STEP Program & Transition to Adult Life18-22 Program

The STEP program at Delcastle Technical High School is designed for students who are eligible to participate in the Delaware Alternate Assessment. Most students in this program are working toward a Diploma of Alternate Achievement Standards. The academic component of the program includes instruction in English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. The academic program is designed to reflect individual student needs and expectations in communication skills, self-determination, social skills and self-advocacy. The program promotes life skills, independence and vocational skills that enable students to successfully transition into their post-secondary goals. Students also have opportunities to generalize their learning within the neighboring community by means of our Community Based Instruction program. The STEP Program focuses heavily on employability skills. All students participate daily in vocational training in the Production and Imaging career area, which models a real-life work setting. This career program offers students opportunities to learn and apply the principles of employability skills that are common throughout all the vocational programs offered in our district. For more information, please contact STEP Program Team Leader Lisa Cave at [email protected] or (302) 995-8118.

Transition to Adult Life Program / 18-22 Program

Following the completion of the STEP Program, students continue training on post-secondary goals through the district’s Transition to Adult Life Program. The program is organized by Service Source Delaware and occurs at their campus on Reads Way in New Castle. Students continue to receive individualized, comprehensive job readiness training through intensive paid and unpaid job exploration, community integration and work adjustment activities. Based on our employment training program and the commitment of our staff, our district is proud of its very high rate of students obtaining competitive employment upon completion of the program at age 21. For more information on the 18-21 Program, please contact District Transition Coordinator Lynn Williams at [email protected] or (302) 683-3660.