Special Education

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Learning Tutors

Name	Position	Room Number	Voice Mail
Mrs. Jennifer Bates	Special Education	14	314
Mrs. Linda Hecht	Special Education Program Leader	14	214
Mrs. Ellen Bogoian	Special Education Assistor	14
Mrs. Christine Clegg	Special Education Tutor	14
Mrs. Patricia Lavery	Special Education Tutor	14
Mrs. Patricia Ligas	Special Education Tutor	14
Ms. Alessia Scolara	Special Education Tutor	14
Mrs. Pamela Greenspan	Special Education Tutor	14
Mrs. Robin Wright	Special Education Tutor	14
Mrs. Louise DiMartino	Learning Tutor	Media
Mrs. Pamela Fahr	Learning Tutor	Media

Inclusion is a term that is used to refer to the commitment to educate each special needs child to the maximum extent appropriate in the school and/or classroom that he or she would otherwise attend if he or she were not disabled. It is a process that involves bringing support services to the child rather than moving the child to the services.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that each public school or agency insure that:

• Each handicapped child's educational placement (1) is determined at least annually, (2) is based on his or her individualized education program, and (3) is as close as possible to the child's home… and, that… the child is educated in the school which he or she would attend if not handicapped. (34CFR 300.552). Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires that recipients of federal funds provide for the education of each qualified handicapped person in each jurisdiction with persons who are not handicapped to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of the handicapped person. (34CFR 104.34).
• The spirit behind both of these laws and the inclusion movement is a desire to educate children in the least restrictive setting possible. Children should be included rather than excluded from programs and services in the regular classroom whenever and wherever possible.