Special Education Department
Overview
The Amador County Office of Education provides Special Education services for students at Amador High School. Students receive services through the Resource Specialist Programs and/or the Special Day Classes, and when appropriate, in general education classes with support services provided by special education staff. Counseling, Speech and Language, Adaptive Physical Education, Vision Impaired and Hearing Impaired services are also available. The Designated Itinerant Service providers work closely, in their respective areas of expertise, with the classroom teachers to provide instructional materials and methods that support individual student’s needs.
Amador High School has three Resource Specialists and two Special Day Classes. Amador County Mental Health provides group and individual counseling services for some students. The goal of the Special Education Department is to have students enrolled in general education classes whenever possible. Special education teachers work closely with general education teachers to assist with special needs students enrolled in their classes. Where individual needs dictate, students are taught academic subjects in special education classes. Curriculums in these classes meet state education curriculum guidelines and standards while addressing the individual educational goals of each student
Education and Occupational Skills Training are available through a joint program with Workability. Students in grades nine through twelve receive classroom instruction and paid job placements are available for students in grades eleven and twelve. Job placements progress from job shadowing and close supervision to intermittent supervision to independent jobs monitored by the Vocational Education Technician.
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