Special Services

The Special Services Department implements policies and procedures for Special Education and Gifted Education Programs in the district. This department is also responsible for the submission and compliance of both federal and state grants, and ensuring that the district remains compliant with regulations set forth in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Educational Services for All Children
The district’s goal is to serve every disabled, school-aged child who resides in our district. Any student who meets one or more of the following disabling conditions would qualify for services:

• Autism
• Deaf-Blind
• Deaf
• Emotional Disturbance
• Hearing Impairment
• Mental Retardation
• Multiple Disability
• Multiple Disability with Severe Sensory Impairment
• Orthopedic Impairment
• Other Health Impairment
• Preschool (Speech/Language Impairment, Moderate Delay, Severe Delay)
• Specific Learning Disability
• Speech and Language Impairment
• Traumatic Brain Injured
• Visual Impairment

Special education is a service, not a place. Special education is provided through a range of services which include instruction in the general education classroom with supplementary aids and services, services integrated into the general education classroom, specialized instruction in a resource or pull out setting, or instruction in a specialized classroom. The removal of students with disabilities from the general educational environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in general education classes or in a building with non-disabled students, with the use of special education services, does not benefit the student.