Services

Special Education Programs & Services

Central Dauphin School District provides a variety of programs to students who meet the criteria to be identified as eligible and then in need of special education and related services. Eligibility is determined through an evaluation conducted by a Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MDT). This team prepares an  Evaluation Report (ER) which is based on a student's strengths and needs as shown by educational performance levels, rate of acquisition and retention, interpretation of assessment results, classroom observations and information from parents and teachers.

If the Multidisciplinary Evaluation recommends the student is eligible and in need of special education services, the Individual Education Program (IEP) team determines the need of specially designed instruction, an IEP is written. The IEP is a written plan that describes the student's present levels of functioning, goals and objectives, specially designed instruction and resources necessary for the student to experience success within the educational environment. If a student is not eligible for IEP, the team must still make recommendations.

Central Dauphin School District provides all special education students a Free Appropriate Public Education. Special Education will be provided in accordance with the District's Special Education Plan as submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The following programs and related services are provided to students in the Central Dauphin School District.

Educational programs (itinerant, supplemental, resource room, part-time or full-time) are available in the district for students found to be exceptional according to the Pennsylvania State Department of Education guidelines. *

*Please note that not all special programs are located within each school/building within the District.