Student Support Services
Special Education

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The Flagstaff Unified School District is dedicated to providing quality special educational services as mandated by the federal government.    IDEA 97 LAW

It is the belief of this school district that students with disabilities
should receive educational services in the general education
environment in their neighborhood schools with chronological age
peers to the greatest extent appropriate, consistent with federal and
state regulations.  Special education is not a "place," but includes an
array of services and service delivery options.  Students' individual
needs, academic and social, should be carefully considered when
making service delivery decisions.   More restrictive settings should be considered only if the individual needs of students with disabilities cannot be appropriately met in the general education setting, as determined by he Individual Educational Planning Team.

the district must ensure that a full continuum of services delivery options
is available which can meet the needs of all students.   This continuum should range from full inclusion in the general education environment with the provision of supplementary aids and services to out-of-district residential programs.  In order to assure that appropriate educational opportunities can be provided for all students within the district, delivery systems and staff development needs should be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Decisions regarding education in the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities can best occur when parents are full partners
in the educational planning process, and when efforts are coordinated
with outside agencies who also provide services to students with disabilities and their families.

The board believes that the provision of service delivery in both general and special education classrooms, with increased collaboration between general and special educators, contribute to maximizing educational opportunities for all students.

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