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Who is Eligible for Special Education Services?

A student, ages three through 22, having one or more of the following 13 Federally-defined disabling conditions that adversely affect his or her educational performance may be eligible to receive special education services: 

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.

  • Autism
  • Deaf-blindness
  • Deafness
  • Hearing impairment,(Hard of Hearing)
  • Intellectual Disability (Formerly MR)
  • 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.