Sarasota
District Resources

Academy for Community Transition (ACT)
Vocational Training & Community-Based Instruction
http://www.suncoast.edu
(941) 924-1365
The School Board of Sarasota County
Suncoast Technical College
4748 S Beneva Rd
Sarasota, FL 34233
    Elizabeth Lewis, ACT Coordinator
    elizabeth.lewis@sarasotacountyschools.net 
   Stacey Gallagher, Instructor
   stacey.gallagher@sarasotacountyschools.net  
   Ines Markovich, Instructor
   ines.markovich@sarasotacountyschools.net      
   Helen Reardon, Instructor
   helen.reardon@sarasotacountyschools.net
At Suncoast Technical College Access students with disabilities embrace opportunities in the areas of postsecondary employment, education, and community connections. Our mission is for students to lead meaningful and purposeful lives after graduation, achieving independent participation and active involvement in adult education programs, social or community organizations and employment opportunities. To foster successful outcomes ACT integrates transition planning, work experiences, communication skills, life skills, socialization, self-determination, and community access in an innovative and individualized program for young adults with intellectual disabilities.

Academy for Individual Mentoring (A.I.M.)
http://sarasotacountyschools.net/schools/oakpark/
Community Based Work Experience & Community Based Instruction
    Oak Park School
    7285 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL 34241
      Martha Galvin, Instructor
      Martha.Galvin@sarasotacountyschools.net 
      (941) 361-6428 Ext. 56162
      Maria Gradin, Instructor
      Maria.Gradin@sarasotacountyschools.net
A.I.M. is a post-secondary programs for students who have earned a Special Diploma or deferred Standard Access Diploma. Students are taught skills and strategies for their best outcomes within school, community, home and transitioning to the post school environment. Instructors assimilate multiple learning opportunities through Community Based Instruction, Community Based Work Experience and Classroom Curriculum to teach students skills and strategies. Instruction is adapted to accommodate the learning level of students within the following areas: Academics, Social and Emotional, Communication, Independent Functioning, Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination, Pre-Employment, Daily Living and Community Experience. The students are provided educational services through their Individual Education Plan until they are of age 22.