Rosemount Public School is a unique school.
Rosemount Public School offers programming for very high-risk students, age 4 - 21, in a variety of sites throughout the Region of Waterloo. The overriding criteria is that the need for treatment by a child or youth is so severe that a regular day school or special education classroom cannot serve his or her needs.
Rosemount also has programming responsibilities for the Enrichment Centre at Suddaby Public School, located at 171 Frederick Street, Kitchener, ON. Look for us in the lower level of Suddaby Public School.
Section 23 (formerly Section 20) of the Student Focused Funding: Legislative Grants provides grant allocations for INTENSIVE SUPPORT AMOUNT, Level 4 (ISA-4) for programs in Care, Treatment, Custodial and Correctional facilities.
Rosemount staff provides Residential and Day Treatment Programs in three areas:
Care facilities (hospitals, maternity homes, Family and Children Services (F&CS) facilities)
Treatment Facilities (children's mental health centres, residential and group homes, detention centres)
Corrections / Custody Facilities (open and closed custody)
Programs are delivered in self-contained classrooms, community schools, agency facilities or correctional institutions.
Purpose:
Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) Special Education teachers from the elementary or secondary panels, educational assistants, and child youth workers work in partnership with agency care, treatment and corrections staff. The primary purpose of these programs is treatment. Academic components emphasize literacy, numeracy, and learning skills. The majority of secondary students work on credits toward achieving an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (O.S.S.D.). Individual educational and treatment plans are created to address students' strengths and needs. All students require the composition and implementation of an Individual Education Plan (I.E.P.).
How:
WRDSB works in partnership with several agencies within our Region. Many programs (medical, psychiatric, residential, custody or detention) are only accessed through hospitals, the court system or Family and Children's Services. Other programs - day treatment, maternity and parenting - are accessed through parent and guardians directly by contacting the agency intake department. Clients must meet agency requirements for support and involvement. Home school staff, Section 23 administrators and the Centralized Behavioural Teams can play an important role in facilitating the intake, demission and transition process. The Ministry of Education provides funding for WRDSB staff.
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