Special Education Services
How
will my child be taught once they start special education
services?
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There
isn’t a “one size fits all” approach when it comes to special
education services.
IEP teams determine appropriate instruction,
interventions, and
accommodations/modifications based on each
student’s individual needs.
All students, however, are required to receive a
free appropriate public
education (FAPE) in his/her least restrictive environment (LRE).
Idaho State Department of Education defines the above terms:
FAPE:A basic
Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 requirement which
states that special education and related services are provided
at public expense (free); in conformity with an appropriately
developed IEP (appropriate); under public supervision and
direction (public); and include preschool, elementary, and
secondary education that meets the education standards,
regulations, and administrative policies and procedures issued
by the state department.
LRE:
The IDEA 2004 requirement that students with disabilities,
including those in public or private institutions or other care
facilities, be educated with students who are nondisabled to the
maximum extent appropriate.
Does LRE require that my child be in their general education
classroom all of the time?
IDEA does not mandate that a student will remain in his/her
general education classroom 100% of the day. An IEP team
determines how and when a student will receive instruction and
intervention. It is
the duty of the team to determine the extent appropriate that a
student be away from his/her general classroom.
Often times, students will receive a combination of
services within the general and special education classrooms.
Although more uncommon, a team may decide that that student’s
least restrictive environment is entirely within a special
education classroom or special program.
This may or may not be within the child’s neighborhood
school.
What does special education instruction look like?
Special
education teachers or service providers utilize a variety of
tools within their classrooms, which target student needs.
Please talk to your child’s special educator/therapist
for more information.
Does Blaine County School District have any special programs for
children?
At times,
special education teams may determine that a child’s least
restrictive environment is within a Blaine County School
District special program.
These programs are based throughout the district and may
or may not be at a student’s neighborhood school.
Transportation is provided for students placed within a
program that is outside of their neighborhood school.
Blaine
County School District currently provides the following programs
for students:
Behavior
Academic and Social Education:
The
B.A.S.E. program is designed to provide students who have severe
emotional and/or behavioral disorders an environment or place
where they can feel secure, problem solve, access individual
academic assistance, and learn how to better manage emotional
and social issues. Individualized support systems are also
provided to help B.A.S.E. students maintain behavioral and
academic success in the least restrictive environment.
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Developmental Preschool:
The developmental preschool program primarily serves children
aged 3-5 with differing developmental needs (typically
developing children are also included in this setting).
This program is housed at Woodside Elementary School. Children
enrolled in the developmental preschool have a wide range of
abilities and needs. Students must meet Idaho eligibility
requirements for special education.
Read
more here.
Contact:
Extended Resource Rooms:
Extended resource
room programs are available to K-12 students within Blaine
County School District. Extended resource rooms are
reserved for students who are in need of a more intensive
programming. Students who participate in these programs
focus on learning life, functional, social/emotional, behavior,
and academic skills. The goal of these programs are to
help students gain success within the general and special
education settings, through intensive instruction and modified
curriculum.
Read more here.
Contacts:
Alternate Settings Program:
The Alternate Settings Center
provides an array of services for students who are unable to
attend traditional school due to accident, illness, or due to
short or long-term exclusion from school related to disciplinary
issues. It provides opportunities for students to stay in
touch with their academic curriculum and continue to earn credit
while unable to attend school. It also provides
opportunities for social, emotional, and behavioral growth which
will help students transition back to school.
Click here to download
the program brochure in English.
Contacts:
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