Practical Assessment Exploration System (PAES) Lab

PAES stands for the Practical Assessment Exploration System and is is a research-based assessment system that identifies aptitude for community-based employment, functional skills, interests and work behavior strengths and barriers to success.

WHO PARTICIPATES IN THE PAES LAB?

The PAES lab serves students who have learning disabilities, mild to moderate cognitive disabilities, hearing loss, physical disabilities, developmental and multiple disabilities.

Higher functioning students tend to move quickly through the PAES jobs to explore and identify their strengths and interests. 

Students with more significant cognitive and physical challenges identify their strengths and needs by performing as many whole PAES jobs as possible followed by discovering which subtasks of other jobs can be performed. If Accommodations or Modifications are necessary, PAES documents the necessary supports.