Exceptional Children
Helping Exceptional Children Reach Their Potential in the Least Restrictive Environment
At Mountain Discovery, we strive to create an environment that celebrates inclusion and diversity and that allows each child to discover their own unique potential. We pride ourselves on serving the whole child along the full continuum. We collaborate as an integrated team with teachers, parents, related services professionals, support staff, and the students to develop effective Individual Special Education Plans for each student.
The E.C. Department’s goals are to provide innovative research-based strategies and interventions to support all of our students’ academic, social, and functional growth. By utilizing a least restrictive inclusion model of services, exceptional students are in the regular classrooms with their peers as much as possible. This allows all students to participate as active classroom community members. We are here to provide the support and tools they need to successfully access and navigate the North Carolina Curriculum for their grade. Extra support, small group and one on one instruction are offered as needed and on a regular basis. Each student is provided the opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills, and insight to lead productive lives.
Welcome
If you are new to Mountain Discovery and have questions about special education, please contact Lendy Ayers, Coordinator for EC Services via email at layers@mountaindiscovery.org
In order to make your student’s transition into Mountain Discovery go smoothly, it is very important to provide copies of the following information during registration:
- Most recent psychoeducational report, eligibility, evaluation, and/or reevaluation report;
- Current individualized education program (IEP);
- Contact information for your student’s previous school and school district.
Parent Rights & Responsibilities in Special Education: NC Notice of Procedural Safeguards
NCDPI Exceptional Children Division
The mission of the Exceptional Children Division is to ensure that students with disabilities develop intellectually, physically, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized program in the least restrictive environment.
This handbook is designed to support families with the understanding of the rights and responsibilities specific to the special education process. Acronyms and terms often used in special education and resources can be found in the appendices.
If at any time, you suspect your student may have a disability and is in need of special education and/or related services, you may request an evaluation, in writing, to your student’s school principal, teacher, or MDCS EC Department.
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for Families
Weblinks for parents:
National Center For Learning Disabilities
TEACCH
Learning Disabilities and ADHD
504 Grievance Procedure
