VIDBE-Q Volume 65 Issue 1
no longer defined by their disability. Instead, they get to be themselves,
make friends, have fun, and learn. Their visual impairment is a part of their
identity, but it is not their only identity. Because WSSB's On-Campus
program serves 6th through 12th-grade students, it is WSSB's priority to
support students to develop strengths in the area of social-emotional
learning. This intentionality on social-emotional learning and supports
provides a foundation for safety and love.
For students to be their best, they need to feel their best. In the field
of educating students with visual impairments, practitioners focus on skills,
goals, and progress as it relates to their education plans. For our students
to make gains on their Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) or academic
instruction, they have to feel that others genuinely believe in them and that
they can believe in themselves. Ultimately, WSSB is developing leaders in
their own lives so they may inspire others to lead theirs.
WSSB's commitment to students and engaging them with their future
takes leadership from all of the staff at WSSB to move the needle ahead so
that we are taking risks and modeling what that looks like. The ECC takes
precedent in all of the programs for students; however, how WSSB
integrates the ECC into programs is ever-evolving. Below is a list of the On-
Campus program highlights worth noting:
