Preliminary Transition Plan Planning for the Downsizing and Closure of Fircrest School, A State Residential Habilitation Center

January 2004 Preliminary Transition Plan Planning for the Downsizing and Closure of Fircrest School, A State Residential Habilitation Center This Preliminary Transition Report is in response to the 2003 legislative session directive to downsize Fircrest School by four cottages during the 2003-05 Biennium and develop a transition plan for Fircrest School. The declining census in the States Residential Habilitation Centers (RHC) system, brought about by the continued trend toward community placements, makes the operation of five RHCs prohibitively expensive. The legislative initiative for continued downsizing of Fircrest School makes it the logical candidate for closure . . .