CCSD Special Schools

Pamela Becerra
EDU 201
03 / 27 / 2019
 Public Law 94-142
- Passed in 1975
- “guaranteed a free appropriate public education to each child with a disability.”

Four main focuses:

1. “to assure that all children with disabilities have available to them … a free appropriate public
education which emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their
unique needs”
2. “to assure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents … are protected”
3. “to assist States and localities to provide for the education of all children with disabilities”
4. “to assess and assure the effectiveness of efforts to educate all children with disabilities”
 I.D.E.A. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

To ensure all children throughout the U.S. with disabilities get the public education that meets
their needs for free.

It authorizes:

- “Formula grants to states to support special education and related services and early
intervention services.”
- “Discretionary grants to state educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and
other nonprofit organizations to support research, demonstrations, technical assistance
and dissemination, technology development, personnel preparation and development,
and parent-training and -information centers.”
 I.E.P.
It’s a file document that’s made for all public school students to overview if special education
is needed. A child needs to be qualified to receive special education and have their I.E.P
document.

“By federal law, a multidisciplinary team must determine that (1) she’s a child with a disability
and (2) she requires special education and related services to benefit from the general
education program.”

Who participates and reviews it:

- Parents, general education teachers, special education teacher, individual who can
interpret results, representative of school system, individuals with special expertise
about child, Representatives from transition services agencies, and the child.
 CCSD School: John F. Miller (from CCSD.net)
- Special education school for students age 3-22
- Committed to the belief that all students can learn
- “All students will have individualized education programs that reflect their
unique and specialized educational needs, and that these programs will
be delivered in the least restrictive educational environment appropriate
to meet their individual needs.”
 CCSD School: Helen J. Stewart (from CCSD.net)
- Special education school to help students with “significant intellectual
disabilities and other secondary disabilities” from ages 6-22
- Students from all around Clark County come to Helen J. Stewart School to
also receive special instruction.
- Built with 21 classrooms with different physical activities
- Speech therapist, physical therapist, and occupational therapist on
campus
- Includes technology and indoor/outdoor facilities such as a greenhouse
and a barnhouse with animals.
 CCSD School: Miley Achievement Center (from CCSD.net)
Mission Statement: “to educate students emotionally, behaviorally, and
academically”.

- Special Education school (K-12) for students who struggle with emotional
behavior.
- Doesn’t believe in punishing for bad behavior. They believe in behavior
intervening.
- “A specific action taken to reinforce, re-teach, or provide additional
support to students.
 CCSD School: Variety (from CCSD.net)
“If a student can't learn the way we teach, we must teach the way they learn” -Variety

Mission: “to provide a positive and safe learning community that fosters academic and
vocational growth. “

Their goal is for all students to be ready for post-secondary education and future
independent living when leaving Variety Special School.

“Our commitment to ensure a least restrictive environment, through campus-wide

positive behavioral intervention supports, allows all students the opportunity to be
Ready by Exit.”
 CCSD School: Homebound (from CCSD.net)
“Homebound Services provides instructional services to CCSD students
in grades K -12 who are unable to attend school due to illness, injury, or
other medically related conditions.”

-Classes can be done online or at their own home.

-Assigns only K-12 Licensed teachers.

-Adaps instructional techniques.

 Least Restrictive Environment
Summary:

“Under immediate supervision of a licensed teacher/professional, performs a variety of

paraprofessional duties related to classroom instruction.”

“Involves performance of tasks directly associated with assisting the licensed

teacher/professional in assigned instructional activities.”

Requirement: “To the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities, including children
in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children who are not
disabled; and Special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities
from the regular educational environment, occurs only if the nature or severity of the disability is
such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be
achieved satisfactorily.”
 Resources
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/idea35/history/index_pg10.html

https://sites.ed.gov/idea/about-idea/

https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/what-is-an-iep/

https://sites.google.com/nv.ccsd.net/johnmiller/home

https://www.ccsdnvstewart.com/

https://www.mileyachievementcenter.net/

https://varietyschoolnv.wixsite.com/varietyschool

http://ssd.ccsd.net/homebound-services/

http://ccsd.net/employees/resources/pdf/desc/support-staff/0187.pdf

http://crookcounty.k12.or.us/files/2016/01/PLACEMENT-AND-LEAST-RESTRICTIVE-ENVIRONMENT.pdf