Special Education Information

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&#183;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Deaf and Hard of Hearing Itinerant Teacher:<o:p></o:p>
&#183;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The role of the itinerant teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is to provide both direct and consultative services to students who exhibit documented hearing loss.&nbsp; Support for students and staff for hearing aid maintenance, FM systems, sign language training and staff orientations are provided as needed.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>
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&#183;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Occupational/Physical Therapists:<o:p></o:p>
&#183;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The role of the Occupational/Physical Therapist is to address functional performance challenges in school. The therapists collaborate with teachers, parents and the other educational professionals to identify causes for the student&#8217;s fine or gross motor functional challenges in school. The Occupational/Physical Therapist will provide screening and/or evaluation to be determined either through the Response to Intervention Team (RTI) or Evaluation process. The Occupational/Physical Therapist will then provide consultation, monitoring, direct treatment and/or training for those students. Some students may be provided an Occupational/Physical Therapist through a service plan in order to benefit from their education. <o:p></o:p>
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&#183;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Speech and Language Pathologist: <o:p></o:p>
&#183;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The role of the Speech and Language Pathologist is to provide speech and language services to identified students who have articulation or communication problems. Screenings and consultation services may be provided through the Instructional Support Team (IST) process for those students who may have articulation and communication difficulties. Testing is also available through the Evaluation Process to determine if special education services for speech language therapy are needed. <o:p></o:p>
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&#183;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vision Support Teacher:<o:p></o:p>
&#183;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The role of the Vision Support Teacher is to provide both direct and consultative services to students who exhibit documented visual impairment. This will also include specialized visual materials and textbooks. Referrals for screenings and educational evaluations will be conducted by Vision Support Staff and will result in a report offering educational recommendations and/or specially designed instruction. 
 
 
*Orientation and Mobility (O&amp;M) Teacher: This role of the O&amp;M teacher is to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;in orienting the student to the building and making sure that he/she has functional mobility within the school environment.&nbsp; The O&amp;M teacher works closely in conjunction with the vision support teacher and physical therapy teacher.&nbsp; <o:p> 

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