About Amelia Street
Our Vision
Every Amelia Street Eagle will develop and sustain positive behaviors, reaching Platinum level by consistently demonstrating the self-regulation, social-emotional, and academic engagement skills that equip them to thrive when they return to their home schools.
Our MissionIt is our mission to provide educational programs that give students opportunities to develop communication, functional, behavioral, and social emotional skills that contribute to necessary life activities and students are able to return back to their comprehensive school for those particular students. The staff will work closely with parents and community agencies to ensure the continuum of supports and resources that allow students to access school- and community-based services promoting inclusive environments.
Amelia Street is a unique specialty school within Richmond City Public Schools that serves students ages 5-21 with significant intellectual disabilities as well as students with behavioral and emotional challenges. Comprehensive therapies are incorporated daily into each students' instructional program. For students at Amelia Street, instruction focuses on adapted curriculum, social emotional and behavioral strategies to meet the needs of each individual student. Our students have intellectual disabilities, complex health and intense behavioral needs and instruction includes increasing appropriate behavioral skills, social skills and improving quality of life. Amelia Street follows a three-tiered approach to learning. It is based on aligned standards of learning, communication training, as well as functional life skills. Students benefit from small group settings as well as individualized learning sessions. High-quality instruction incorporates integrated assistive technology as well as speech, occupational and physical therapies. By fostering an active learning environment that provides safety, security, dignity and respect for students, Amelia Street's goal is to maximize each child’s potential.
Established
1961 (Exceptional Education facility since 1974)
We Believe
All students can achieve academic, social, emotional, and behavioral competencies and standards.
Behaviors are teachable, therefore, we must teach and model our expectations.
Teaching and learning are ongoing cooperative efforts among students, school, family, and community, which can be rewarding and beneficial for all involved.
Learning environments for all students should be safe, age-appropriate, structured, predictable, visually well-defined, and supportive of each student's learning and behavioral needs.
Social, emotional, and behavioral progress occurs through the development of meaningful relationships and the use of positive programming and services.
All students and families have dignity and worth. We must acknowledge and respect the worth and dignity of each child and family; when children feel valued and cared for, they desire the ability to meet and each has the ability to meet their full potential.
All staff are respected and valued as members of the teaching profession.
Programs
Literacy through ASOLs, SOLs, Community Based Instruction, pre-vocational training, recreational/leisure, integrated therapy services, and behavioral and social emotional learning skills.
Motto
"Expect the Best!"