Service Options and Related Services Summary

• Consultation
  
  Consultation services are provided to students who are receiving instruction in the general curriculum. Special education teachers work with the general education teachers to ensure that modifications outlined in the student's IEP are implemented.
  
  
• Inclusion
  
  Inclusion services are provided for students who are receiving instruction in the general curriculum. Special education teachers and/or educational assistants work in the regular education classroom alongside the general education teacher in order to provide services outlined in the child's IEP. Inclusion videos and an Inclusion Training Manual are available for review through the Special Education Department.
  
  
• Resource
  
  Resource services are designed for moderately disabled children in grades K-12. Students receive direct instruction from a special education teacher in a setting outside the general curriculum for subjects determined by their deficit areas. Students are instructed at their appropriate grade level using age-appropriate materials. Their curriculum consists of goals and objectives formulated in the IEP meeting.
  
  
• Least Restrictive Environment
  
  Least Restrictive Environment Classes are provided for students who require a functional curriculum and whose needs are best met in a self-contained setting.
  
  
• Vision Services
  
  Vision services are provided to students who are certified as visually impaired according to the State Department of Education guidelines. Visual disabilities range from total blindness to limited or partial vision (legally blind). The student, after correction, may still require adaptive methods, materials, and/or equipment. Services are provided by vision specialists. Vision services are available in all Jackson-Madison County Schools. Orientation and Mobility services are also available.
  
  
• Speech and Hearing Services
  
  Speech therapy services are provided to students who meet the State Department of Education guidelines for being speech impaired or language delayed. Students who have speech articulation problems and/or language development problems receive therapy with a licensed speech/language therapist in individual or small group settings. Services are provided at all Jackson-Madison County Schools.
  
  
• Homebound Services
  
  Homebound services are provided to any student with a physical impairment which, in the opinion of a licensed physician, will cause the student to be absent from school for more than two (2) consecutive weeks. An eligible special education student may be placed on homebound instruction on a temporary basis when the IEP team has determined that this is the appropriate interim service for that student.
  
  Homebound services are provided for pregnant students in the six (6) weeks after the delivery of the baby. A pregnant student cannot be placed on homebound prior to the delivery of the baby unless the physician documents specific complications with the pregnancy.
  
  A Request for Homebound Services Form must be completed by the physician and approved before services can begin. Forms are available through the school or at Central Office by calling 664-2545.
  
  Homebound services are provided to a student in his/her home, convalescent home, or hospital for a minimum of three (3) hours a week. There must be an adult in the home when the homebound teacher makes his/her visit.
  
  
• Occupational and Physical Therapy Services
  
  Physical and Occupational therapy is a related service. These services support student access to the curriculum and facilities in order to meet their educational need.
  
  
• GEMS - Gifted Education in Madison County Schools*
  
  The program for high academic achievers, whose needs go beyond what the general education class can meet, is the GEMS Program. This is a Special Education program and students must meet the State of Tennessee criteria in order to be served.

• Counseling Services
  
  Qualified social workers, school psychologist, and/or guidance counselors provide individual and group counseling to students.

• Extended School Year
  
  The term "extended school year" means educational programming beyond the traditional 180 day school year for eligible students with disabilities. The purpose of providing ESY services to students with disabilities is to maintain identified skills to prevent or avoid substantial loss of previously acquired or emerging skills or behavior.

• Social Skills Training
  
  Social skills training is provided via IEP Team recommendation to help a student learn new behaviors. In social skills training, the teacher, counselor, or social worker discusses and models appropriate behaviors, then gives the child a chance to practice. The student is afforded to opportunity to see how his/her behavior affects others and develops new ways to respond when angry or pushed.