Adult Based Life Experience Program (ABLE)

 

 

 

• Students must live within the boundaries of the Kern High School District. 
• ABLE follows the Kern High School District Student Attendance Calendar.
• Students receive a Certificate of Completion upon aging out at 22 years old. 
• Services and supports provided based on Annual & Triennial IEP Meetings.
• Staff includes:                                                                                                                                
  • • • • Credentialed Special Education Teachers
        • Instructional Assistant Special Needs Mobility
        • School Psychologist
        • Speech & Language Pathologist
        • Mental Health Clinician
        • Behaviorist
        • Nurse, LVN and Health Care Specialists
• Bus transportation may be provided to and from A.B.L.E. based on IEP.
• Breakfast and lunch are provided by KHSD Nutrition Services. 
• Provide assistance in accessing information to Community Agencies/Adult Programs upon completion of the A.B.L.E. Program.

Students enrolled in the ABLE Program will receive instruction in the following areas:

• Community Based Instruction (CBI): to teach age-appropriate skills in community settings which may include tours of stores and local businesses, pedestrian safety and accessing community resources to help students acquire life-skills that will increase opportunities within the general community. Instruction is based on the student’s IEP goals and objectives. 
• Functional Academics: learning to read/recognize practical words such as functional/survival signs, food/menu words and directions. Learning number recognition, counting, use of numbers and the understanding of money and time. Instruction is based on the student’s IEP goals and objectives. 
• Independent Living Skills: making purchases, household tasks, exhibiting proper grooming and hygiene, dressing appropriately, preparing meals, reading labels, following recipes and demonstrating appropriate eating habits. Instruction is based on the student’s IEP goals and objectives. 
• Daily Living Skills Lab: students learn basic nutrition, food handling, shopping and preparation of small meals. Students will be taught safety, cleaning and operation of common kitchen appliances. Students will learn additional living skills such as the operation of a clothes washer and dryer, how to fold clothes and other household items. Instruction is based on the student’s IEP goals and objectives. 
• Social Skills: public greetings, personal space, impulse control, seeking help and requesting information/services, understanding emotions. Instruction is based on the student’s IEP goals and objectives. 
• Job Skills: pre-vocational readiness skills, interacting with co-workers/superiors on job site, task completion, vocational inventory. Instruction is based on the student’s IEP goals and objectives. 
• Recreation/Leisure: determining and accessing preferred activities, appropriate social skills while participating in group activities. Instruction is based on the student’s IEP goals and objectives. 

Title	Name	Email
Assistant Principal	Kristyn Radman	[email protected]
Coordinator	Leah Wong	[email protected]
Program Specialist	Dustin Wilkins	[email protected]
Teacher	Anthony Acevedo	[email protected]
Teacher	Alicia Aguilar	[email protected]
Teacher	Tania Alanis	[email protected]
Teacher	Jeff Craft	[email protected]
Teacher	Karen Covington	[email protected]
Teacher	Deya Cunningham	[email protected]
Teacher	Erin Finnegan	[email protected]
Teacher	Israel Flores	[email protected]
Teacher	Jake Fortnum	[email protected]
Teacher	Esteban Guzman	[email protected]
Teacher	Karan Harrington	[email protected]
Teacher	Jennifer Heffler	[email protected]
Teacher	Jessica Hernandez	[email protected]
Teacher	Analuz Hernandez	[email protected]
Teacher	Tyler Higgins	[email protected]
Teacher	Lisa Holle	[email protected]
Teacher	Brooks Keller	[email protected]
Teacher	Gayla Kern	[email protected]
Teacher	Danny Kinder	[email protected]
Teacher	Ashley Southworth	[email protected]
Teacher	Tim McDowell	[email protected]
Teacher	Isabel Pacheco	[email protected]
Teacher	Candice Pena	[email protected]
Teacher	Van Roberts	[email protected]
Teacher	Grace Baldwin	[email protected]
Teacher	Joslin Kretsinger	[email protected]
Teacher	Rudy Rosales	[email protected]
Teacher	LuAnn Ruoss	[email protected]
Teacher	Amanda Sisneros	[email protected]
Teacher	Jill Turner	[email protected]
Mental Health Clinician	Neil Kitchen	[email protected]
Behaviorist	Justin Valverde	[email protected]
Behaviorist	Qiana Roberts	[email protected]
Speech Therapist	Ana-Maria Rios	[email protected]
Speech Therapist	Olga Guerra	[email protected]
Speech Therapist	Jazmin Downs	[email protected]
School Psychologist	Angel Gonzales	[email protected]
School Psychologist	Marvin Villegas	[email protected]

                                Jennifer Anderson - Special Education Instruction Director