SPECIAL SCHOOLS

Doina Stanciu
EDU 201
College of Southern Nevada
3/27/16

Public Law 94-142

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

to assure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are
protected

to assist States and localities to provide for the education of all children with
disabilities

to assess and assure the effectiveness of efforts to educate all children with
disabilities

Source: Education for All Handicapped Children Act, 1975

I.D.E.A.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Types of Disabilities Recognized Under I.D.E.A.

Autism

Deaf-blindness

Deafness

Emotional disturbance

Hearing impairment

Intellectual disability

Multiple disabilities

Orthopedic impairment

Specific learning disability

Speech or language impairment

Traumatic brain injury

Visual impairment (including blindness)

I.E.P.
Individualized Education Program

Outlines short and long term goals for each student with a disability.

Includes a description of services that will meet these goals.

Includes a description of assessment techniques that will used to understand a

students progress.

The I.E.P. review team includes the general education teacher, the inclusion
teacher, school psychologist, school administrators and the students parents or
guardians.

John F. Miller

Provides special education programming and services for students with

specialized needs, ages 3-22 years.

Serves students that have multiple impairments.

Students receive Speech/Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical

Therapy, and Health Services, as determined in their IEP.

Instruction is aligned with the Common Core Standards.

Helen J. Stewart

The school believes that all students can develop the skills necessary to
become participating members of their communities.

Special education school serving students with significant intellectual

disabilities and other secondary disabilities who range in age from 6-22 years
old.

Specialized instruction in daily living, functional academics, vocational,

communication, behavioral, and transitional needs.

The school has specialists for music, art, transition services, and adaptive
physical education.

The school also has speech therapists, a physical therapist, and an

occupational therapist that work with students.

Miley Achievement Center

The focus is on students who are affected by emotional and or behavioral disorders,
ages 3-21.

The school prepares students by providing them a sound academic program, social
skill instruction, self-management and responsibility training through the
establishment of a strong foundation from which they can build and establish their
lives as contributing members of society.

Utilizes a counseling base for instruction, students are empowered to make better
choices for themselves and build self-esteem skills through encouragement and selfreflection.

following Clark County School District standards and the State of Nevada guidelines
for instruction.

Standard curriculum includes the arts, music, technology, counseling, foreign

language, community service, vocational internships and college prep classes.

Variety

Accommodates between 130-160 students.

Began by serving physically-handicapped children.

Also serves students with cognitive deficits, students who experience

emotional challenges, and students who require assistive technology.

Variety Campus is host to vocational education areas, a student kitchen, a

student apartment, a recycling center, laundry center, gardening center, and
a graphics center for student learning.

There are three demonstration classrooms which are used by Cleveland Clinic
specialists to train Variety School teachers and para-educators on best
practices for educating students with autism and other special needs.

Homebound

Program provides instruction to general and special education students who

are ill or injured and unable to attend school.

Provides a minimum of 15 consecutive school days as determined by a

qualified physician.

Teachers travel to the students residence and provide direct, one-on-one

instruction for elementary students and those with specialized educational
needs.

General education students, grades 6 thru 12, receive direct instruction via
Distance Education.

Least Restrictive Environment

A student who has a disability should have the opportunity to be educated

with non-disabled peers, to the greatest extent appropriate.

Originally, students were mainstreamed spent part of the day with their
peers and the other part in special education classrooms.

Today, schools do Inclusion special needs children spend the entire day in a
classroom with non special needs children. The special services is brought to
the child.

Full Inclusion special needs children do not leave the classroom.

Partial Inclusion special needs spend part of the day in the classroom.