%0 Journal Article %T Positive Approach to Student Success: Review of a Program for Reaching Students with Emotional Disturbances %A Karen Stackhouse %J Asian Journal of Education and e-Learning %D 2018 %X A number of schools in the southern portion of Texas, primarily in and around the Houston metropolitan area and Kentucky have started using a program known as Positive Approach to Student Success, or PASS.£¿ PASS is a program designed to provide educational services within the mainstream classroom setting for students identified with emotional disturbances and behavior disorders (EBD).£¿ The program was founded on the belief that youth benefit behaviorally from educational experiences with their non-handicapped peers and academically from participation in the general curriculum where there is access to a ¡°highly qualified¡± (NCLB, 2001) instructors (Poole and Caperton-Brown, 2005).£¿ The author will begin with an introduction and a brief program description, and conclude with the author¡¯s suggestions and concerns regarding this program.£¿ This author¡¯s primary goal is to review this program in an effort to better understand and explain its goals, objectives, and success %K [Positive Approach to Student Success (PASS) %K behavior disorders %K student management %K special education] %U https://www.ajouronline.com/index.php/AJEEL/article/view/5197