires.

• • Full six (6) week summer education program of experiential, community-based learning.
• • Special Education Generalist Licensed Teacher and paraprofessional.