The aim of the Maize Special Education Program is to meet individual needs of students and to foster confident, independent, successful, life long learners. A comprehensive school health program is essential for the promotion, protection, maintenance and improvement of the health of the school population. The purpose of school nursing is to enhance the educational process by the modification or removal of health related barriers to learning and by promotion of an optimum level of wellness among school aged children, youth, and school personnel. The nursing staff is here to meet students' medical needs and to developmentally educate students about proper lifestyle choices for health maintenance. Staff members will practice universal precaution to avoid possible exposure to blood borne pathogens as measured by observation and verbal communication of staff personnel.
Students receive hearing and vision checks.
Teachers will strive to build confidence and foster a positive attitude toward learning, while moving individuals from where they are performing academically to their current grade level. Reading and Math Improvement teachers will provide positive support to classroom teachers in remediating students. To foster a positive outlook towards reading, literature and written language. To foster a positive outlook towards problem solving, computation and math concepts.