The San Luis Obispo County Office of Education provides a wide range of special education service options to meet the unique needs of individuals with disabilities.

Special Day Class (SDC) Integrations

The Special Day Class (SDC) provides services to students who have more intensive needs than can be met by the general education class with Resource Specialist and Designated Instructional Services (DIS) support. This may include students identified as learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, etc. Students are served in special education classes for the majority of their school day.

Emotionally Disturbed

Classes are designed for students who demonstrate severe emotional problems which interfere with their learning. These students need a highly structured class with a behavioral component. The curriculum may be modified, but closely follows the general education curriculum.

Medically Fragile or Profound Disabilities

Services include an intensive program for students 3-22 years of age who are medically fragile or have profound developmental delay. Key program components include utilization of a team approach incorporating health services, mobility enhancement, and a functional life skills curriculum.

Moderate/Severe Disabilities

Services include intensive instruction for students with moderate to severe disability. An overall focus of the program centers on striving to improve functional life skills and maximize independence. For students in the 3-22 year range, the most severely disabled students attend SLOCOE operated classes on integrated school sites throughout San Luis Obispo County. For students between the ages of 18-22 years, an Independent Skills Program (ISP) is available to maximize the student's independence and prepare them for transition to adult life.

Adapted Physical Education

The Adapted Physical Education related service provides assessment, instruction, consultation and intervention for eligible students ages 3 through 22 years in gross motor, perceptual motor performance, and/or physical fitness. Services are provided to eligible students using an inclusion model in the most appropriate and least restrictive setting: i.e., infants and toddlers in the natural environment, and for school-aged students assigned to a special education teacher at the local school site.

Behavior Management Services

The Autism Program provides assessment, instruction and consultation for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Bright Start is a vendored program with Tri-Counties Regional Center. This program serves the 0-3 year old population of children with Autism..

The Start Smart autism program is for students ages 3-9. Individual programming is planned by the IEP team.

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Related services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing includes assessments, instruction, consultation, and support services for all eligible children 3 through 22 years.

Orientation & Mobility

Orientation and Mobility Instruction includes assessment, instruction, consultation and support services for all eligible children 3 through 22 years.

Orthopedically Impaired

Orthopedically Impaired Services include assessment, instruction, intervention, consultation, modification, and adaptations to eligible students ages 3 through 22 years.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy Services provide assessment, instruction, consultation and support for students ages 3 through 22 years in the areas of fine and gross motor skills, postural stability, sensorimotor processing, coordination, organizing and using materials appropriately, and/or self-care skill development appropriate to the learning environment.

Resource Specialist-Juvenile Services Center/Community Schools

The Resource Specialist Program provides services to eligible students using an inclusion model in the classroom setting.

Speech and Language Services

SLOCOE Speech and Language Pathologists provide evaluation, collaboration, consultation, and direct services to students (3-22) who are eligible under specific criteria for speech and language disorders. SLOCOE speech and language pathologists provide services to students in county operated programs and to the smaller school districts in the county.

Visually Impaired

Programs and services for students 3 through 22 who have a visual impairment provide assessments, instruction, consultation, and support services.