Lutz School is a Special
Education Center, operated by the Macomb
Intermediate School District, which serves
more than 225 special needs students ages 18
to 26 who live in Macomb County Michigan.
We provide experiences and
training to promote each student's
transition from school to community life. As
a work based
educational program, we
provide
training to help develop appropriate work
habits and attitudes.
Key elements of our curriculum are:
- Transition concentrated. All facets of the curriculum relate
to transition and are individualized to meet the needs of the student.
- Community based. All classrooms are involved in
community based instruction. Some classes work in various
hospitals, nursing homes and area shopping malls. Other classes learn to
use resources in the area such as banks, post offices, restaurants and
parks.
- School-to-Work focused.
By collaborating with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic
Growth -
Rehabilitation Services, the school has been able to provide
students with individualized training, job coaching, vocational
evaluation, job development and work/study support. This component is in
addition to established classroom activities. The "School to
Work" program received the Governor's "Innovators to
Watch" Award, a statewide recognition.
We offer training in:
Community Transition - Visit our Picture
Page!
Students enrolled in this
program report directly to
an off-campus site. The goal
of Community Transition is
to engage students in work
experience, facilitate job
training, maximize each
student’s potential for
competitive employment and
integrate weekly
recreational and leisure
activities. Students travel
to and from work sites on
public transportation with
staff support.
Custodial
Maintenance - Visit our Picture Page!
The emphasis of this program is that
students demonstrate knowledge and skills
necessary to perform cleaning-oriented
maintenance tasks at public and private
off-campus work locations. Students learn to
complete tasks in safe, timely, productive
and quality fashion. Students also run an
on-campus car wash one day per week which
involves finding customers, collecting money
and counting profits in addition to
performing quality vehicle cleaning.
Fast Foods
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Students enrolled in this program learn
skills needed for employment in a
restaurant. Knowledge of fast food
preparation, customer service and proper use
of equipment is gained by operating the
Taste Bud Restaurant in Lutz. Students learn
to practice kitchen safety and to apply
sanitary methods in the preparation of food.
This program is inspected by the Macomb
County Board of Health and meets all
requirements of a commercial restaurant.
Food Prep -
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The goal of this program is to train
students to work in both domestic and
commercial kitchen situations. Students
acquire skills needed to operate and
maintain a kitchen. They practice kitchen
safety and apply sanitary methods of
preparing food and handling materials,
including a commercial dishwasher. This
program is also inspected by the Macomb
County Board of Health and meets all the
requirements of a commercial restaurant.
Fundamentals
Students are offered a basic blend of
recognizing survival words/ money skills;
time management; sorting and packaging
various materials; working limited time
doing custodial work at local churches;
learning cooking skills in the classroom and
participating in Community Based Instruction
trips twice every month.
Greenhouse
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Students participate in various indoor and
outdoor planting projects and garden
maintenance activities. Using appropriate
gardening and landscaping tools, students
plant from seed and plugs, build flower and
vegetable gardens, rock gardens, ornamental
shrubs and trees. Greenhouse students craft
a variety of decorative arrangements for
numerous school districts, social and
community activities to support school fund
raising activities.
Grounds and
Gardens - Visit our Picture Page!
Class work consists of: the use of power
lawn equipment (lawn mowers, weed trimmers,
blowers, etc.), shovels, rakes, clippers and
everyday tools. Students mow the lawn, weed
and plant trees. Safety, maintenance of
equipment and small engine repair is taught.
The making of concrete patio blocks and
cement garden urns is also a component of
the class. Other jobs include composting and
recycling of cans, plastic, glass and paper.
Hospital Housekeeping - Visit our Picture
Page!
A variety of jobs are performed by the
students at a major local hospital four days
per week. Students clean the cafeteria,
waiting rooms, conference rooms and hospital
grounds. They are trained in appropriate
cleaning procedures, equipment usage, safety
and chemical handling in addition to
acceptable behavior in a work setting.
Human Services - Visit our Picture Page!
This program prepares students for a variety
of jobs within a nursing home or similar
care facility. Activities are integrated
with in-school training and community based
experience. Supervised by both Lutz and
nursing home staff, students help with the
daily routine. Some of the jobs students
receive training in are: working in the
kitchen. activities area, beauty shop and
transporting patients in wheelchairs to and
from the dining room for lunch.
Laundry - Visit our Picture Page!
Students are trained in the operations of
laundry equipment and related processes
which would be used in a small to medium
sized commercial laundry. This type of
service might be found in nursing homes,
hotels, hospitals or schools. In addition to
providing laundry services to Lutz, this
program provides services to MISD center
programs and other Macomb County schools.
Funds are generated by providing laundry
services to non-school customers.
Life
Skills - Visit our Picture Page!
This class addresses all
areas of transition: vocational, community
participation, recreation and daily living.
Students will learn skills that are needed
prior to enrolling in community based or
crew classes. Students will spend the
majority of their time on campus developing
skills that will enhance their independence
in the community and work place. Students
work on functional academics, basic
cleaning, daily living skills, etc. The
students participate in community based
instruction twice a month.
Maintenance Crew - Visit our Picture Page!
This program operates off-campus four days a
week. Four different training/work sites are
utilized. Students perform, with minimal
staff supervision, a wide variety of
custodial tasks, both indoors and outdoors.
The goal is to simulate real job situations
in order to better prepare them for actual
employment upon completing that program at
Lutz.
Production and Assembly - Visit our Picture
Page!
In this class, students are provided many
and varied real work situations. Primary
activities include: manufacture of wood
products that are for sale; Ellison Die
Press operation; promotional/seasonal button
making and various clerical experiences. In
addition, outside companies contract with
this program thus offering the students
experience in small parts assembly and
packaging.
Retail Support
Students in this program work four days per
week in various departments of two major
retailers at a local mall. In-class
instruction is combined with Community Based
Instruction to assist the students in
learning the proper social and vocational
skills needed for employment in a retail
environment. Employment and independent
living are the two goals of this class.
Transitional Needs
The goal of this program is to teach
students the life skills they need to
transition from school to adult life at
home. Students engage in a variety of
academics and daily living skills such as
money management, hygiene and meal planning
and preparation. They run the Lutz “Healthy
Snack Store” and the Point Store as well as
the Lutz library. Once a week they work at
one of MIPPS centers. Students participate
in Community Based Instruction on a weekly
basis.
Vocational Readiness - Visit our Picture
Page!
Adult life habits and attitudes are stressed
in this class. Team work is taught through
contract work brought into the classroom;
independent living skills are taught through
various activities including weekly lunch
preparation. Work skills are taught at two
different off-campus work sites as well as
maintaining vending machines in school.
Community Based Instruction is accomplished
through weekly trips for both recreation as
well as purchasing items for the school
vending machines. Basic academics are
addressed daily.
Lutz School Home
Page
MISD Home Page
Lutz School
19600 Cass Ave.
Clinton Township, MI
48043
586-286-0230
Anne-Marie
Sladewski, Principal
Pat Nizza, Assistant
Principal
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