WHAT IS SPECIAL EDUCATION?

Special education is instruction specifically designed to meet the needs of a student with a disability. AIMS is a member of the El Dorado Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA).

For additional information about the El Dorado Charter SELPA please visit the website at https://charterselpa.org/parent-resources/

Students who receive special education and/or related services must meet criteria under one of the following categories for Special Education eligibility:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (AUT)

• Emotional Disturbance (ED)

• Intellectual Disability(ID)

• Hard of Hearing (HH)

• Deafness (DEAF)

• Speech or Language Impairment(SLI)

• Visual Impairment(VI)

• Other Health Impairment (OHI)

• Specific LEarning Disability (SLD)

• Deaf-Blindness (DB)

• Multiple Disability (MD)

• Orthopedic Impairment (OI)

• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)