The Issaquah School District Special Education program serves more than 1500 students with disabilities from ages three to twenty-one years. Special Ed. staff include special education teachers, school psychologists, speech language pathologists, behavior specialists, mental health consultants, occupational therapists and educational assistants. As specified in federal and state law, students with disabilities are served in the least restrictive environment to the maximum extent possible. Thus, at all schools in the district, there are special needs students participating as appropriate in general education classrooms and general education curriculum.
Special education services include individualized, specially-designed instruction in academic, self-help, communication, motor, vocational and social skill areas. Individual Education Programs (IEPs) are developed at least annually. Goals and objectives are written for each student based on the results of formal and informal testing and observations. The district carefully sequences instruction and maintains data about student progress.
The Academy for Community Transition is designed to assist students with developmental disabilities move towards the most independent lifestyle possible.
Special Education Department newsletters and general information