Special Education
Special Education services provide individualized educational intervention to students based on a team evaluation of a student’s specific needs where students are assessed and screened to confirm eligibility.
Resources
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Students with disabling conditions have the right to an education that is aligned with their needs and at public expense.
What kinds of family resources support students with Autism? Deaf & Hard of hearing students? Students with visual impairment?
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Least restrictive environment means that, to the maximum extent appropriate, students with disabilities, including individuals in public or private institutions or other care facilities, be educated with individuals who are nondisabled, including the provision of nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children.
Child Find
What is Child Find?
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act includes the Child Find mandate. Child Find requires all school districts to identify, locate and evaluate all children with disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disabilities. Click on the button below to find out more.