The Functional Academics Program helps teachers create rigorous and challenging learning opportunities for students with mild, moderate, and severe disabilities, including autism. The lessons from The Functional Academics Program have been aligned with the Common Core (Dynamic Learning Maps) Essential Elements for ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies, the Michigan Alternate Content Expectations for ELA and Math, the North Carolina Extended Content Standards for ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies, and the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Alternate 2 for RLA, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Alignment with the Essential Elements for Science is actively underway. Currently, there are no plans for developing Essential Elements for Social Studies, so SDES is actively integrating alternate Social Studies standards from a few different states that can be used to assist with alignment in your state.
Because the Essential Elements, Michigan Alternate Content Standards, North Carolina Extended Content Standards, and STAAR Alternate 2 are nearly identical to one another, the Core Content Connectors, and other alternate state standards, districts have been using these existing alignment documents to meet other relevant standards with simple modifications. Our consultants, made up of teachers and administrators, have included suggestions for how teachers can modify lessons when needed to reach students with varying ability levels. Although these suggestions are specific to the Essential Elements, Michigan, North Carolina, and Texas, the strategies are easily used to fulfill the requirements of other specific state standards.
We have included samples to show how the lessons provided in The Functional Academics Program have been aligned with these alternate state standards. Full alignment documents are available by request for potential customers.
SAMPLE: Essential Element Alignment | SAMPLE: Michigan Alternate Content Standard Alignment | SAMPLE: North Carolina Extended Content Standard Alignment | SAMPLE: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Alternate 2 |
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ELA | ELA | ELA | RLA |
MATH | MATH | MATH | MATH |
SCIENCE | SCIENCE | SCIENCE | |
SOCIAL STUDIES | SOCIAL STUDIES | SOCIAL STUDIES |
ELA | Mathematics | Science |
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Social Studies | Social Emotional | Adaptive Behavior |
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SDES has teamed up with Mundo Pato, Inc., our cloud publishing partner, to create a simple and affordable solution for special educators to use during this critical time.
The Virtual Teaching Materials are a separate supplemental purchase that will greatly enhance the Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics or can be used on its own.
Virtual Teaching Materials Pricing 1st year: $1000 non-recurring configuration fee plus 12 x monthly charge.
Students | Per Month | Per Year* |
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0-50 | $150 | $1800 |
51-75 | $225 | $2700 |
76-100 | $300 | $3600 |
101-125 | $375 | $4500 |
126-150 | $450 | $5400 |
151-175 | $525 | $6300 |
176-200 | $600 | $7200 |
201-225 | $675 | $8100 |
226-250 | $750 | $9000 |
251-275 | $825 | $9900 |
276-300 | $900 | $10800 |
SDES has teamed up with Mundo Pato, Inc., our cloud publishing partner, to create the full Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics in the cloud. *The Styer-Fitzgerald Program in the Cloud Start-Up Fee: a $6000 non-recurring start-up fee will be added to the first year subscription only.
Students | Per Month | Per Year* |
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0-100 | $500 | $6000 |
101-125 | $625 | $7500 |
126-150 | $750 | $9000 |
151-175 | $875 | $10500 |
176-200 | $1000 | $12000 |
201-225 | $1125 | $13500 |
226-250 | $1250 | $15000 |
251-275 | $1375 | $16500 |
276-300 | $1500 | $18000 |
301-325 | $1625 | $19500 |
326-350 | $1750 | $21000 |