Welcome to the website for Dansville Schools Special Education Department.  This site will help you find information concerning the special education process and highlights the uniqueness of Dansville Schools. If you have questions concerning special education, please feel free to contact me at vossk@dansville.org.

Students' programs and services are based on their needs once they have been found eligible for Special Education services.  Eligibility for Special Education services is determined through a referral and evaluation process. Dansville Schools has six special education teacher/service providers.  Dansville Schools also works with Ingham Intermediate School District (IISD) for many other student needs.  Several IISD staff members call Dansville Schools their home school district.

If your child is suspected of having a disability, anyone can refer him or her to the school for an evaluation. This may be done by contacting the child’s teacher, principal, or school counselor. You can also contact the special education office directly.

The Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET) will meet to discuss and review information needed about your child and determine what evaluations are needed. The team includes specialist from different educational areas. Parents are important members of this team and provide valuable information. Once your written consent is received, the Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team will conduct testing within thirty (30) school days.

The school district will determine if your child has a disability and they also determine whether he or she is eligible to receive special education services. Next, the school will schedule an individual education plan (IEP).

The Michigan Administrative Rules specify certain criteria for special education and define eligibility for services under twelve different categories of impairment.

Severely Mentally Impaired (SMI)
Trainable Mentally Impaired (TMI)
Educable Mentally Impaired (EMI)
Emotionally Impaired (EI)
Hearing Impaired (HI)
Visually Impaired (VI)
Physically or Other Health Impaired (POHI)
Speech and Language Impaired (SLI)
Preprimary Impaired (PPI)
Specific Learning Disability (LD)
Severely Multiply Impaired (SXI)
Autistic Impaired (AI)

Based upon the MET report, which identified areas of concern, the IEP Team determines eligibility, and develops an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The IEP includes educational goals for the student and appropriate programs and services. The IEP Team will meet yearly to review the specific needs of the student and make recommendations for programming. The IEP team participants must include:

- The parents
- A general education teacher, if needed
- A special education teacher/provider, if needed
- A representative of the local school district who has the authority to commit resources and is knowledgeable about the general education curriculum
- A person who can interpret evaluation results
- Any other person who you or school district wishes to include who has knowledge of expertise regarding your child

Personal Curriculum at a Glance
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