Programs and Services
• Assistive Technology (AT) - Any item, piece of equipment, or system,
whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is commonly
used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of
individuals with disabilities.
• PLUS Behavior Specialists - Behavior Specialists are trained professionals
who, in the local schools to help, coordinate Functional Assessments of
Behavior and Behavior Intervention Plans that address students’
inappropriate behaviors and provide a means to help the students become
more academically successful.
• Evaluation Services/Child Find - Child Find is a continuous process of
public awareness activities, screening and evaluation designed to
locate, identify, and refer as early as possible all young children with
disabilities and their families who are in need of Early Intervention
Program (Part C) or Preschool Special Education (Part B/619) services of
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• Extended School Year Services (ESY) – is an individualized
instructional program for eligible students with disabilities that are
provided beyond the regular school year. The need for ESY services must
be determined on an individual basis by the admission, review, and
dismissal (ARD) committee.
• Homebound Services (HB) - is an instructional arrangement for
providing special education instruction to eligible students with
disabilities who are served at home or hospital bedside. These students
are expected to be confined for a minimum of four consecutive weeks as
documented by a physician licensed to practice in the United States.
Instruction may also be provided to chronically ill students who are
expected to be confined for any period of time totaling a least four
weeks throughout the school year as documented by a physician licensed
to practice in the U.S.. Home instruction may be provided as an option
for eligible students with disabilities as a result of disciplinary
action relating to discipline of students with disabilities. Home
instruction may also be used for services to infants and toddlers when
determined appropriate by the individualized family services plan (IFSP)
committee. This also applies to students who receive services from a
school district that provides education solely to students confined to
or educated in hospitals.
• Occupational Therapy (OT) - provided for developmental, corrective, and
other supportive services required to assist the student with a
disability to benefit educationally.
• Physical Therapy (PT) - physical therapists work with other professionals
to assist children with disabilities to access their education. This
includes activities of a school day, like: moving throughout school
grounds, sitting, standing in line or at the board, moving in class or
through the building. The school therapist’s focus is not on correcting
the student’s disability, but enabling the student to participate in
school within the limits of the disability.
• Speech Therapy - Provided for the evaluation and intervention of
communication disorders of articulation, language, fluency and voice.
Provided for eligible students whose communication skills adversely
affect their developmental and/or academic skills.
• Adapted Physical Education (APE) – Physical Education services, specially
designed where necessary, will be provided as an integral part of the
educational program of each student with disabilities.
• Services for Students with Vision Impairments - Services are provided
to children from birth through age twenty-two, who have been identified
as visually impaired. The unique needs of the child with visual
impairment are addressed for children of all developmental levels.
• Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) - This program
is for our youngest students. Children who are identified as having a
disability are eligible for our ECSE program when they turn 3 years old.
This program focuses on helping the children overcome developmental
delays in areas such as cognitive, physical and speech. Parents who
think their child may have a developmental delay are encouraged to call
their child’s campus and ask about scheduling a screening
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