Programs for Children Receiving Exceptional Children Services:

• Provide the full continuum of services to students with disabilities based on individual needs.
• Demonstrate commitment and dedication to ensure access to the general curriculum.
• Develop individualized educational programs as determined by data collection.
• Using researched based interventions.
• Encourage parent participation in the team process.

Students with disabilities most often receive EC services in on of the following educational settings:

• Regular Setting - Students with disabilities who receive the majority of their education program, 80% or more of the day, with non-disabled peers.
• Resource Setting - Students with disabilities who receive general education 40% -79% of the day with non-disabled peers.
• Separate Setting - Students with disabilities who receive general education 39% or less of the day with non-disabled peers. This does not include students who receive their education at public or private separate day centers or residential facilities.
• Separate School - Students with disabilities who require a specially designed program at an intensive level for behavioral health and/or educational issues. Placement in a public or private separate school is determined by an IEP team.
• Residential Facility - Students with disabilities, who require a more intensive level of service need treatment for disorders such as: oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, depression, bipolar, ADHD, or specific educational issues. These facilities are clinically focused and primarily provide behavior management and treatment for students with serious emotional and/or behavioral issues. Placement in a residential facility is determined by an IEP team.
• Home/Hospital - Students with disabilities placed in Home/Hospital on the continuum of services within their IEPs have the opportunity to receive short term educational services in the home or a designated location. Home/Hospital education services are temporary with the goal of providing support until the student can successfully return to school. Home/Hospital instruction does NOT duplicate classroom instruction. Home/Hospital service delivery is determined by the IEP team on the basis of:
  • Documented medical issues
  • Documented behavioral issues
  • As a result of a Long Term Suspension (LTS); OR
  • As a result of a series of Short Term Suspensions that have exceeded a total of 10 days.