GOALS
AND OBJECTIVES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
To
prepare our students with disabilities to develop their fullest potential, the Wappingers
Central
School
District
aims to achieve the following goals and objectives:
GOALS
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To
provide a free appropriate educational program for each student with a
disability requiring special education, from age three through twenty-one year.
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To
provide activities that foster social development and, to the maximum extent
possible, assimilation into regular school and community activities.
OBJECTIVES
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To
provide to each resident preschool child, identified as having a disability,
the opportunity to participate in an approved preschool program within a
reasonable distance from the child's home, or to receive the appropriate
related services.
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To
provide appropriate related services to students with disabilities as needed.
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To
encourage parental involvement and understanding of special education programs.
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To
provide appropriate vocational services to students with disabilities.
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To
provide Transition Services and develop a post secondary school plan for each
student with a disability.
