Edgewater High School is fully committed to supporting students under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). We are committed to 4 purposes of IDEA:
- "to assure that all children with disabilities have available to them…a free appropriate public education which emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs"
- "to assure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents…are protected"
- "to assist States and localities to provide for the education of all children with disabilities"
- "to assess and assure the effectiveness of efforts to educate all children with disabilities"
Source: Education for All Handicapped Children’s Act of 1975
Students with documented disabilities fall under 2
categories (Click link for info on differences)
- Those who have a 504
- Those who have an IEP (Individualized Education Plan)
504 -We have a 504 Coordinator, Elizabeth Palermo. Please contact her at [email protected]
IEP - Our behavioral specialist that handles student IEPs is Laurie Scussel - [email protected]