Communication, Behavioral, Social, and Academic (CBSA) Classrooms

Students who experience severe difficulties communicating present unique educational programming challenges, due to complications with the ability to receive, send, process, and comprehend concepts or verbal, nonverbal, and graphic symbol systems. This often leads to difficulties with social-emotional development and can generate behavioral difficulties. Educating students with these needs requires individualized small-group instruction techniques that are research-based and proven effective. These needs are what presented Santa Rosa County School District with the opportunity to create our Communication Behavior Social Academic Classrooms (CBSA). CBSA Classrooms focus on providing a low-student ratio, intensive teaching sessions, embedded skills, and natural environment teaching using Verbal Behavior techniques, Applied Behavior Analysis methods within a structured classroom (TEACCH strategies). CBSA classrooms provide a collaborative team approach, including Speech and Language Pathologists (SLP), Occupational and/or Physical Therapy, (if applicable) within the classroom environment. The team approach includes daily communication with the family and is essential for the success of the program.