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Special
Education & Pupil Services
An Overview of Special
Education Services in the Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District.
Children with special needs differ significantly from other young people in
that they require special education and related services in order to develop
to their fullest potential. Special education expands a school's capacity to
respond effectively to the unique learning and adjustment needs of students
with disabilities. These disabilities result from a range of conditions that
include: autism, developmental delay, intellectual impairment (hearing,
vision, deaf-blind), neurological, emotional, communication, physical and
health impairments, as well as specific learning disabilities. Some students
may have more than one (multiple) disability or health condition.
The goal of all our
special educational programs is the optimal development of the student.
To our staff, that means creating and providing those different
(specialized) educational experiences in the least restrictive environment
that improve the learning and adjustment outcomes of the students with
disabilities.
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