Pressley Ridge Day School Johnstown is a licensed private academic school offering small class sizes with a high staff-to-student ratio.
Each classroom is supported with a certified special education teacher, a behavioral health specialist, and a home community liaison. Our home community liaisons are the link to connect each family to school districts, resources, and outside agencies (e.g., mental health, children and youth services, juvenile court, OVR) to help the youth be successful. Our program provides students with the opportunity to recognize their full academic potential through individualized instruction and support services. We provide instruction in community based learning, social skills, pre-vocational skill development, and extended school year programming. The Day School will utilize evidence-based strategies to improve academic, social and behavioral progress. Our primary goal is to successfully transition students back to their home school districts equipped with new coping skills, reduced disruptive behavior, and the ability to form healthy/positive relationships.
Who Do We Serve?
- School districts in Bedford, Cambria, Indiana, Somerset, and Westmoreland Counties
- Ages 5 to 21
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Behavioral and mental health issues
- Emotional learning support needs
Focus
- Licensed by the PA Department of Education as a Private Academic Special Education School
- Licensed for 128 students
- Provides students with the opportunity to recognize their full academic potential through individualized instruction and support services
- Designed with the goal of successfully returning the student to their home school district
- Contracted service to the school districts, families and children
- Our team includes fully-certified Special Education teachers, Behavioral Health Specialists and Home/Community Liaisons, the parents and the student
Services Include
- Individualized Direct Instruction
- Structured Teaching Method (TEACCH)
- Academic Remediation
- Social Skills Instruction
- Sensory Motor Room
- School to Work Program
- Community Based Learning
- Pre-vocational Skills Development on location
- Individual and Family Therapy
- Extended School Year
Pressley Ridge Phased School Reopening Health & Safety Plan