Haugland Learning Center serves students preschool through twelfth grade (ages 3-22).  We serve students from five counties and most central Ohio school districts.  We have several types of classrooms in order to meet the individual educational needs of our students.  Our school day is from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM.  Latchkey services are available before and after school. 

Our preschool program is for students ages 3-5 who need intensive instruction to develop basic skills in language, academics, and self help skills.  This intensive behavioral intervention classroom uses the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis to individualize all programming and has a teacher/student ratio of 1:2.  Half day and full day options are available. 

Our ASPIRE Program (Asperger Students Participating In Reaching Excellence), geared towards meeting the needs of students grades kindergarten through eighth grade with asperger syndrome, provides a small group instruction setting for students at or about at grade level.  This program has a teacher/student ratio of 1:5 or 6.  We use Direct Instruction curriculum for reading, language arts, and math.  Precision Teaching, instruction used to increase fluency with core skills, is also used to develop and maintain skills needed in these areas.  Science, social studies, a school wide social skills program, computer skills instruction, and specials (art, physical education, theatre, cultural studies, and community skills and involvement) are also provided throughout the day. 

Our academic high school classroom for students with a diagnosis of asperger's syndrome uses a high school curriculum developed and monitored by Indiana University.  This curriculum allows students to pick individual courses to meet high school graduation requirements.  Students work independently with supervision and incorporate small group activities throughout the day. 

Our PLAN Program (Personalized Lifeskills and Academic Needs) is composed of several classrooms that allow for more individual attention to IEP goals and individual instruction.  Students are divided by age and grade level and use a variety of curriculums to meet their goals.  The early elementary classrooms focus on academics 80% of the day and daily living skills 20% of the day.  This ratio is slowly increased until students are about 15 years old and the focus is on academics 50% of the day and daily living skills/vocational skills 50% of the day.  This program will continue to expand to include work placement as appropriate for students. 

In addition to low teacher/student ratios, we have additional support staff in the buildings and actively involved in the classrooms.  Our program coordinators oversee the students IEP's and curriculum development.  Our behavior specialists work with teachers and students to develop behavior plans, reinforce appropriate behaviors, and address disruptive behaviors as needed.  HLC has a school wide reinforcement system using points to trade in for rewards or privileges.  Individual classrooms and students also have additional motivation systems.  Specific behavior plans are written as needed for students needing a more comprehensive support team. 

The majority of our students use the Autism Scholarship Program as payment for the school year tuition.  Some school districts pay directly for students to attend HLC.  Parents are not required to prepay the tuition and the Autism Scholarship is billed on a quarterly basis.

If you are interested in having your child attend HLC, we encourage you to first tour the facility.  From that point, a meeting is scheduled for us to answer additional questions and to assess your child to determine an appropriate placement.  If we have an opening to meet his/her needs, scholarship paperwork must be approved and students are able to start within a few weeks.  We are currently taking applications for the 2008-2009 school year, although positions are filling quickly.