Special Education

SPECIAL EDUCATION - RESOURCE PROGRAM

All special education resource students have been identified and classified by the child study team as having a specific disability that impacts how they learn. An Individualized Educational Program (IEP) has been developed for such learners. The IEP document determines if a resource setting, and which resource setting, is appropriate for the student and what accommodations and/or modifications are necessary to assist learning. The Resource Program offers services in the general education classroom or a small group, and a separate special education classroom for ELA, Math, Science, and History. Services in the general education classroom are called In-Class Resource (ICR). Both a general education and a special education teacher collaboratively deliver the general education curriculum in a general education classroom. A team teaching approach is used, with accommodations and/or modifications implemented to accompany learning. Services in a small group, special education classroom are called Pull-Out Replacement (POR). POR services replace the general education instruction. A special education teacher provides instruction using a modified general education and/or supplemental curriculum and materials to meet the students' needs. Specialized instruction is incorporated, as needed.

SPECIAL EDUCATION - SELF-CONTAINED PROGRAM

Classified students who require a more specialized education program than the resource program receive services in a self-contained setting. Instruction in the self-contained classes addresses the academic, emotional, and social needs of students whose disabilities require the integration of significantly modified content area proficiencies, along with specialized instructional strategies. As needed, the self-contained program incorporates instruction in the areas of daily living and functional life skills. Academic and functional life skills may also be taught through community-based instruction throughout the school year. Students are included in typical academic and non-academic classes, as documented in individual IEPs.

SPECIAL EDUCATION - Electives

Supplemental Reading Comprehension I and II are elective offerings specific to special education, as indicated by an IEP. Supplemental Reading Comprehension I is designed for students requiring a program that directly and systematically focuses on reading comprehension strategies. 

Supplemental Reading Comprehension II is an extension of the work started in the first portion of the course. Both courses are designed for students who require individualized reading instruction specific to comprehension.

Supplemental Reading Decoding I and II are elective offerings specific to special education, as indicated by an IEP. Supplemental Reading Decoding I is designed for students requiring a program that directly and systematically focuses on reading decoding and encoding strategies through a structured literacy approach. Supplemental Reading Decoding II is an extension of the work started in the first portion of the course. Both courses are designed for students who require individualized reading programs through a multisensory approach.