The program is designed to give students the knowledge of real world skills and career pathways. The programs in the Tech Prep area include Agricultural Science and Technology, Automotive Technology and Business Education. The term ARD Committee refers to the Dripping Springs High School Admission, Review and Dismissal Committee, the group charged with decision-making for identified special education students. Comprehensive Special Education Special Education services are available on the campus of Dripping Springs High School. Students attend regular classes with supportive services from an inclusion teacher or the Content Mastery Center or classes in special education resource rooms as designated by the student's Individual Education Plan.
Emphasis is placed on including students in regular programs.
For those students with specific special needs, we provide remediation of learning deficits, functional instruction of academic skills, and promotion of the development of social, pre-vocational, and vocational skills that insure successful integration into the community and the world of work. Students who are receiving special education services are encouraged to participate to the fullest extent possible in both academic and extracurricular activities offered at the high school. All students with disabilities are provided the opportunity to enroll in any program or course offered at Dripping Springs High School. This instructional arrangement is for providing special education instruction to students who are placed on a job with regularly scheduled supervision by special education teachers. Homebound This instructional arrangement is for providing special education instruction in the student s home or hospital room.