The Waterbury Public Schools special education programming provides a comprehensive program to meet the needs of our diverse learners identified with specific exceptionalities.  Through the Planning and Placement Team (PPT) process, students with Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) are provided with rich and robust programming to help them to reach their full academic and social potential while maintaining the least restrictive environment (LRE) possible. Students in all of the Waterbury Public Schools Special Education Programs are given opportunities to align themselves with the Vision of the Graduate in order to best suit their individual post-secondary track of choice.

All students, regardless of their academic placement or achievement, have the opportunity to earn credit in their core academic programming (English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and World Languages). Whether in a regular classroom setting or a more specific, IEP based setting, all students are provided with the necessary support to work at their own pace in order to access the characteristics of the Vision of the Graduate. Students requiring specialized instruction in the core academics receive more individualized instruction structured to meet the goals and objectives of their IEP.