CARES Schools - Canopy Children's Solutions

About

CARES Schools are accredited, non-public schools designed to meet the educational and behavioral needs of students whose behavior prohibits them from succeeding in a traditional classroom setting. The goal of CARES School is for each student to live and learn effectively.

Our fully-accredited schools are located in Hattiesburg and Jackson and are accredited by the Mississippi Department of Education. The work completed at the CARES School is fully transferable to Mississippi public schools.

Features

CARES Schools provide quality, individualized instruction that meets the needs of each student. While attending CARES School, the child learns social, life, and leisure skills to maximizing their academic achievement. With small class sizes of eight to ten students, students get personal attention so they can attain their best. We provide a licensed teacher and a behavioral specialist for each classroom. With a multi-disciplinary strengths-based approach, each student participates on a child and family team to coordinate academic and behavioral health supports.

Solution Offers

Small class sizes
Trauma-focused classrooms
Licensed Teachers and Behavioral Educational Interventionists in each classroom
Intense, individualized educational and therapeutic services that meet the needs of each student
Specialized classrooms for children on the autism spectrum
Solutions designed to improve relationships at home and in the community
Access to a full continuum of services
Extended school year
Referral is required by the student’s school district
Transportation provided by student’s school district

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Eligibility

Special Education ruling in:
- Autism (AU)
- Developmentally Disabled (DD)
- Emotionally Disabled (EMD)
- Intellectual Disability (ID)
- Multiple Disability (MD)
- Other Health Impairment (OHI)
Exhausted all possible courses of intervention available to them within the public-school setting
Referral is required by the student’s school district