Special education services are different from services for protected handicapped students. Special education students require educational modifications while protected handicapped students generally require accommodations for access to programs. For further information about the evaluation of or services to the protected handicapped, please contact the Coordinator of Psychological Services and Special Education at 832-2906. A focus of professional development is training K-12 staff in instructional strategies that differentiate the curriculum for all special needs students. The pullout program is designed to promote creative expression, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creative thinking.
Students meet with a gifted support teacher approximately two and one half hours per week.
The gifted program in the Middle School has three components. The first component consists of student goals and objectives coordinated with the classroom teacher and designed to supplement and extend the curriculum. The second component consists of seminars and competitions designed to challenge the academic strengths of students and to provide opportunities for students with similar interests to interact. The third component consists of special cultural programs that students have an opportunity to attend. The gifted program in the High School includes honors courses in the disciplines of math, science, social studies, and language arts.