Academics
Dakota Ridge is a community engaged in developing the unique skills of individual students through creative programming and collaboration.
Our Beliefs
We believe in a SAFE school environment and are committed to:
- Developing and implementing positive, proactive behavior interventions with consistency, integrity and fidelity
- Teaching and providing feedback regarding school expectations
We believe in RESPECTING others and are committed to:
- Celebrating the individual needs and differences of one another while being part of a larger community
- Not defining a student by their behavior
- Engaging in POSITIVE COMMUNICATION and RELATIONSHIPS with students, parents, and colleagues
We believe in personal RESPONSIBILITY and are committed to:
- Teaching every student to be their best advocate and to develop their life goals
- Assuming responsibility for actions
- Engaging in learning that balances high academic expectations and social skills instruction
- Hands on learning and community involvement as a necessary part of the curriculum
Core Curriculum
- Add+Vantage Math Recovery (AVMR)
- Aggression Replacement Training (ART)
- Aleks Math
- Benchmark Assessment System (BAS)
- Literacy Collaborative
- Reading A-Z
- Strategies for Teaching Based on Autism Research: STARS Curriculum
- Yoga Calm
- Zones of Regulation/5-Point Scale