If your child becomes ill at school and the school nurse feels the child is too sick to benefit from school or is contagious to other children, you will be called to come and take him/her home from school. It is essential that your child's teacher have a phone number where you can be contacted during the day and an emergency number in the event you cannot be reached. Please be sure that arrangements can be made to transport your child home from school and that childcare is available in case of illness. If your daytime or emergency phone number changes during the year, please notify your child's teacher immediately.
Please call the school's Health Office at (585) 289-9649 if you have any questions or concerns.
At Red Jacket Education Center the professional staff includes: School psychologists, Social workers, and School Counselors. It is our role to provide individual and group counseling to all children. We are also a great resource to children when they are in crisis.
In addition, we are skilled at providing support to parents and teachers to gain a better understanding of developmental delays, mental health issues and behavior challenges faced by our students. Staff can also refer families to appropriate community resources when needed.
Communication is the sharing of information between people. Language and speech are the tools we use to communicate. They are a part of everything we do in school and in our social lives. The members of the Speech and Language Therapy Department here at RJEC are committed to helping each student improve their learning by achieving their highest level of speech and language abilities.
Our therapists are committed to innovation and excellence in the assessment and treatment of students who display needs in the area of communication. The ultimate goal of Speech and Language Therapy is to make each student at RJEC a competent, independent thinker and communicator who can achieve their goals in school and the community.
Below our pictures you will interactive websites for speech-language reinforcement. Choose an activity and/or skill and have fun learning!
Occupational and physical therapists provide direct therapy, consultation, evaluation and screening. Direct service may consist of any combination of individual or group sessions with the frequency being approved by the student's C.S.E. A prescription by the student's physician is required by New York state law. Therapists also collaborate with the student's educational team including but not limited to the classroom teacher, other staff members, parents and each other.
Occupational therapy addresses problems in the areas of, including but not limited to, overall sensorimotor development, fine motor skills, visual perception, visual motor skills, educational and work activities, and activities of daily living. The primary focus is to help students participate as fully and independently as possible in their education, homes and communities. Physical therapists focus on gross motor skills and mobility. The physical therapist is concerned with motor sensory performance. The school-based physical therapist looks at the student's physical functioning and its impact on learning, mobility, accessibility, and safety within the educational environment. In many cases, Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists work together in order to best meet the needs of the individual students. As a result, there may be crossover in activities and areas addressed.
The goal of the Physical Education program at RJEC is to promote physical fitness, social responsibility and skill development. During class students will be exposed to various games and sports. Please encourage your student to view their Physical Education class as an important part of their school day.
Middle School students will need sneakers and a change of clothes which should include shorts or sweat pants.
The Office Staff are the backbone of the Red Jacket Education Center school program. They handle scheduling, phone and written communications within and outside of the school, paperwork related to reporting, ceremonies, and other school functions. They support the principal, teaching staff and students every moment of every day. Our work is better and easier for their presence.