The
Special Education Team ensures that all eligible students with
disabilities are provided a free appropriate public education (FAPE)
in the least restrictive environment (LRE). The following exceptionalities
are included: autism spectrum disorder, communication disorder,
deaf-blindness, developmental delay, emotional disability, hearing
impairment, learning disability, mental disability, multiple disabilities,
orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, traumatic brain
injury, and visual impairment. The team ensures that Indiana is
in compliance with the federal Individuals With Disabilities Education
Act, through monitoring of special education programs, oversight
of community and residential programs, provision of mediation and
due process rights, and sound fiscal management.
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