Speech and Language
Teacher of the Speech and Language Impaired offers individual, small-group and/or cooperative teaching instruction to children with disabilities/delays in speech and language development.

Teacher Consultant
Meets with students and teachers to promote progress in general education classes (approx 15-30 minutes/week).  Consults with general education teachers to help with mainstreaming objectives.

School Social Worker
Provides direct service to special education students in individual and small group settings.  May develop behavior intervention plans (BIP) and functional behavioral assessment (FBA) as appropriate.

Resource Room
Services all disabilities for a minimum of 15 minutes/week (TC services) to up to one-half of the school day. The special education teacher offers small-group instruction in the area(s) of disability.

Self-Contained CI (K-5)

Special education full day program that services children with mild and moderate cognitive impairments in a general education setting. Students are mainstreamed into the general education curriculum, where appropriate, for nonacademic classes and core classes in their area of strength, depending on their ability to function in a general education class.  This class is taught by a special education teacher with MI certification.

Self-Contained EI/LD (K-3)
Special education full day program that services children with learning disabilities and emotional impairments who need more than one-half day specialized instruction.  Students are mainstreamed into the general education curriculum, where appropriate, for nonacademic classes and core classes in their area of strength, depending on their ability to function in a general education class.  This class is taught by a special education teacher with LD or EI certification.

Self-Contained EI   (3-5)
Services students with Emotional Impairments who exhibit significant behavior problems, to the extent that they need an all-day special education setting to help them cope with emotional, social, and behavioral issues.  This setting offers intensive personal adjustment, behavior management, and adaptive instruction.  This class is taught by a certified EI special education teacher.  Students are also supported by School Social Worker (SSW) intervention.  Students are mainstreamed into the general education curriculum, where appropriate, for nonacademic and core classes depending on their ability to function in a general education class.

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