Jigsaw Learning LLC dba TeachTown is a company with an exclusive focus on serving the needs of four distinct student groups – students with autism, developmental delays, intellectual disabilities, and social and emotional disorders.

enCORE is an adapted K-12 curriculum designed to meet the needs of students with moderate to severe disabilities. The program provides a blended classroom solution of hands-on, interactive guided practice lessons, and independent technology-delivered student lessons. Based on the science of applied behavior analysis (ABA), and systematic instruction, enCORE provides educators with scripted lessons that are easy-to-implement and differentiated across three student support levels. Exclusive capabilities found within enCORE include:

• Scripted lesson plans with specific differentiation across all core domains across and all grade levels (ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies)
• Evidence-based teaching procedures founded in the science of applied behavior analysis (ABA) within all components and lesson plans
• Unique authored libraries that align to individual state standards & reading lists.
• 3 levels of differentiation across all lessons and literature selections
• Comprehensive reporting structure across student and teacher components
• Data collection on prompted vs. unprompted responses across guided and independent practice lessons

TeachTown Basics provides a complete standards-based curriculum combining online materials and teacher-led generalization activities.  TeachTown’s Training is provided by company certified trainers with classroom experience and a specialization in Applied Behavioral Analysis.  TeachTown offers on-going virtual tutorials and on-line support at no additional charge.  Professional development services are available for customized training.  Copyright is August 2010.

• TeachTown Basics provides an evidence-based curriculum that combines computer-delivered discrete trials with teacher-led Generalization Activities. It addresses the academic, cognitive, and social emotional challenges faced by students with developmental delays, intellectual disabilities (ID), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  Data are automatically captured, tracked, and reported on when a student is in a session, and provides detailed progress reports with graphs to help track a student’s academic progress and inform decision-making.
• Transition to Adulthood is a comprehensive solution built upon evidence-based practices to meet the needs of transition-aged students. It uses point-of-view video modeling, task analyses, computer-based lessons, teacher-delivered lessons, and visual supports to teach Personal Life, Home, Vocational, Community and Leisure skills.

Contract includes the following:

Student Subscription/Licenses:

• enCore K-12: 395
• Basics: 145
• Transition to Adulthood: 50

Training:

• enCore's in person and onsite 3 Day training series for enCORE 101, 102 and 103

Coaching

• 6 Onsite and in person coaching days where our trainer goes to the classroom and provides 1:1 modeling support and feedback for classroom teacher/s

One Time Physical Goods:

•  13 enCORE 6-8th Physical Goods Package which includes the manipulative kit, Teacher Guides (lesson plans), Pre/Post Unit Assessments, Student Workbooks Set and Student Libraries for Units 37-63
•  20 enCORE 9-12th Physical Goods Package which includes the Manipulative Kit, Teacher Guides (lesson plans), Pre/Post Unit Assessments, Student Workbooks and Student Libraries for Units 64-99
• 7 sets of K-2 Teacher Guides, Pre/Post Unit Assessments and Student Workbooks for Units 1-18
• 7 sets of 3-5th Teacher Guides, Pre/Post Unit Assessments and Student Workbooks for Units 19-36

HEATHER WASSERMAN   heather.wasserman@sarasotacountyschools.net  

KIRK HUTCHINSON   kirk.hutchinson@sarasotacountyschools.net

RACHAEL O'DEA   rachael.o'dea@sarasotacountyschools.net

The total fiscal impact is $963.470.27.

Funding Source:  Grant

•  $919,470.27 (School Improvement Grant)

• $44,000.00 (IDEA Grant SY 24.25)