Special
Education Programs
Programs
and Services Resource Specialist Program
Resource
students are individuals with less intensive needs who are assigned to
regular classroom teachers for the majority of the school day. The
Resource Specialist Program (RSP) provides instructional planning,
special instruction, tutorial assistance, and other services to
individuals with disabilities in regular classrooms and/or special
programs in each school as specified in the IEP. The Resource Specialist
provides information, assistance, consultation, resource information and
materials regarding individuals with exceptional needs to parents and
staff. An instructional assistant is assigned to help the Resource
Specialist provide necessary instruction.
Special Day Classes and
Centers
Special
Day Classes and
Centers provide services to students with more intensive needs whose IEP
requires attendance in
special education for the majority of the school day. The
students are grouped according to similar instructional needs in or as
close to the school
of residence as possible. Each Special Day Class teacher is assigned
an instructional assistant
to aid in providing the necessary instruction. Classes and
centers are maintained on school sites with general programs wherever
possible to ensure
participation with non-disabled pupils to the maximum extent appropriate
to meet the needs of the
individual with disabilities. Pupils with low incidence disabilities
may receive all or a portion of their instruction in a regular class
and may also be enrolled in a Special Day Class to receive specialized
instruction.
Extended School
Year
Students
who have disabilities which are likely to continue indefinitely or for a
prolonged period, or
when the interruption of the student's educational program may cause
regression which,
because of the student's limited recoupment ability, would render it
impossible or unlikely
that the student would recover, may be eligible for special education
beyond the regular academic year. In all cases, the IEP Team makes
the determination that an
extended school year is required and includes it in the
IEP. An extended school year is for a minimum of 20 instructional days.
Designated Instruction
and Services (DIS) and Related
Services
Related services and Designated
Instruction and Services (DIS) are supportive services necessary for the
student to benefit educationally from the instructional program. DIS is
provided by the regular classroom teacher, special class teacher or
Resource Specialist teacher when they are competent to provide it and it
is feasible. If not, an appropriate DIS specialist provides the service
which may include one or more of the following: language and speech
development and remediation; audiological services; orientation and
mobility instruction; instruction in the home or hospital; adapted
physical education; physical and occupational therapy; vision services;
counseling and guidance; psychological services other than assessment
and development of the IEP; parent counseling and training; health and
nursing services; social worker services; specially-designed vocational
education and career development; recreation services; and specialized
services for low-incidence disabilities such as readers, transcribers
and vision and hearing services.
Nonpublic School
Service
Nonpublic, nonsectarian
school services may be provided to individuals
with exceptional needs when no appropriate
public education program is available. Only nonpublic, nonsectarian
schools listed in the Directory of Certified
Nonpublic Schools and Agencies by the
California State Department of Education may be used. Such schools have
provided the necessary credentials, licenses and
other documents needed to meet state
requirements.
State
Schools
Residential schools operated by the
State of California area are available for complete diagnostic
evaluation and may be considered for the placement of certain
individuals with disabilities. Such placement is made only upon
recommendation of the IEP Team when no appropriate placement is
available in the local area. A referral for further assessment is not
considered a state school placement. Prior to referring a pupil to a
state school, the district must first conduct assessments which are
within the capability of the district. The results of such assessments
and reasons for referral must accompany the referral request. The State
Schools for the Blind and the Deaf are located in Fremont. A State
School for the Neurologically Handicapped is in San Francisco.
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