Be a STAR!
In our Skills Training and Academic Recovery (STAR) program* every student shines with success!
STAR is a four-week summer learning experience open to any student currently enrolled at the Autism Model School.
The next session of STAR begins on July 1st, 2025.
*Note: this program is also referred to as the Optional Summer Learning Program.
STAR Power
Standout features of our summer program include…
- Small group Direct Instruction (DI) courses for math, reading, and language
- Innovative career experiences like our e-commerce job lab
- Continuity of services between school year and summer learning
We offer all this at no charge to families.
Why STAR?
We launched STAR in 2021 to begin to address learning losses linked to school closures from the pandemic. That summer, we offered 12 hours of in-person learning each week.
This was bumped up to 30 hours per week the following year.
A student who attends our regular school year program and STAR will receive 37% more instructional hours than required by Ohio’s Department of Education and Workforce.
STAR Supporters
In addition to dollars from the school’s General Fund, the 2025 STAR program is funded in part by:
- a grant from the Stranahan Supporting Organization of the Greater Toledo Community Foundation
- a Title-I Non-Competitive Supplemental School Improvement Grant from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Opt-in to STAR
Parents of currently enrolled students must complete a registration form to participate in our STAR summer learning program.
For details, contact our main office at 419-897-4400 or speak with your student’s classroom teacher.