Alternative Education
For over 40 years, Gillis School has provided educational and
therapeutic services to children with behavior disorders who do not
have the skills to function successfully in a public school setting.
Gillis School accepts boys and girls between the ages of five and
eighteen with below average to above average intellectual abilities.
Each classroom is staffed with a certified special education teacher
and a para-professional. Our students are grouped by grade and age
with a maximum class size of 10.
In response to the community’s request for programming to serve
students with both emotional disturbance and significant learning
concerns (below 70 IQ), Gillis launched the Gillis School East
program in the fall of 2005. Students in the East program enjoy a
wide range of life skills services embedded into the academic
curriculum to support each individual is his/her transition back to
either a neighborhood school environment or independent living.
Gillis School East limits class size to 8 students.
Services
Each student has an individual education plan prepared after admission
which could include:
Master’s Degreed day treatment therapists
Psychiatric consultation
Physical education classes
Art therapy
Music therapy
Recreational therapy
Pre-vocation skills program (PAES)
Speech therapy
Occupational therapy
Individualized small group instruction
Individual behavior intervention plans
Life skills training
Free and reduced-fee lunch programs.
Stories
Alyssa came to Gillis School when her home school district had exhausted all their options. She frequently ran from staff members, made inappropriate comments and was very shy and withdrawn...
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As part of their community service hours at Rockhurst
High School, two young men volunteered at Gillis,
working with the residential students. One day they
looked around and realized that the common areas were
not what they, as “typical” teenagers, would like to
look at every day. So, they undertook a cottage
renovation project.
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Gillis is part of Cornerstones of Care, a partnership of agencies providing therapeutic treatment services for children and families.
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