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Who is eligible for Special Education services?

 A student, ages 3 through 22, having one or more of the following thirteen Federally defined disabling conditions that adversely affect his or her educational performance, may be eligible to receive special education services. 

  • Autism
  • Deaf-blindness
  • Deafness
  • Hearing impairment,(Hard of Hearing)
  • Mental retardation
  • Multiple disabilities
  • Orthopedic impairment
  • Other health impairment
  • Serious emotional disturbance
  • Specific learning disability
  • Speech or language impairment
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Visual impairment

Eligibility is determined through an assessment process that identifies one or more impairments
that prevent a student from achieving at his/her potential.  A student may be performing 
significantly below the district's standards and additional interventions may be necessary for the student to maximize access to the educational program.

 

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