Too often the emphasis is on the failures of students especially those with severe emotional and behavioral issues. These students are considered a lost cause. The Foundation School has developed a highly individualized therapeutic approach is turning around the lives of students that the system had otherwise given up on. The last I checked they do not build their approach on aversives such as electrical shock, and achieve remarkable results with students going on to productive lives. Creativity, highly tailored programming on an intensive basis is what is required to reach students who have significant needs but the rewards are great in human and economic terms.