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Special Education Services and Programs

Turkeyfoot School District offers programs to students in need of support for a variety of independent living, emotional and academic concerns. Parents who believe their children need special services-at any time during their educational years – should call the school psychologist or special education department.

Screening activities are ongoing and include:

· Teacher observations of students

· Group tests –both intellectual and academic

· Vision and hearing screening

· Speech/Language screening

· Review of cumulative files including attendance records,

  health records and report card grades

· Fine and gross motor screening

· Support and monitoring from building teams (i.e. student assistance team, instructional support team)

· DIBELS progress monitoring

All student information is confidential. It is available only to people in education working with a child and to his/her parents.

Child Find/Special Education Services

Federal and State law guarantees every child with a disability a “free appropriate public education”. Turkeyfoot School District provides children who have a physical, emotional, or mental disability and who need special education; with services at the age they begin attending public schools. We recognize many areas of disability such as: autism, visual and hearing impairment, mental retardation, multi-handicaps, emotional disability, physical disability, learning disability and other health impairment. Young children ages 3-5 who have disabilities or developmental delays may be entitled to Pre-school services. Children with disabilities from birth to age 3 may be eligible for Early Intervention Services.

It is our goal to see that all eligible students in our district receive the education they are entitled to. As parents you may have a child, or know of a child, who may need these special services. If you do, please contact Mr. Frank Aleman, Supervisor of Special Education, at (814) 395-3621. The earlier we can begin the process of identifying whether a child is exceptional and in need of having specially designed instruction the earlier we can plan an appropriate education for the child.