Special Education

Mild/Moderate programming assists the student in developing skills and learning behaviors that enable him/her to benefit from the general education program, even with the challenges presented by their disability. Programming offers support in the learning content area or language processing area which makes learning in the conventional sense, difficult. Delivery of service is through collaboration (team teaching), consultation, differentiated instruction, materials modification, small group instruction and/or direct instruction within the special education setting. 

Students identified with intellectual disabilities and/or multiple disabilities (A child with two or more areas of significant impairment, one of which shall be an intellectual disability) often require programming in SSN center-based programs. SSN programs provide specialized instruction aligned with Colorado's Extended Evidence Outcomes and focus on the development of functional academic skills, communication, social skills, adaptive skills, and life skills. SSN programming is designed to increase students' independence throughout their education. Students in center-based programs access general education classrooms based on their individual needs. The programming is flexible individualized, and not entirely self-contained.

Students served in affective needs center-based programs experience skill gaps that may be related to a variety of special education disability categories including, but not limited to, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Serious Emotional Disability or Other Health Impairment. Placement in a center-based program is a special education process determined by each student’s IEP team. Program placement location is selected primarily based on geographic proximity and program capacity at the time placement is needed. The center-based program has dedicated classroom space and staffing to provide a safe space for students to access sensory accommodations and adult support for emotional regulation when needed. Students in center-based programs access general education classrooms based on their individual needs. The programming is flexible individualized, and not entirely self-contained. 

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Students can be referred for speech-language services by their parents/guardians or their classroom teachers if there is a concern about speech and language proficiency. Speech-language services and resources are focused on providing evaluation and treatment of communication disorders. Our goal is to help students develop the speech and language skills necessary for positive interpersonal relationships and academic success.

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Occupational Therapy services may be provided to a student on an IEP as a related service to help a student access the motor components of their specialized instruction. Students with significant fine motor, visual motor, visual-perceptual, sensory-motor and/or gross motor deficits may qualify for support to enable them to benefit from their educational environment. Service delivery options and settings are based on the individual needs of the student and determined by the IEP team but could include in-class or out-of-the-classroom support and direct or indirect services. Students may be instructed in the use of various modified tools and/or equipment to enable them to better access their instruction and participate in their education.

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