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Desert Mountain
Special Education Department Overview
Learning Resource
Center (LRC)
The Learning
Resource Center
(LRC) offers various models of small group instruction, support, remediation,
monitoring, inclusion and consultation with regular education classes.
Academic Learning
Center (ALC)
The Academic
Learning Center
(ALC) program is designed for students with varying disabilities with common
needs. Students have primary difficulty
with all academic skills, and minimal deficits in behavior/social skills and
communication skills. Curriculum will
be based on AZ Functional Standards, AZ Academic Standards, and other needs
identified through the evaluation and IEP process. Inclusion opportunities are made available
to each child to the maximum extent appropriate.
Life Skills
Center (LSC)
The LSC curriculum focuses on functional academics, vocational training,
and independent living skills including recreational/leisure skills. The
school and local communities are used as the classroom to teach skills needed
to become productive, contributing members within the total community.
SUCCESS Program
SUCCESS classes are designed for students who, because
of their intensive emotional problems, are incapable of being educated
successfully in the regular classroom or LRC.
The SUCCESS program is highly structured, affording academic
coursework aligned to IEP goals and mainstreaming opportunities when students
are capable of managing behavior in less restrictive environments (LRC, ALC,
regular classes). Students may be
mainstreamed in small groups, individually, or as a class, with non-disabled
peers. Focus of the program is
centered on improving behavior, self-management, communication, and social
interactions.
Other Services
Available:
- Speech Therapy
- Nurse Services
- Vision Services
- Hearing Services
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Adapted Physical Education
- Peer Leadership Program
- Transportation
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