•A highly structured maximum services special education program serving grades K through 12
•Follows the Extensions of the NC Standard Course of Study K through 12
•Predominant instruction: Aligned Grade-level Content Standards with Alternate Academic Achievement Standards
•Instructional focus: functional academics, social skills, daily living, self-help, life skills and recreation/leisure for success in a community environment
•Likely state assessment: NCEXTEND1
•Various assistive technology needed to access the curriculum
•Focus of Alternate Academic Achievement Standards is functional academic skills, communication and daily living
Remember the student must be determined eligible for services. Contact your school's VR counselor if you have questions.
For More Information on Special Olympics contact:
Tiffany Lesley
Special Olympics Coordinator
City of Wilmington
302 Willard Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Ph: (910)341-7253 Fax: (910)341-7854