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GAB! Instructional Programs
The GAB education program is fully accredited by SACS (K-12). The school year, like other public schools in the state, has 180 days. Certified teachers for the visually impaired provide students with a quality education. GAB utilizes a combination of two curricula, the GA Performance Standards (GPS) and the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC), to meet the state requirements as well as the individualized needs of our students. Expanded Core Curriculum
The ECC is designed to go beyond the core academic components. ECC addresses the essential areas and experiences that are unique to persons with visual impairments. The areas addressed include compensatory skills (such as Braille and tactile graphics), assistive technology, Orientation and Mobility (O & M), social interaction skills, independent living skills, recreation/leisure skills, career education, visual/sensory efficiency skills, and self determination skills. Short term placement options are also available to provide students time to learn ECC skills and return to their local school system. GAB Transition Program
This program results from the recognition of the need for our school to "bridge the gap" between students GAB lives and their lives once they leave us. The Transition Program provides graduating students with sufficient, appropriate, and timely learning opportunities, such as ECC training, Vocational Rehabilitation evaluations, job training, and career education. There is also a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor onsite.
