Special Education

Special education services at Holmes include three multicategorical resource rooms, Early Childhood education, Speech and Language services and three Most Restrictive Placement (MRP) rooms, which serve students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (EBD) and Cognitive Disorders (CD). Paraprofessionals, Handicapped Children’s Assistants (HCA) and special education teachers collaborate and work with students in small groups as well as one-on-one to ensure that the specific needs of each student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) are being met.

Staffing includes:

Multicategorical Resource Rooms

• Teacher

• One paraprofessional

Most Restrictive Placement Rooms

• Teacher

• Paraprofessional

• Handicapped Children’s Assistant

Early Childhood Unit

• Paraprofessional

• Handicapped Children’s Assistant

Additional Staffing

• Speech and Language Specialists

• Diagnostic Teacher

• Special Education Supervisor

• Psychologists

• Social Worker

• Nurse

Holmes uses a special education inclusion model in all grades. This model calls for a special education teacher and a regular education teacher working together to meet students’ IEP goals. Using this inclusion model increases the time special education students are learning alongside regular education students. This also helps to ensure that special education students are receiving instruction in the Learning Targets appropriate for their grade level.

For more information on the Special Education program at Holmes, please contact the school office at (414) 276-1300.

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