Rolland Warner Middle School

ROLLAND WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL LINKS PROGRAM

Dear Parent or Guardians,

Rolland Warner Middle School is excited to introduce the LINKS program. We would like to give your child the opportunity to become a Peer to Peer Support Student working with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other students who have difficulty with social skills.

The LINKS program is new to Rolland Warner Middle School. It is a support system for students with ASD and other troubles who attend the school. The program involves middle school students who spend time with the students with ASD. Similar programs are established in school districts throughout the state of Michigan and have met with great success. Not only does the program benefit the students with ASD, but parents and teachers alike have reported great benefits to the general education students as well. If your child decides to become a Peer to Peer Support Student, he or she would be working with/under the supervision of Rolland Warner staff. As a Peer to Peer Support, your child would help provide support and act as a participant in the activities scheduled.

As part of the LINKS program, your son or daughter would be a LINK to a student with ASD or other social skill deficits during lunch at predetermined times during the week. We are starting the program only during lunch time, and therefore your child will not miss any instructional classroom time.

If you would like for your child to be a Peer to Peer Support Student for students with ASD, please fill out the information below and return this form to Michele Cook at Rolland Warner Middle School as soon as possible. If you have any questions please contact Melissa Hill at (810)538-1636 or Jen Mailloux at (810)538-1625.

Thank you for your support with the LINKS program.

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