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Extended School Year —
Social Opportunities And Relationships (SOAR) – Elementary

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2024 Program Information

Dates: Monday-Friday, July 1, 2024-July 26, 2024 (No school July 4-5)

Hours: 9:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Open House: Thursday, June 27

Program Site Feeder Schools Food Served
Dayton Oaks Dayton Oaks, Bushy Park, Lisbon, Manor Woods, Tridelphia Ridge, West Friendship, Atholton, Fulton Snacks
Ducketts Lane Ducketts Lane, Deep Run, Hanover Hills, Bollman, Guilford, Laurel Woods, Elkridge, Ilchester, Rockburn, Waterloo, Worthington, Bellows Springs Breakfast and Lunch
Swansfield Swansfield, Clarksville, Longfellow, Pointers Run, Running Brook, Bryant Woods, Forrest Ridge, Gorman Crossing, Hammond, Phelps luck, Thunder Hill Breakfast and Lunch
Talbott Springs Talbott Springs, Clemmens Crossing, Cradlerock, Jeffers Hill, Stevens Forest, Waverly, Centennial Lane, Hollifield, Northfield, St. Johns, Veterans Breakfast and Lunch

Supported Students

  • Students currently K – 4th grades.
  • Students whose social interactions and communication skills are identified as the primary area of qualification for ESY
  • Students who are receiving instruction in the essential curriculum and are participating in the general education classes with limited pull-out instruction
  • Students whose IEP goals emphasize socialization with non-disabled peers

NOTE: While the primary focus of SOAR is instruction in social/pragmatic IEP goals/objectives, students can be instructed on reading, writing and/ or math goals defined from the team. When the IEP team identifies critical life skills/needs in academic and social/pragmatic areas, the IEP team also determines the best program to implement the identified goals/objectives.

Services Provided

  • Teaching and reinforcing social skills
  • Social skills lessons and reinforcing activities with typical peers
  • Related services if ESY services are recommended by the IEP team
  • Special education transportation is required unless Parent/Guardian will Self-Transport
    • Note: Students with changes to the pick-up and drop-off address after May 17, 2024, cannot be guaranteed service for the beginning of the program.

Contact

Sheila Collector ESY Program Lead, 410-313-5350