Division de l'enseignement spécialisé
DCPS provides a continuum of services for students ages three through 22 with disabilities who have been found eligible to receive special education services. For more information about the special education settings in DCPS, refer to the information located on this page.
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DCPS’s self-contained, districtwide classrooms offer specialized supports to students with 20 or more hours of specialized instruction per week outside of general education in their IEP. These classrooms are designed to provide the specialized supports identified in the child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). DCPS maintains self-contained classrooms designed to implement a variety of supports which the IEP team may identify for students with disabilities.
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 in the core academic areas of ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies or History.
Communication & Education Support (CES)
Email:
victor.young@k12.dc.gov (PS/PK and K-2) or julianna.araujo@k12.dc.gov (3-5 & Secondary)
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 to access Common Core Connectors, in the core academic areas of ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies or History.
Early Learning Support (ELS)
Email: victor.young@k12.dc.gov or julianna.araujo@k12.dc.gov
Independence & Learning Support (ILS)
Email: Anna.Chirighin@k12.dc.gov
Grades PS/PK through 2
Grades 3 through 12
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Can implement supports identified by an IEP team such problem solving (cognition), 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.
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Can implement supports identified by an IEP team such as problem solving (cognition), academics and daily living skills.
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Students receive instruction using a modified curriculum 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 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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Staff work closely with general education teachers to support instruction and curriculum alignment, in the core academic areas of ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies or History.