|
Township High
School District 113 seeks to meet the educational needs of
all exceptional students residing in the district by
providing both instructional programs and resource services.
Students with identified exceptional characteristics are
provided special education services through the school
district if they require specially designed structure.
Special
education programs include a broad continuum of specialized
services which include complete case studies and
individualized educational programs. The educational
programs serve students who have been identified as having:
1. speech and
language disabilities
2. learning
disabilities
3.
behavior/emotional disorders
4. physical
handicaps
5. vision
impairments
6. hearing
impairments
7. mental
impairment
8. multiple
impairments
9. traumatic
brain injury
10. autism
11. other
health impairment
Township High
School District 113 actively seeks out and attempts to
identify all exceptional students residing in the district.
Teachers, counselors and other professional personnel
observe students and may refer for screening those who
exhibit problems which interfere with educational progress
and/or adjustment to the educational setting.
Any parent,
guardian or student may also request that a student be
screened for a case study. Requests for screening should be
made to the counselor. At the time of screening it will be
determined if the school should complete a case study. All
private evaluations are considered in light of the school’s
case study.
ACADEMIC COURSE DESIGNATIONS
To facilitate the registration process, the Special
Education Department at Highland Park High School provides
academic course offerings that are designated as follows:
Functional
(Func.):
provides a
community-based approach to the following major areas:
domestic domain, recreation/leisure, self-help, motor,
language and cognitive skills with an emphasis on
prevocational/vocational training. The program provides life
skills training for the moderately handicapped population.
Foundation
(Fnd.):
provides a
practical approach to basic skill and concept development in
all instructional areas for students who display serious
academic deficits. Prevocational/vocational training is also
offered.
Concepts in
(CI):
provides
instructional classes in core content and prevocational
areas, while focusing on the unique behavioral, and academic
needs of the student.
Alternative
Education Program (AEP):
A self-contained
learning experience for students who benefit best in a
highly structured classroom situation. It is designed to
meet the educational needs of students who have experienced
school problems due to learning, behavioral, emotional,
and/or attentional concerns. Its overriding goal is to
continue to educate students within the regular high school
building and to return students to general education classes
as soon as possible. The program focuses on both academic
success and personal growth. Its success depends on good
communication and cooperation among students, parents and
school staff. These classes are coded as CO.
Learning
Strategies/Learning Methods:
resource program
that provides structure and support for special education
students who experience academic difficulty in general
education because of a learning disability. Staff members
consult with classroom teachers, parents, and counselors
regarding student progress and classroom accommodations.
Cognitive strategies instruction is an integral part of the
resource curriculum.
Self
Management Strategies/Methods:
resource program that provides structure and support for
special education students who experience difficulty in
general education courses because of behavioral,
organizational and/or attention issues. The case manager
consults with classroom teachers, parents, and counselors
regarding academic and behavioral progress.. Self-management
training and group counseling are an integral part of this
curriculum.
These course
designations are intended to provide general guidelines to
assist the special education student in the educational
process. Input from parents, counselors, case managers, and
the student is essential to develop an academic program that
will best meet the student’s unique educational needs at the
IEP meeting.
Not all
courses are offered every year. Offerings are based on the
number of registrations.
In order to
provide students an opportunity to expand their high school
learning experience or to make-up a credit deficiency,
District 113 offers a summer program. Although offerings are
contingent upon enrollment and staffing, the following
courses are usually offered. Actual course offerings will be
listed in the summer school brochure which is available
about March 1. Registration begins on or about March 15.
Summer school is held at DHS and HPHS in alternating years.
|
