División de Instrucción Especializada
DCPS provides services across various settings for students ages 3 through 22 with disabilities who have been found eligible to receive special education services. For more information, refer to this page.
DCPS’s self-contained classrooms offer: ​
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Specialized supports to students with 20 or more hours of specialized instruction per week outside of general education on their IEP
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A variety of supports identified by the IEP team in the child’s IEP
Classroom Name
Grade Level
Description
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Grades 3 through 12
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Can implement supports identified by an IEP team such as academic, emotional learning, and social skill needs.
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Behavior Technician support
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Classroom students receive instructional supports to access the general education curriculum aligned to the Common Core State Standards, in the core academic areas of English Language Arts (ELA), Math, Science, and Social Studies or History.
Grades PS/PK through 12
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Can implement supports identified by an IEP team such as language, sensory, and communication needs.
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Classroom students receive instructional and curricular support aligned to the Common Core State Standards, in the core academic areas of ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies or History.
Early Learning Support (ELS)
Email: julianna.araujo@k12.dc.gov
Grades PS/PK through 2
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Can implement supports identified by an IEP team such as problem solving (understanding), communication, social emotional, motor and adaptive skills.
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Classroom students receive instructional and curricular support aligned to the Common Core State Standards, in the core academic areas of ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies or History.
Independence & Learning Support (ILS)
Email: Anna.Chirighin@k12.dc.gov
Grades 3 through 12
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Can implement supports identified by an IEP team such as problem solving (understanding ), academics, and daily living skills.
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Classroom students receive instructional and curricular support aligned to the Common Core State Standards, in the core academic areas of ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies or History.
Medical & Education Support (MES)
Email: Natalia.Houston@k12.dc.gov
Grades
PS/PK through 12
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Can implement supports identified by an IEP team such as complex medical needs.
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Nurses in the classroom support students’ medical needs during the school day.
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Targeted instruction supports each student’s unique learning style to ensure their academic and medical needs are met at school, aligned to the Common Core State Standards, in the core academic areas of ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies or History.
Specific Learning Support (SLS)
Grades 3 through 12
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Can implement supports identified by an IEP team such as academic, executive functioning, and processing.
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Classroom students receive instructional supports to access the general education curriculum aligned to the Common Core State Standards, in the core academic areas of ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies or History.