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Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Academy
Our Vision
From school to the world: ALL students prepared for productive futures.
Our Mission
To ignite a passion for learning and teaching at high levels.
Proud Member of the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Supports (GNETS) working in conjunction with the Savannah-Chatham Public School System.
Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Academy
The Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Academy (CGCA) is a proud member of the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS). CGCA is an educational program within the Savannah-Chatham Public School System that serves students in grades K-12 from both Chatham and Effingham counties who have been determined eligible based upon established criteria.
CGCA serves students who have been identified as having severe emotional/behavioral disabilities and students with significant autism. Students are referred to CGCA when they are not experiencing success in their area school environment.
The Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Academy (CGCA) is a proud member of the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS). CGCA is an educational program within the Savannah-Chatham Public School System that serves students in grades K-12 from both Chatham and Effingham counties who have been determined eligible based upon established criteria.
CGCA serves students who have been identified as having severe emotional/behavioral disabilities and students with significant autism. Students are referred to CGCA when they are not experiencing success in their area school environment.
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Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support
The Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS) is comprised of 24 programs which support the local school systems’ continuum of services for students with disabilities, ages 3-21. The programs provide comprehensive educational and therapeutic support services to students who might otherwise require residential or other more restrictive placements due to the severity of one or more of the characteristics of the disability category of emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). In 1970, the first GNETS program, the Rutland Center, was established in Athens to serve as a prototype for the statewide network that now exists. Based on a model developed by Dr. Mary M. Wood, the program was funded by the State of Georgia and the U.S. Department of Education to serve students from two to 14 years of age. Additional pilot programs were initiated in Brunswick and Savannah in 1971. By 1976, 24 GNETS programs were established throughout Georgia and then expanded to serve adolescents over the age of 14 in 1979. Students receiving services through a GNETS Program are referred by their local school system through the Individual Education Program (IEP) process. An IEP team may consider in-class services by a GNETS program for a child with an emotional and behavioral disorder based upon documentation of the severity of the duration, frequency and intensity of one or more of the characteristics of the disability category of emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). This documentation must include prior extension of less restrictive services and data which indicate such services have not enabled the child to benefit educationally. For children receiving in-class services, local schools are actively involved and exit criteria are developed upon entry into the GNETS program. |
Vision and Purpose of the Network
GNETS is a network of services provided to local school districts. GNETS is a service and not a place and is designed to be a support program for students to address the interfering emotionally-based behaviors that have disrupted the education of the child. The GNETS Program provides an array of Georgia therapeutic and behavioral supports as well as specialized instruction for students who exhibit emotional and behavioral disorders.
These supports are designed to assist the student to progress in the general curriculum and graduate ready for work or post secondary studies. In addition, the GNETS program provides supports to families and works collaboratively with other agencies serving these students. The vision and purpose of the GNETS program will be realized through a Core Array of Services. These services will be made available to support local school districts in serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders. In addition, some services will be provided directly to students and their families in a GNETS program or in the LEA classroom.
These indirect and direct services include but are not limited to the following:
GNETS is a network of services provided to local school districts. GNETS is a service and not a place and is designed to be a support program for students to address the interfering emotionally-based behaviors that have disrupted the education of the child. The GNETS Program provides an array of Georgia therapeutic and behavioral supports as well as specialized instruction for students who exhibit emotional and behavioral disorders.
These supports are designed to assist the student to progress in the general curriculum and graduate ready for work or post secondary studies. In addition, the GNETS program provides supports to families and works collaboratively with other agencies serving these students. The vision and purpose of the GNETS program will be realized through a Core Array of Services. These services will be made available to support local school districts in serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders. In addition, some services will be provided directly to students and their families in a GNETS program or in the LEA classroom.
These indirect and direct services include but are not limited to the following:
GNETS Core Array of Services
Professional learning to improve student outcomes
Behavioral support consultation
Family/Community supports and collaboration
IEP placement in a GNETS classroom as determined by an IEP Team and reviewed at least annually
Comprehensive reintegration support for students
Professional learning to improve student outcomes
Behavioral support consultation
Family/Community supports and collaboration
IEP placement in a GNETS classroom as determined by an IEP Team and reviewed at least annually
Comprehensive reintegration support for students
