Hospital School Program Honored

The SCCOE's Sub-Acute Hospital Schools program has been honored with a Glenn W. Hoffmann Exemplary Program award.

The program serves children whose respiratory, orthopedic or other medical conditions make full hospital care unnecessary but home care difficult. These children include children with severe congenital disabilities, disabilities resulting from traumatic accidents, premature birth or progressive diseases.

A credentialed special education teacher and four classroom aides currently serve 21 students. The students attend school for one to five hours, five day a week, depending on their stamina and care needs.

Classroom activities include sensory stimulation, art, cooking, computer use, communication and age appropriate curriculum, all adapted to meet each student’s physical and cognitive abilities. For those students who are unable to be moved from their hospital room, educational services are provided bedside.

For a more complete description, see the Hoffman application.

The Hoffman Awards, Initiated by the Santa Clara County School Boards Association in 1983, provide recognition for successful district programs that are of either direct or indirect benefit to students. The program is one of five that will be honored at the SCCSBA’s Hoffmann Awards Dinner on April 23.

Date last updated: May 20, 2009