Programs and Services
Any questions regarding this information or other options which may be available should be directed to:
Aaron D. Taylor
Assistant to the Superintendent for Curriculum, Special Education and Student Services
(717) 642-2044
Fairfield Area School District
4840 Fairfield Road
Fairfield, PA 17320
Every student in the Fairfield Area School District will be offered an educational program that meets his/her individual needs and is suited to his/her unique abilities. Specific programs and services are provided for students who are in need of :
Educational programs (itinerant, resource rooms, part-time, or full-time) are available in the District or by contract with support agencies for students with a disability. Your child may be eligible for Special Education if he/she:
Your child must meet both qualifications in order to be eligible for special education.
Mentally gifted is defined as outstanding intellectual and creative ability the development of which requires specially designed programs or support services, or both, not ordinarily provided in the regular education program. (22 Pa. Code 116.1)
The gifted program is designed for students (K-12) whose exceptional academic skills require special education activities to challenge their intellectual abilities. Services are based on individual student need and may vary from student to student and grade level to grade level. Services range from a pull-out / itinerant program in the elementary grades, resource room services at the middle school and continuing through accelerated, honors or advanced placement programs and independent study projects at the high schools. Students in grades K-12 are eligible to participate in the gifted program.
Children who have disabilities which substantially limit their participation in or access to school programs, but who do not need special education, may qualify for reasonable accommodations in the regular classroom under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other Pennsylvania education regulations.
For further information or answers to questions regarding the evaluation process or specific special education programs and services, contact your child's building principal.
Educational programs (itinerant, resource rooms, part-time, or full-time) are available in the District or by contract with support agencies for students with a disability. Your child may be eligible for Special Education if he/she:
Your child must meet both qualifications in order to be eligible for special education.
Mentally gifted is defined as outstanding intellectual and creative ability the development of which requires specially designed programs or support services, or both, not ordinarily provided in the regular education program. (22 Pa. Code 116.1)
The gifted program is designed for students (K-12) whose exceptional academic skills require special education activities to challenge their intellectual abilities. Services are based on individual student need and may vary from student to student and grade level to grade level. Services range from a pull-out / itinerant program in the elementary grades, resource room services at the middle school and continuing through accelerated, honors or advanced placement programs and independent study projects at the high schools. Students in grades K-12 are eligible to participate in the gifted program.
Children who have disabilities which substantially limit their participation in or access to school programs, but who do not need special education, may qualify for reasonable accommodations in the regular classroom under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other Pennsylvania education regulations.
For further information or answers to questions regarding the evaluation process or specific special education programs and services, contact your child's building principal.
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