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.

Services

• Deaf/Hard of Hearing

This program is designed for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and require daily access to specialized staff and curriculum. All students have a mild to profound, bilateral or unilateral, permanent or fluctuating hearing loss. Instruction is provided in an environment offering age-appropriate, language mode peers, as well as nondisabled children. The program is supported by a credentialed teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing, a sign language interpreter, an instructional assistant with signing skills and a speech/language pathologist.

• Therapeutic Learning Class

These programs are designed for 4th-12th grade students who have an emotional disability with a direct, observable connection between the emotional disability and poor educational performance. The curriculum in these programs has an academic focus with intensive instruction on development of behavior management and appropriate interpersonal skills. The programs may be augmented by services from school counselors, psychologists, behavioral health and other social services staff as appropriate.