Pupil Services
Blue Mountain School District
Blue Mountain School District
The Blue Mountain School District, in conjunction with the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29, provides a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to students with special education needs. The comprehensive programs and services provided include the following, all at no cost to the parent or guardian.
Identification procedures that include screening, as well as in-depth, comprehensive educational evaluations.
Provision of Individual Education Programs (IEP), based on the student's eligibility, which are designed to yield meaningful educational benefits and progress for the individual student within the general education curriculum.
Related services, such as speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and so forth, based on an identified need in order for the student to make meaningful progress in his/her IEP.
Supplementary aids, services, or accommodations for students identified as "Protected Handicapped" in order for them to participate in and derive benefit from the school's educational program.
Preschool programs and services for children, age 3 through 5, which include screening evaluations, programs, related services, parent consultation, and referral to community agencies.
Anyone with questions regarding programs and/or services for eligible students or thought-to-be exceptional students may contact:
Dr. Tyler E. Herman
Director of Pupil Services
685 Red Dale Road
Orwigsburg, PA 17961
(570) 366-0515, Ext. 1025