GCCISD APPROVED THE INNOVATIVE COURSES

The Making Connections course sequence serves students who have an autism spectrum disorder or a related disorder such as social (pragmatic)
communication disorder which causes them to have difficulty with social
skills. The courses also assist the students with developing and generalizing appropriate and beneficial social skills and in turn increases that student’s postsecondary outcome. The curriculum focuses on disability awareness, personal growth and development, social awareness in the community, and futures planning. Students in these courses require social skills instruction as well as assistance generalizing those skills across settings. These courses will increase students’ postsecondary outcomes. These courses also allow the district to offer state credit in place of local credit for social skills instruction.