Why Choose Kaplan Career Academy?

Who succeeds at Kaplan Career Academy?

  • Students who need a program that works in partnership with your district to provide a more supportive, therapeutic, educational opportunity.

  • Students who have struggled with conventional school programs, falling further and further behind each year.

  • Students with anxiety who actively avoid school because of its size, the over-stimulation, fear, or a need for more supportive attention.

  • Students with psychiatric issues, who have been hospitalized once or multiple times and need a more therapeutic environment.

  • Students who need a program with an emphasis on preparation for life beyond high school: ACCES-VR registration, life skills, job skills, structured internships, etc...

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Who Are We?

Kaplan Career Academy is a trauma-sensitive NYS Public School serving students ages 9-21 (4th grade - 12th grade) who need additional academic and emotional support.  We provide the full NYS Curriculum, offering Regents and Local Diplomas, Career and Occupational Studies (CDOS) credentials, as well as the Skills Achievement Commencement Credential (SACC) curriculum for students who are alternately assessed. We tailor instruction, supports, and services to the unique strengths and needs of our students.

With a smaller population of around 100 students, we are able to provide an individualized learning environment designed for our students’ needs.  Our class ratio for core academics is 8:1:1 and for electives is 12:1:1.  Our core academic teachers are dually certified, both in their content area and in special education.

What sets us apart from other programs?

We are a NYS approved, trauma-sensitive public school, providing intensive therapeutic support and individualized targeted instruction.

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Program

An intensive Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program focuses expectations and outcomes on the core Kaplan tenets of Academics, Conduct and Teamwork (A.C.T.) and allows ample opportunity for students to demonstrate safe and respectful behavior, leading to school trips and other rewards.

Therapeutic Supports

Students have access to a robust clinical team including two school psychologists, a school social worker, and a school counselor.  Students are able to meet with their assigned clinicians not only according to IEP mandates, but on an “as needed” basis. Our clinical team uses an array of different strategies and techniques for de-escalation through Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tenets in order to teach students to cope with obstacles such as anxiety, PTSD, anger, and any other triggers that may impede on their achievement.  

Preparing students for life is Kaplan's driving principle. We strive to provide students not only with a comprehensive academic base, but also teach the career and social/emotional skills needed for lifelong success.

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