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Exceptional Children
Welcome to Exceptional Children Services
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Guilford County Schools' Exceptional Children Services works as a collaborative team to serve and advocate for students with disabilities through the provision of personalized instruction in the least restrictive environment.
Exceptional Children Services, also called special education, is defined as:
- Specially designed instruction designed to meet the unique needs of a student with a disability
- Access to the general curriculum and intervention programs are designed to provide maximum opportunities for instruction in the general education setting.
- Full continuum of service
- Curriculum driven instruction using the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and the North Carolina Extended Content Standards
- Related services that include but are not limited to speech, occupational and physical therapy
News
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District Registration: Transition to High School
Get information on the registration process and how to help your child transition from middle school to high school from the GCS Counseling Services Department.
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District Registration: Transition to Middle School
Get registration information and process from the GCS Counseling Services Department along with tips on how to help your student transition from elementary to middle school.
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EC Family and Community Resource Fair
Saturday, October 5, 2024
9am - 12pm
Ragsdale High School
1000 Lucy Ragsdale Dr., Jamestown, NC -
Welcome Back to School 2024 - 2025!
Exceptional Children Services has been working hard to prepare for the 2024-2025 school year by training and updating over 600 EC teachers and other support staff.
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Contact Us:
134 Franklin Boulevard
Greensboro, NC 27401
336.370.2323
Fax: 336.370.2326
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Senior Executive Director of Exceptional Children Services
Director of EC Secondary School Support
Director of EC Elementary School Support
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EC Parent Liaison
Jacqui Hawkins
336.370.8355
The EC Parent Liaison is available to answer questions and help parents/caregivers navigate Guilford County Schools and the special education process.
To sign up for weekly updates, please click this link, or contact Jacqui directly.
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Tomorrow
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM shift_ed Scholarship Information Session
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December 17, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM District Registration: Transition to Middle School
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM District Registration: Transition to High School
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The Mission of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction - Exceptional Children Division Is to ensure that students with disabilities develop intellectually, physically, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized program in the least restrictive environment.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction - Exceptional Children Division