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Leading Students to Success...
Special Education Programs |
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District 301 offers a variety of special educational
programs to meet the identified needs of our special
education students. Each child is served in his/her
least restrictive environment. We promote an
inclusive environment with the goal of educating all
children in the general education classroom to the
maximum extent possible.
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Early Childhood Special
Education
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The Early Childhood
Special Education (ECSE) program is for children
ages 3 through 5. Referrals for evaluation to
determine eligibility for this program are made
through Early Intervention (EI) or through the Child
Find process which is typically by parent referral.
District 301’s ECSE
program is located at Howard B. Thomas Grade School.
Currently two full-time teachers serve the needs of
our ECSE students in four half-day programs. A
variety of related services are integrated into this
program.
E-mail:
abonk@burlington.k12.il.us
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Resource Special Education
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Resource special
education services are provided at each school to
identified students in grades K through 12 as
indicated in each student’s IEP. The level of
Resource services can vary from child to child.
Services may include consultation from a special
education teacher, push-in special education
services, or pull-out special education services.
Within this model, a student is not removed from the
general education environment for more than 50% of
the school day. Typically, Resource special
education teachers serve as inclusion facilitators
in order to help students be more successful in the
general education classroom. At the elementary
level, Resource teachers may also provide direct
instruction using intervention programs to remediate
student deficits in areas such as reading, writing,
or math.
At the middle school
and high school levels, Resource teachers also
provide direct and indirect services to students.
Collaborative Classes are available in many subject
areas. This model allows for students to fully
participate in the general curriculum with the
support of a special education teacher in the
general education classroom up to 50% of the time.
Resource Classes are available in the core subject
areas for students who continue to require a
remedial level of instruction. These
cross-categorical classes are taught by a special
education teacher.
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Instructional Special
Education
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District 301 provides
Instructional Programs at Howard B. Thomas Grade
School for children in grades 4 through 5. Students
identified for these programs require special
education services for more than 50% of their school
day. Students in these programs are included in the
general education classroom to the maximum extent
possible and as indicated in their IEPs.
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Mid-Valley Special Education Cooperative
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District 301 is a member
of MVSEC along with St. Charles, Batavia, Geneva,
and Kaneland. MVSEC offers a variety of programs to
identified students whose needs are unable to be met
in a student’s resident district. MVSEC programs are
often located in one of the member districts’ public
school buildings. Some programs are also offered at
Mades-Johnstone Center in St. Charles. The following
Word document provides a flow-chart for the
Continuum of Special Education Services. For More
Information: Mid-Valley Special Education
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Phone: 847-464-5863 |
Fax: 847-464-6021 |
