Student Achievement Services (Special Education)

Student Achievement Services (SAS)

Student Achievement Services provides special education services to students who qualify under the IDEA, CDE, and CCSD guidelines. Specific guidelines mandate qualifications pertaining to a student’s inability to receive reasonable educational benefit from universal and/or targeted interventions. 

A continuum of services is provided to students by the SAS staff including accommodations and modifications for regular educational instruction and curriculum, consultative programming, team teaching, and classes that address specific skill areas such as reading, writing, and math.  Instruction outside the regular classroom is offered based on student need. Student needs are addressed through the implementation of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or documentation through a Response to Intervention plan (RtI).  Teachers, counselors, mental health staff, parents, and the student develop these documents. 

Specific Services may also include:

• Mental health support - includes interventions from a school psychologist and/or social      worker. 

• Speech-Language Pathologist - supports students in areas such as language development, articulation, voice, and fluency through classroom, small group, or consultative programming. 

• Physical/Occupational Therapist - students are supported in motor areas as needed and provided for based on a student’s IEP. 

• ILC programming - serving students with significant developmental or cognitive delays and/or students with significant needs w/physical impairments. 

• SED programming- serving students with significant behavioral and/or emotional disabilities.

• Other specialty areas as deemed necessary. 

SAS teachers work closely with teachers, counselors, para-educators, and parents to monitor programs and progress for each individual student. It is the goal for each student to work toward proficiency according to the Colorado State Standards and to be challenged to excel to their given potential.