The Speech Program

The mission of speech-language services is to help students communicate in a manner that positively impacts their productive participation in the learning environment, home, local community and global environment.

Beliefs

• All students can communicate.

• Parent involvement supports enhanced communication.

• Students should have equal access to speech services.

• Students have the responsibility to be active communicators.

• The Individual Education Plan (IEP) process should meet the needs of each student.

• Speech-language experiences should assist students in learning to communicate effectively, to solve problems competently, to think critically and creatively, and to act responsibly.

• Developing good speech and language skills is the shared responsibility of home, school, and community.