District School-Age Special Education Services (K-12) include:
- Learning Support
- Emotional Support
- Autistic Support
- Life Skills Support
- Speech/Language Support
- Vision Support
- Hearing Support
- Related services:
- Speech and Language
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Transportation
- Nursing
Determining Eligibility for School-Age Special Education Services
- PHSD provides a free, appropriate, public education to eligible students.
- Special education services are determined through a school-based psychological evaluation.
- An evaluation can only be conducted once parent consent is received.
- Once signed parental consent is obtained, the district has 60 days to complete an evaluation report.
- The evaluation consists of data collection to determine if a child meets eligibility criteria for one or more of the following disability categories:
- Intellectual Disability
- Hearing Impairment
- Speech or Language Impairment
- Visual Impairment (including blindness)
- Emotional Disturbance
- Orthopedic Impairment
- Autism
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Other Health Impairment
- Specific Learning Disability
- Deafness
- Deaf-blindness
- Multiple Disabilities
- If a student qualifies for special education, an IEP is developed by district special education staff.
- The type and amount of support offered is an IEP team decision.
- The district is legally required to consider a student’s least restrictive environment when making placement and support decisions.