Our CBT Programs provide students with the opportunity to continue their education in an age-appropriate setting, utilizing the community as a learning environment to help increase employment outcomes. In partnership with the Ohio State University, the STEP classroom is meant to provide students with the opportunity to continue their education, participate in various work experiences and interact with same-age peers throughout the OSU campus.
STEP is a 1 or 2 year class. Students may complete and graduate from STEP or continue onto Project Plus at Ohio State. The school district and IEP team will meet during the school year to discuss and determine the best path for your student.
If accepted into the STEP class, an IEP team meeting will be held in the spring.
Purpose
- To participate in career exploration
- To improve work skills
- To improve work accuracy
- To increase independence skills
- To increase daily living skills
- To be a self-advocate
- To plan community activities
- To navigate campus and community locations
Schedule
Students will follow the ESC of Central Ohio’s Campus-Based Transition schedule and calendar, which may differ from your home district calendar. STEP is in session Monday-Friday from 7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Work Days
Students work three or four days each week for approx. 15 hrs/week on Ohio State University’s campus at the job sites below. They will have the opportunity to work at several internship sites throughout the school year. Generalized job skills will be taught at each site.
- Blackwell
- Washing and drying commercial laundry, folding sheets and towels, light cleaning
- North Recreation Center (NRC)
- Greet and check-in students, check out sports equipment, clean machines, head count
- Dining Halls (Morrill, Kennedy, Scott)
- Stock convenience store, prep and serve food, clean dish room
- Dorms Housekeeping
- Clean shared spaces, stock bathrooms
Campus Days
Campus and classroom activities include exploring individual rights and responsibilities, self-determination skills, budgeting and purchasing skills (i.e. paying bills, shopping activities, counting money), daily living skills (including cooking), personal safety and peer relationships.
Community Days
Students will plan trips around their local communities, navigate the OSU campus, explore post-secondary career and day habilitation options. In addition, STEP students will apply daily living and budgeting skills in real settings by grocery shopping, planning for lunch at restaurants and doing laundry at the laundromat.