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Programs for Children with Special Needs
Overview
Clackamas ESD provides special education services for eligible
children ages birth to twenty-one with a range of learning needs.
These services are provided in age appropriate settings including
family homes, community settings, and public school classrooms.
Related services, specialized consultation, case management
services, and education and support services for families are
also offered. The Departments of Early Childhood and Special
Education anticipate providing direct services to over 1,400
students and their families in the 2010-2011 school year and
will complete approximately 1,500 evaluations.
Resolution Services
Child Evaluation and Service Center
The Child Evaluation and Service Center provides evaluation
services for students suspected of or identified as having a
disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA). Multidisciplinary
evaluations are designed to
determine the learning needs
of the student and provide the
resident district information to
establish whether the student
has a disability and is in need
of special education, or to
provide information designed
to improve instruction and
increase school success for
students already identified as
eligible for special education
services. Areas of evaluation
are individualized for each
student. The Center provides
evaluations in the following
areas: academic skills, speech/language communication,
cognitive function (intelligence), social-emotional/behavioral,
adaptive behavior, language proficiency, and attentional
capacity. Bilingual evaluations are provided for students whose
first language is Spanish or Russian. For other languages,
evaluations for students with limited English are accomplished
through the use of interpreters.
The results of these evaluations are written in a multidisciplinary
team report and shared during a conference with the student’s
parents and school personnel. The Center provides assistance to
school teams for functional behavioral assessment and behavior
plan development. In addition, school or district development of
Positive Behavior Intervention Supports and Behavior Prevention/
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Crisis Intervention are provided through professional development
and technical assistance.
Evaluations and consultation for students with unique medical
or dietary needs who require specific individualized feeding
procedures at school will be available through a trained multidisciplinary
team through a collaboration with the Columbia
Regional Program or by contract with a qualified community
agency with expertise in feeding services.
Early Intervention Early Childhood Special Education
Evaluation Center
Initial evaluation services are provided for young children birth to
school age suspected of having a disability under the Individuals
with Disabilities Act (IDEA). Evaluations are completed by a
team of professionals knowledgeable in the evaluation of young
children and may include an early childhood specialist, speech
and language pathologist, occupational therapist, and physical
therapist. Evaluations include an observation of the child in a
comfortable setting, in-depth interviews with family members, and
an evaluation in all developmental areas of concern, including
receptive and expressive communication, adaptive, social/emotional,
fine and gross motor skills, and cognitive skills. A written
report including planning suggestions is prepared, and results
of the assessment are shared with the family. Determination of
eligibility for early intervention/early childhood special education
services is made through this evaluation process.
Life Enrichment Education Program
Students age five through twenty-one receive specially designed
instruction and related services through the Life Enrichment Education
Program (LEEP). Eligible students referred by their local
school district have moderate to profound levels of mental retardation,
which also may be accompanied by secondary disabilities
including autism, vision, hearing, other health impairments, or
orthopedic impairments. The curriculum focuses on personal
management, communication,
functional
living skills, vocational
skills, leisure and
recreation activities,
and social/behavioral
skills. Based on the individual
needs of each
student, CESD offers
speech and language
therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, adaptive PE,
specialized behavioral consultation, and nursing support. The
LEEP program also provides an extended school year program
in the summer for students who would regress during a lengthy
educational recess. Excess special education costs due to the
CESD Local Service Plan 2011-2012