The SAANES Program is an educational program that addresses the needs of students with exceptional emotional disabilities in grades five through nine, not exceeding age 15.  This classroom program is located in the Pinconning Advancement Academy Buiding, 415 Arthur Street in the Pinconning Area School District.  The Bay-Arenac Intermediate School District (BAISD) provides supervision for this program.    This classroom is self-contained and staffed with one teacher and instructional support staff.  Maximum student enrollment for the classroom is 10.

The classroom is structured and organized with academic skills being taught through inquiry learning that incorporate social and behavioral outcomes into the lesson.  Specific student needs are addressed in this highly individualized program.  Clear goals are developed cooperatively with the student, and support to reach the outcome is provided.  Our goal is to help the student develop social, behavioral, and academic skills that will allow them to re-enter their home school upon demonstration of consistent positive social and behavior outcomes. 

A student enters into the program when all suitable options within the local education agency (LEA) are exhausted.  Acceptance requires the completion of doucmentation that outlines specific behavior management plans that have been implemented with documented results .  This includes a Fucntional Behavioral Assessment from the LEA .  The documentation of an appropriate behavior plan is required by law to verfy that a student has received supplementary aides and services at the LEA level before the student is admitted into the more restrictive environment of the SAANES Program.  Caregivers take an active role as the student's attendance and response to home communication is required for continued enrollment in the program.