The Special Education Department is committed to providing all students a free and appropriate public education within the least restrictive environment. Individualized supports and services are implemented in accordance with the Individual Education Program (IEP). The IEP is designed by the student's team to meet the student's needs and assist them in making progress toward identified goals. Once the IEP is developed, proper placement in courses is determined by the team.
This adapted physical education course is co-taught by a physical educator and special educator. The course has a modified curriculum for students with special needs. The class offers students the opportunity to be paired with a typical peer to help support a comprehensive physical education program while focusing on social skills, fitness activities, individual sports, and team sports. The goal of this class is for students to look to peers for natural supports and gain social skills opportunities while finding leisure and fitness activities that they can enjoy for a lifetime.
Prerequisite: Permission is required from the Director of School Counseling and student helpers should select Unified Physical Education as their course.
The focus of this course is to address IEP-driven goals (reading, writing, math, executive functioning, related services) while enhancing self-advocacy and the awareness of educational strengths, interests and needs. Students will receive direct instruction and remediation in accordance with their IEPs. Students will then have the opportunity to apply learned skills to general education assignments. Students may enroll in this course as frequently as deemed appropriate by his/her IEP team. Students will earn a pass/fail grade, which will not impact their GPA.
Students will improve their academic, social and functional life skills that are necessary to access the general curriculum and school environment, the workforce, and/or post-secondary programming as well as build independent living skills. The content of this course is driven by individual student needs. This course is an elective and does not count toward the academic requirements for a Pelham High School Standard Diploma.
Students will improve daily living and job skills necessary to access the workforce, and/or post-secondary programming, as well as build independent living skills. This course is an elective and does not count toward the academic requirements for a Pelham High School Standard Diploma. This course can be repeated for credit.