Sunshine Cottage students are offered a wonderful opportunity, beginning in fourth grade, to participate in our Off-Campus Mainstream Program at three schools in San Antonio.

Robert E. Lee High School, Nimitz Academy Middle School and Jackson Keller Elementary School all participate in the mainstream program, where hearing-impaired children from Sunshine Cottage are placed in their respective grades to attend classes with hearing students.  At these schools, Sunshine Cottage provides one-on-one tutoring from a full-time Sunshine Cottage Resource Teacher, counseling, and audiological management.

The Resource Teacher:

• is located on the campus of the host school.  Provides
  continuous support and services for mainstreamed student.
• conferences regularly with classroom teachers regarding progress,
  difficulties, and modifications for HI student.
• provides ongoing inservice to classroom teachers regarding general
  knowledge of hearing impairments and the use of FM equipment and
  other ALD that can be used to facilitate listening.
• coordinates with staff at mainstream campus to set up appropriate
  placement for the hearing impaired student.
• checks and maintains hearing aids and FM equipment on a daily basis.
• arranges for appropriate use of FM equipment at assemblies.
• assists student in developing organizational and study skills necessary to function in a regular classroom.
• provides speech and vocabulary tutoring as appropriate for each student.
• provides tutoring, enrichment, and homework in subject areas as needed, with emphasis on language, writing, and reading.
• assists students in accepting hearing loss, hearing aids, and classes.
• conferences regularly and when requested with parents of hearing impaired student.
• assists student in making career choices and plans for post high school.
• supports the hearing impaired student academically and emotionally throughout the
  mainstream experience.
  

For more information about enrolling your child, please contact us.