Special Services
Special Education
The Hobart Public School District provides special education and related services for students identified as disabled under IDEA and who require such services in order to receive educational benefit and a free appropriate public education. Special education programs and related services are provided for students with the following disabilities: autism, blindness/visual impairment, deaf-blindness, deafness/hearing impairment, developmental delay, emotional disturbance, intellectual disability, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning disabilities, speech or language impairment.
Our special education team is composed of:
- Certified Special Education Teachers
- Special Education Director
- Occupational Therapists/Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Physical Therapist/Physical Therapist Assistant
- School Psychometrists
- Special Education Tier II Paraprofessionals
- Speech Pathologists/Speech Pathology Assistants
Contact the school that your student would be enrolled- 580-726-5665 (elem) 580-726-5615 (middle school) or 580-726-5611 (high school) to provide your child's information and obtain the necessary modified enrollment instructions.
Information Needed - Child's name, Date Of Birth, any outside evaluations within the current year.
Enrollment - Complete enrollment using the necessary modified instructions.
Assessment - Once enrollment is completed and approved through central enrollment, you will receive a call to schedule the assessment within a reasonable amount of time.
Eligibility Determination - Based on the assessment results, an eligibility determination meeting will be scheduled.
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Additional Information
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Individuals with Disabilities Act
Special Education is defined as special services provided by special and general education personnel to meet the individualized needs of students with documented disabilities.
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Child Find is a public awareness activity to identify, locate, evaluate and educate children ages 3 through 21 years of age who are suspected of having disabilities and may be in need of special education and related services defined under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
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To be eligible for special education services, the student must be between the ages of 3 and 21. The student must have documentation of one or more of the disabilities. Also, the student must have an educational need that requires special education supports and services. A child with a disability means a child has been evaluated and determined eligible for special education and related services in accordance with Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
We are searching for children with the following disabilities:
- Autism
- Blindness/Visual Impairment
- Deaf-Blindness
- Deafness/Hearing Impairment
- Developmental Delay
- Emotional Disturbance
- Intellectual Disability
- Multiple Disabilities
- Orthopedic Impairment
- Other Health Impairment
- Specific Learning Disabilities
- Speech/Language Impairment
- Traumatic Brain Injury
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Contact the Special Services at 580-726-5611, Extension 2112 to provide your child's information and obtain the necessary modified enrollment instructions.
Information Needed - Child's name, Date Of Birth, any outside evaluations within the current year.
Enrollment - Complete enrollment using the necessary modified instructions.
Assessment - Once enrollment is completed and approved through central enrollment, you will receive a call to schedule the assessment within a reasonable amount of time.
Eligibility Determination - Based on the assessment results, an eligibility determination meeting will be scheduled.