Maximum Achievement Results in Success (MARS)
What type of student does the MARS program serve?
Students who are experiencing difficulty in their classes in the mainstream and are in danger of repeating an academic grade.
How is MARS different?
- 15:2 program.
- Behavior modification approach.
- Students report to single unit for academic classes only.
- Fluid interaction with mainstream based on behavior modification program.
- In-house social worker services.
Benefits for Students
- "Safety-valve" for emotional energies"
- Liaison with home & families
- Liaison with the full educational community
- Pushes into class one (1) period per day
- Cushions reactions to disciplinary responses
- Therapeutic walks, sessions, and goal formation
- Dealings with county & state agencies
Supporting students' academic, social and moral growth