"JFK High School, located in a run-down area in Newark, New Jersey, is a public school for all types of students with special education needs. Janet Mino has taught her class of young men with autism for four years. When they all graduate, they will leave the security of the public school system forever. Best Kept Secret follows Ms. Mino and her students over the year and a half before graduation. The clock is ticking to find them a place in the adult world"” a job or rare placement in a recreational center"” so they do not end up where their predecessors have, sitting at home, institutionalized, or on the streets."

"Offers practical strategies as well as inspirational messages for those who teach children with learning disabilities who constantly struggle with Frustration, Anxiety and Tension (F.A.T.)" (DVD box).

"This program focuses on the nuts and bolts of structuring and executing an Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting that is tied to the Common Core State Standards. Watch as a school team -composed of a school principal, special education teacher, language arts teacher, and math teacher -meets with the parent of a special needs student, Trevor, and engages in an annual review that uses the Common Core State Standards to help inform his goals. The video features seven segments and includes bonus tips for getting the most out of the meeting."

"Abandoned by his birth parents and unable to speak for himself, DJ Savarese ("Deej") found not only a loving family but also a life in words, which he types on a text-to-voice synthesizer. As he dreams of college, he confronts the terrors of his past, society's obstacles to inclusion and often paralyzing beauty of his own senses. In this first-of-its kind collaboration between a veteran filmmaker and a nonspeaking autistic, Robert Rooy and DJ share editorial control as they navigate the challenges of representing autism. Deej is a story told from the inside."

"This video training program is ideal for helping elementary educators transform their reading programs and practices through the Response to the Intervention process. Viewers will see how to maximize the achievement of struggling readers."

About 109 minutes.
"An engaging portrait of an autistic young woman who became, through timely mentoring and sheer force of will, one of America's most remarkable success stories."