Choices in Education
Special Education Services
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Early Childhood Special Education
The Preschool Special Education Program provides services
for children ages 3 to 5 who experience developmental
delays or other disabilities. Children can be referred
for evaluation by parents and various community agencies
at age 2 years 6 months to ensure services by age 3.
Children may continue in the program until kindergarten.
The preschool curriculum emphasizes development of communication,
cognition, social, self-help, pre-academic, fine-motor
and gross-motor skills. Parent involvement is part of
the program philosophy and family/community visits are
planned into the teachers' weekly schedules.
Early Childhood Special Education, 907-742-3886
Elementary and Secondary Special Education
The Special Education Program provides assistance to
students who are learning disabled, mentally retarded,
emotionally disturbed, hard-of-hearing, orthopedically
impaired, visually impaired, language impaired, other
health impaired, autistic or traumatic brain injured.
The Special Education Department's goal is to improve
students' ability to function in academics, communication,
social skills and behavior in order to gain educational
benefit.
Special education services are available at every school
and services are provided in neighborhood schools whenever
possible. Students in the secondary education program
participate in a variety of vocational experiences.
Specialized and concentrated services beyond those available
in neighborhood schools are provided in specific schools
throughout the district for students with severe needs.
Elementary Special Education, 907-742-3886
Middle and High School Special Education and Special
Schools, 907-742-3888
Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
serves deaf and hard of hearing children from throughout
the state. The school uses a total communication approach
for most of the classes to ensure that the curriculum
content is accessible to all students. A wide variety
of special and regular education classes supplement the
core classes. Interpreters are available in integrated
classes and for extracurricular activities to promote
student acquisition of social skills and involvement
in school life.
Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 907-742-4243
Related Services
A range of specialized services is offered through the
special education department, including hard of hearing
services, audiology services, occupational therapy, physical
therapy, adapted physical education, psychological services
and speech/language services.
Related Services, 907-742-6050
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