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All disabled students between the ages of 3 and 15
who are the responsibility of School District 146 enjoy the
rights and privileges equal to those of all other students
in our district. It is the district's primary goal to help
all students become contributing members of society, working
and interacting together in an inclusionary process. While
the district recognizes that there may be some students whose
disabilities require that their needs be met outside of the
district's schools, the district attempts to include disabled
students, to the fullest extent possible, in the educational
environment they would be in if they had no disability. This
practice is referred to as "inclusion".
However, inclusion is a philosophy, not a program. Each
disabled student has an individualized educational program
(IEP), designed to meet his or her individual needs. A full
continuum of programs, support and services are available
to meet each student's individual needs. The district also
works with other agencies to ensure that all disabled students'
needs are met.
Some of the special education services and programs offered
by the district include assistance for students who have
mental, physical and/or emotional impairments, vision, hearing
and/or speech impairments, learning disabilities,etc. Related
services include, but are not limited to, occupational and
physical therapy, social work services, and behavioral consultations.
In addition to these services, the following programs are
also administered through Special Services:
The following links will provide you with additional
special education resources:
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