Welcome to the Lafayette County C-1 School District Special Services page.  Please feel free to visit through the pages to familiarize yourself with our programs.  If you would like additional information I can be reached at 660-584-3631.

Enjoy the school year,
Hanna Francy, Director of Special Services

Special education is individualized instruction that is designed to meet the needs of a child with a disability, at no cost to the parent.  This instruction could include academic instruction (reading, writing, math, spelling, science, social studies, study assistance), but it could also include speech/language, physical therapy, or occupational therapy.

As part of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal government has identified 13 disabilities that may qualify for special education services. 

Below are the disabilities as well as a definitions from IDEA.

An IEP is an Individualized Education Plan.  This plan is develop with an IEP team.  The team must include: a school district representative (LEA), a general education teacher, a special education teacher, and the child’s parents & child when 16 yrs. of age.

The team decides on the educational program, types of services, level of intervention, and the location of intervention based on evaluations.  The IEP includes several parts that help everyone know how to best teach your child.

Components of an IEP are:

• Present levels of Academic and Functional Achievement

• Annual Goals

• Related Services 

• Placement

• Accommodation/Modifications

As you participate in the special education process, you will encounter unfamiliar language and acronyms. The language is often referred to as “acronyms.” It may seem like a foreign language, but it is really just a language of initials.

Often, during meetings, many of these terms and acronyms are used frequently, and it is assumed that everyone is familiar with the meaning. If you are in a meeting and this occurs, feel free to ask, “what does that term mean?”