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DEFIANCE is proud of its many educational opportunities, both public and private. The Defiance City Schools have been at the forefront of internet technology, developing their own web sites and encouraging students to use the Web. The Defiance College, chartered in 1850, remains one of the most unique small colleges in the state of Ohio. Private SchoolsSt. Mary's Catholic SchoolThe mission of St. Mary Catholic School is to provide our students the opportunity to learn about their Creator and their world in a positive way. The faculty and staff strive to meet the needs of each child, guiding and helping them to become responsible, caring and loving members of society. St. Mary's School strives to insure that each child will acquire and develop the basic scholastic skills. The school is also dedicated to the development of each student's spiritual, academic, emotional, cultural, social and physical potentials. The responsibility of education is to offer students the opportunity to unfold and discover themselves while promoting self-esteem, respect for others, and fostering creative and critical thinking. The educational program at St. Mary's School is developed through the cooperative efforts of the parish community, school staff, and parents. Monthly School Council meetings, Irish Boosters, room parents, and grade level programs encourage parish-wide involvement with our students. Public Schools
Defiance High SchoolDefiance High School is a four-year high school with a student enrollment of about eleven hundred students, including about one hundred D.H.S. students who attend Four County Joint Vocational School. The diverse student population represents the cultural diversity of the city of Defiance. The staff at Defiance High School includes sixty teachers, three guidance counselors, a librarian, an athletic director and two administrators. Nearly seventy-five percent of the staff have Masters' degrees. Students here have a wide range of course offerings to select from including school-to-work programs and advanced placement classes. Defiance High School is also a member of the ten-team Western Buckeye League, and male and female athletes have an assortment of interscholastic sports in which they may participate. Good Samaritan School The Good Samaritan School is operated by the Defiance County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities through generous taxpayer support. Services are provided on a non-discriminatory basis to pre-school and school age students, and additionally for adults including senior citizens. Good Sam also offers family resource, case management, and supported living services to county residents. Good Samaritan provides Early Childhood Services, a complete School-Age Program, Specialists, Recreational Services, and Case Management to meet the needs of our students. The Defiance County Board of MRDD offers numerous services designed to promote unity within families whose members have qualifying disabilities. Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action The Defiance County Board of Mental Retardation / Developmental Disabilities, as a public employer and provider of services, adheres to the provisions of Title VI. As such the Defiance County Board of MR/DD does not discriminate in the provision of services or employment becuase of handicap, race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, or veteran status. Early Intervention Services
Preschool Classes There are six preschool classes for children ages three to five years old. Individual programs are followed for each child giving them many growth experiences. Extensive work is done with language, body movement, self-care, getting along with others and readiness skills. Preschool classes are limited in size to twelve students. Children with developmental delays are in classrooms with typically developing peers.Good Samaritan School-age Program School-age Program Good Samaritan School provides services to students from age five through twenty-one. There are five school-age classes. These classes provide training in self-help, basic knowledge, communication, fine and gross motor, socialization, independent living, leisure, and vocational skills. The emphasis for the Vocational Class is independent living skills and vocational training for competitive employment. Specialists Many of the children served by Good Samaritan School have a myriad of handicapping conditions requiring the expertise of individuals trained in specific areas. A physical development specialist, physical therapist, occupational therapist and two speech therapists provide ancillary services for 125 children. Recreational Services Good Samaritan School provides many recreational opportunities for children and adults. Through Special Olympics, individuals are able to participate in basketball, swimming, bowling, tennis, and track and field. Annually Good Sam hosts an area Special Olympics swim meet and bowling tournament. Good Sam has also hosted the Area IV Basketball Tournament in a ten county area. Case Management Case management is a service available for students eligible for MR/DD services. Case managers help coordinate resources with agencies and professionals in the area assisting families in identifying services to meet needs and goals. These services are intended to maximize the quality of an individual's life in the least restrictive manner. Vocational
Community Employment Once an individual expresses an interest in community employment, he/she will be referred to the Rehabiliatation Services Commission. Steps toward successful community employment include job compatibility, finding a job through a job developer. A job coach will train the individual and gradually fade out as the individual becomes proficient at performing the job. Anyone who feels that he/she has been discriminated against for any of the reasons listed in the above paragraph should contact the Title VI / EEOO officer, Ms. Donna Knisely, at the following address or telephone number: Defiance County Board of MR/DD Colleges:
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Early intervention services are available to help families with infants and toddlers, ages birth through two years, who have a documented developmental delay or who are at-risk medically or environmentally. Individual Family Service Plans are written to help meet the needs of the families of the children served. Services may be provided in a center-based setting with the parent accompanying the child to class, or in the home.
The Defiance Board of MR/DD contracts with Quadco Rehabilitation Center to provide a variety of programming options including both sheltered Good Samaritan adult Program, Defiance, Ohioemployment and training programs. In Sheltered Employment individuals work on sorting, packaging, collating, and assembly jobs brought into the Stryker facility. Training Programs are offered for those individuals who have expressed an interest in community employment which may be in areas such as Food Service, Janitorial, Machine Operation, and Clerical and Computer Skills. Northwest Products in Archbold and Northwest Office Services in Wauseon are examples of Quadco work sites.
Adult Leisure Learning at Northwest State Community College, OhioThis is an adult evening classes. This art provides you with a sense of accomplishment, allows you to experience the wonderful colors and textures of many different yarns and fibers, projects are portable, cost effective, stress relieving and FUN! Are you seeking a higher education for your body? Learn how to breathe, stretch, energize, and relax using basic sitting and standing postures. Join in these 90 minute yoga sessions and find out why so many choose yoga as a life long practice as to share and appreciate modern and contemporary poetry.
KEYBOARDING MADE FUN - Do you hunt and peck on the keyboard? If so, then this class is for you! Learn the proper typing technique in this class. INTRO TO Children's Learning at Northwest State Community College, OhioTHE INTERNET - Learn the basics of the Internet and visit awesome sites on the net which are fun and educational. MICROSOFT WORD - Learn how to create cool letters and flyers to send to your family and friends. MICROSOFT POWERPOINT - Create an animated presentation with your favorite cartoon characters. MICROSOFT ACCESS - Impress your friends and family when you produce your own menu driven program to create an address book of their names and addresses.Make your own totally awesome web page for your friends and family to visit. Also, show you how to see how many hits you get on your website. PAINTING & COLOR MIXING - In this class you will make a "turtle bowl" and another animal project. Let Erin show you how much fun it is to play with colors by mixing paint, etc.