• 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.