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Special

Services

Preschool special education Coffee County Schools has
is available to children ages been working to increase the
3 and 4 who are significantly graduation rate for students
developmentally delayed or who with disabilities over the past
meet the criteria for one of the several years. The Georgia
other exceptionalities. Department of Education
Special education services 2019 Annual Event report
are available to students ages indicated that 90% of Coffee
5 through 21 who meet the County Students with
state criteria for one or more Disabilities (SWD) graduated
of the exceptionalities. Models and 75% of Coffee County
provided include collaborative, SWD graduated within 4
pull out, self-contained, years. This is the highest rate
community-based education it has ever been for Coffee
and consultative services. County Schools. The school
Physical and occupational district appreciates all of our
stakeholders (regular and
therapy are related services special education teachers,
available through the administrators, staff,
educational model. Additionally, parents, and students) for
an adaptive physical education this accomplishment.
teacher and an assistive
technology specialist are
The Coffee County Board available to work with special Reform Act 2000
of Education follows the students. Leading the way in In direct response to the
southern Georgia, the Coffee
requirements of federal and County Schools special services Education Reform Act 2000,
school guidance counselors
state laws when educating program offers aqua therapy are available on every
school campus, as well as
students with disabilities. for its special needs students. three system-wide social
This is made possible through a
Currently, over 100 teachers and support personnel partnership with South Georgia workers and family service
coordinators. The district
serve the needs of students having speech State College. also employees three student
impairment, intellectual disabilities (mild, moderate, Students referred by the support case managers to
severe and profound); learning disabilities; emotional county Student Support assist school counselors and
social workers in meeting the
and behavioral disorders; visual impairment; deaf/ Team Committee are also needs of students.
hard of hearing; deaf/blind; autism; traumatic offered services by the staff
brain injury; orthopedic handicaps; other health of school psychologists. For
impairments; or significant developmental delays. students who cannot attend
school due to an extended
illness, Hospital Homebound
services are available.

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