Special Education Program

SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

The Special Education Department provides a continuum of supportive services to students with identified special needs. Upon completion of an evaluation to determine eligibility for special education services, a student may be recommended for one or more of the following: academic support for study skills, organization and/or reading, writing, and math skills; specialized courses in English, math, history or science; and/or programs in vocational and life skills.

Academic Support

Most Milton Public School students who are supported by Special Education do so in the district’s Learning Center/Academic Support Programs (all buildings). Special education consultation, pull out services, co-teaching and in-class supports are readily available and designed to assist students in accessing the curricula, making effective progress, organizing materials and assignments and developing the skills needed to become independent learners.

Students supported in the Academic Support Centers are often those who present with organizational, attention and executive functioning challenges. This might also include a student with educational gaps and weaknesses related to his or her disability that can be supported through specialized designed instruction.

This also is a model in which you may find students with language, motor or social deficits working on skills with special education teachers and related therapists who provide speech and language therapy, occupational or physical therapy and counseling.

Acadenic Support: Full year 9th grade 90201, 10th grade 91001, 11th grade 92001, 12th grade 93001

Compass

Milton High School's Compass Program is designed to support students whose social-emotional needs impact their ability to make effective progress in the classroom. The program is staffed by a special education teacher who works closely with the school's adjustment counselors and general education teachers. Students in the program receive academic and emotional support in accordance with their Individualized Education Plan.

Students will be referred to this program through an IEP Team meeting.

Achieve

The Achieve Program at Milton High School provides support to students in grades 9-12+ who benefit from small group and replacement content for academic and social support. This classroom supports students with significant intellectual, neurological, communication, health and motor delays, all of which impact social and academic development. Post-secondary goals are a focus of this program's overall design.

Students will be referred to this program through their IEP Team meeting.

Launch

The Milton Public Schools’ young adult program serves students with a range of special needs and focuses primarily on functional academics and pre-vocational and vocational education. Students balance their time in the school and working greater community. Focus is placed on functional skills, community involvement, self-advocacy, positive social interactions and post-secondary planning for young adult life. Staffing includes: teachers, speech/language therapists, occupational and physical therapists, behavior analysts, school adjustment counselors and psychologists.

Students will be referred to this program through their IEP Team meeting.