CSM Graduation

On June 24, 2022, The Community School of Maryland celebrated the graduation of 4 hardworking students.  Families, friends, and CSAAC leadership were in attendance to support these 4 graduates while they walked across the stage and receive their certificates.  There was a slideshow presentation to give families a look back into the lives of the…

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CSAAC’s Solar Projects

Craig Pardini, Director of Infrastructure Operations talks about CSAAC’s solar projects at The Jane Salzano Center for Autism and the Brookeville Community School of Maryland Campus.  Click here to view the video

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Craig Pardini receives recycling award from Montgomery County

Each year, businesses in Montgomery County are required to complete an annual recycle report.  For fiscal year 2021, Craig Pardini, Director of Infrastructure Operations, developed the concept of changing all of the lights at The Jane Salzano Center for Autism Headquarters to LED lights.  By doing this, CSAAC will significantly assist in waste reduction.  On…

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CSAAC Has Dual Celebrations.

A grand time was had by all! On August 12, 2021, Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children celebrated with not just one, but two exciting events that marked the culmination of two large projects. The first project was a ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Vocational facility located at 9200 Wightman Rd, Montgomery Village,…

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CSAAC Celebrates its “Heroes!”

On July 29, 2021, CSAAC held a fantastic event at the Jane Salzano Center for Autism, to celebrate 39 associates of the organization who during the past year and at the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic showed exemplary professionalism and pitched in to do more for those we support. “The Heroes of CSAAC Project”…

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Archive Newsletter

CSAAC Online Newsletter Articles Article V1.7- 2/21/20 Swing into Learning – By Tom Rowse The swing set is now in, the bed of mulch has been laid, and the students are using it regularly even in the cool weather. On the reasonably warm days during this amazingly mild winter, teachers are bringing their classes down to the…

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The Cicada’s Serenade

The Cicada’s Serenade This last week has seen the emergence of the 17-year cicada swarm named Brood X by scientists. On the campus of the Community School of Maryland (CSM), the bugs are everywhere so the CSM associates decided it was time to teach the students about these enormous and loud bugs. It was amazing…

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Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat By: Tom Rowse This year has been tumultuous for everyone and this has been a difficult time for the kids who call CSAAC home. Each year, we have a fall festival at the school and we wanted to make sure we had an opportunity for everyone to have a good walk in…

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Class of 2020

Each year, CSAAC has a graduation celebration for students. Much has been made of the lost graduation for the class of 2020 throughout the nation and the graduates from the Community School of Maryland are no different. While the class of 2020 is small, it was important to recognize their accomplishment so a drive through…

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