Special Education Services
The Christina School District provides a
comprehensive array of services for
students with special needs. These
include specialized classroom
instruction by certified special
education teachers, as well as many
individualized services designed to
promote academic and personal progress
for the whole child.
Individualized
Education Program (IEP)
Each
public school child who receives special
education and related services must have
an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
Each IEP
must be designed for one
student and must be a
truly
individualized document. The IEP creates
an opportunity for teachers, parents,
school administrators, related services
personnel, and
students (when
appropriate) to work together to improve
educational results for children with
disabilities. The IEP is the cornerstone
of a quality education for each child
with a disability.
Inclusive
Practices
Inclusive practices in special education
reflect
the intent of the law that
children with disabilities
be educated
with their non-disabled peers to the
greatest extent possible or appropriate.
These laws
set the precedent for all
students, not just those
with
disabilities, to have the opportunity to
be
educated equally with their peers and
disallow any
child from being excluded,
no matter how diverse
from the general
population the child may be. The
Christina School District is currently
implementing inclusive practices on a
district-wide basis, following both
state and federal laws.
Transition
Services
The District offers
Transition Services to any student who
receives special education services.
These services help the students, their
families and school staff develop plans
to transition the student from school
into adult life.
The Roadmap:
Setting Direction for
Our Children into
Adult Life is a newsletter that is
created by the Transition Services
department several times a year.
For more information about the
transition process,
please contact Cathy
Cowin, Transition Specialist
at
302-454-2047 extension 204 or
cowinc@christina.k12.de.us. |
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