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Special Education

State Documents & Info

You can find more documents and information, including resources in other languages, on the state's Office of Special Education Website.

Article 7 - Indiana's special education rules

Articulo 7 - Ley de Educacion Especial

Companion Guide to Article 7

Orientación para el curso -Domine las normas sobre educación especial de Indiana

Procedural Safeguards - Rights of parents with a child who has or may have a disability

Derechos del Padres -Derechos de los padres con un hijo que tiene o puede tener una discapacidad 

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Bureau of Developmental Disabilities  

 

Welcome to the School City of East Chicago's Special Education Department!  

East Chicago Schools believe that all students can learn, but the path to excellence is different for each child. This is particularly true of the children who come to us with special needs.

Several programs provide the help these children need to make the most of their educational experiences and reach their full potential. Children with mental, physical and emotional handicaps as well as learning disabilities receive support from Special Education Services.

Our mission is to provide individualized services to meet the students specific needs. Services are offered for pre-school through 12th grade and in some cases, to age 22. Support for each learner is grounded in the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), and may range from assistance in the general education classroom, to direct instruction in special education classes.

Tamara Pol, Director of Special Education

Child Find

Child Find is a program to identify, locate and evaluate all children who are suspected of having a disability.  Any individual (parent, teacher, principal) that suspects a child may have a disability and could benefit from special education services should initiate a referral by contacting the building principal.

 

The School City of East Chicago Department of Special Education:

1.    establishes, maintains, and implements written procedures that ensure the location, identification, and evaluation of all students three (3) years of age, through twenty-two (22) years of age, and who are in need of special education and related services, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, including students who:

2.    who reside within the boundaries of the School City of East Chicago;

3.    attend a non public school, are served by an agency, or live in an institution located within the jurisdiction of the public agency:

4.    are homeless as defined at 511 IAC 7-32-46;

5.    are wards of the state;

6.    are highly mobile students, including migrant students;

 

Furthermore, the SCEC Department of Special Education, in meeting its Child Find responsibilities:

1.    accepts referrals from all agencies;

2.    accepts referrals from parents;

3.    informs local physicians about SCEC’s responsibility to serve preschool children;

4.    informs all major child care providers about the referral process;

5.    accepts referrals from private schools; and provides referral information to local elementary schools.

The Impact and Importance of Special Education

Special education is an integral part of the total educational enterprise, not a separate order. In any school system, special education is a means of enlarging the capacity of the system to serve the educational needs of all children. Below you will find information and materials designed to help you understand the importance and impact of special education on the lives of students, parents, teachers and administrators.