Marshall Street School &

Job Development Program

2015-2016

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Students/Staff
Ages 5-21
5-7 students per class with one teacher and 3
paraprofessionals
All students have a significant cognitive impairments that
may impact their skills in the area(s) of communication,
self-care, academics, fine motor, gross motor, and behavior.

Classrooms 1 elementary class, 1 medically fragile

class, 5 self-contained classes, and 2 classes that rotate
between reading, math, activities of daily living and prevocational skills
All students have the opportunity to participate in
adapted physical education, art, and music

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Hybrid Program Twelve students are participating in

the Marshall Street Hybrid Program this year. This
program gives the students more opportunities in the
areas of vocational skills. Their reading and math
instruction is geared toward how they will be using the
information to perform vocational task.
Community Outings Students have the opportunity to
participate in community outings two times per month.
They go on trips to stores, restaurants and sites related
to leisure activities.

Adaptive Equipment &

Playground

Job Development
Program
Students/Staff
Ages 18-21
Students attend the Job Development Program after
completing four years in a high school life skills class
Classes are made up of 7-9 students with one teacher and
1-2 paraprofessionals
All students have a cognitive impairment that impacts their
skills in one or more areas
There are five teachers in the Job Development Program.
These teachers focus on vocational training and skill
development.

Job Development Program

Opportunities for students in the Job Development
Program include:
Work crews
Career Exploration Trips
Job Coaching
Transition Skills class at Washington County Technical High
School
Hagerstown Community College Campus Connection
Program 7 students and 3 staff members have a
classroom on the HCC campus. They complete classwork in
the morning and work on campus in the afternoon.

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Course Offerings
Food Services
Culinary
Food Prep
Horticulture
Tools
Car Detailing
Office Technology
Math

Language Arts
Transition Skills

School Based Work Experience (Contractual Work)

Art
Music

Physical Education

Media

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Work Crews

WCPS Central Office

Landscaping
WCPS Central Office
Custodial
Humane Society
Smithsburg Fire Hall
(custodial)

HCC/Valley Mall (custodial)

Appalachian Nursery

Goodwill

Outdoor School

Western Maryland Hospital (landscaping)

Renovations 2015
During the Summer of 2015 renovations occurred to the
Marshall Street building:
A larger activity room was created from existing space for
physical education
Two new classrooms were constructed
Bathrooms were redesigned and improved
A door was installed on the art room classroom
A parking lot was created for adaptive equipment so that
the hallways are wider and more accessible
The cafeteria was relocated to an enclosed space to make
the building quieter
A new generator was added to support our medical needs
during an emergency

Renovations 2015

Renovations 2015

Thank You for Visiting Marshall

Street School & the Job
Development Program

Assistant Principal Sarah Stare

Principal Amy Norris

Secretary Kris Fignar

School Social Worker Shelia Moore

Transition Specialist Dr. Marianne Mooney