Stepping Stones has a long and collaborative relationship with the Wayne County School Systems. We are proud to be able to offer a wide variety of educational options to meet the needs of our youth. Advocacy, academic & career guidance, IEP support and teacher assisted tutoring are part of the strong outreach we offer our youth regardless of the academic path they choose.
Public School participation:
- We are conveniently located close to Buffalo Middle School and Spring Valley High School sites.
- For Wayne Co., youth, every effort will be made to keep the youth enrolled in their Wayne Co. home school
- County supported academic tutoring via a certified teacher is available weekly for youth
- Transition support as our youth are able to reunify with family to their home school
On-Ground OPTIONS-Pathways Program
For those youth ages 16 yrs+, for whom continuing in regular public school may not be advantageous, we offer a full OPTIONS Pathways Program. Youth can participate in TASC + 4 CTE Courses and/or HSEA Credit recovery. Highlights of the Program include:
- TABE Testing to see if the youth is eligible and capable of achieving …..
- CTE components such as building & maintenance, agriculture will be available and soon we hope to add CTE credits in culinary and hospitality,
- TASC testing as the youth completes the OPTIONS Program is conveniently available on-site.
- Academic support via well-qualified and certified teachers
College Participation
We are…Marshall. And we are Mountwest Community College (MCTC) too. We are proud to offer our older youth the support to step into post-secondary with a variety of academic options and study majors to pursue. Marshall University and MCTC are within 30 minutes of our Program.
- FAFSA and grant application assistance
- Linkage to university based HELP programs
- Linkage to the RCBI Institute as a gateway to exciting and innovating tech career opportunities
- The Huntington Cosmetology School offers numerous trade opportunities in one or two year certifications
Vocational and/or Career Support
Some of our older youth prefer an alternative path to enter more directly into the work force. The Huntington area is rich in resources and we are able to offer additionally options such as:
- Adult Vocational one or two year certification programs in Wayne or Cabell counties
- Linkage to the Division of Rehabilitative Services as appropriate
- Linkage to Coal-Field Development for exciting experiential study and paid work experiences combined with hands-on mentoring
- Part-time job opportunities within the community
- Potential mentoring and career exposure via numerous state and international manufactory businesses