St. Paul Public Schools - Special Education Philosophy
Philosophy:
When studentsbelieve that success is possible, they will try. So our first priorityin any class is to help students believe in themselves and theirability to learn. We can guarantee students that they will have thebest year ever if we ask three things of them and we do the rest: theyshow up everyday, they come with the attitude that they can and willlearn something and they try.
Mission:
The purpose of special education is to assist students in becoming responsible, contributing citizens.
We believe….
- All students are members of the educational community.
- All students have the potential to learn and grow.
- All students should be respected, supported and educated with staff and resources to meet their needs.
- Curriculum incorporates all areas of lifelong learning. Curriculum encompasses diverse instruction for all learners.
- All staff share responsibility in assuring that all studentsreceive a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the leastrestrictive environment (LRE).
- Special education and community agencies promote students’growth and development in collaboration among students, families andgeneral education
- Continuous improvement of services is dependent uponevaluations of systems, programs and student progress and theimplementation of needed change.