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AA

SAR

Grades 2-12+

only

Mild, global cognitive limitationsThese are students who benefit from routines, practice and repetition.They acquire skills at a slower rate than their typical peers. They oftenexperience difficulty applying learned information to new or novelsituations

A4 240-300 minutes of service provided in a sub-separate setting (CGrid)

A3 240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

BB

Learning

Adaptive

Behavior

(Class)

Grades K2-12+

only

Mildschool adjustment and/or behavior problemsThese students have difficulty following school and classroom

routines. The behavioral problems may be secondary tolearning disabilities or related to other stressors in life.

B4 240-300 minutes of service provided in a sub-separate setting (CGrid)

B3 240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

DD

DDC

Grades K0-12+

Profound cognitivelimitations andmultiple severe physicaldisabilities.These students generally have severely limited or no communication,mobility and self-help skills. Theyalso present with multiple physicaland genetic disorders and limitations such as blindness and deafness

D4 240-300 minutes of service provided in a sub-separate setting (C Grid)

EE

Early

Childhood

Grades KO &

Klonly

Young children - 3 years to 5 years old with disabilities.

These children may be enrolled in either a center based or integratedclassroom. The children represent 3 and 4 year olds withdevelopmental delays or any of the other disabilities listed (eg., blind,behavior, cognitive limitations, etc.)

E4 240-300 minutes of service provided in a sub-separate setting (CGrid)

E3 240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

r- F Mild to moderate cognitive limitations

These are students who benefit from practice and repetition and whodisplay a significantly slow rate of learning. Many students willparticipate in assisted work or job coaching at the secondary level.

OS DC .

F SAR Language

Grades K2-12

F4 240-300 minutes of service provided in a sub-separate setting (CGrid)

F3 240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

HH

Deaf

Deaf

These are students who are deaf. The Horace Mann School is the

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primary location for educating these students, however, the JacksonMann, Edison K-8, Boston Arts Academy, and West Roxbury Academyhave small programs. They may use hearing aids or have cochleaimplants. American sign language, signed Exact English II and lipreading are all used for communication

H4

Grades K0-12+

240-300 minutes of service provided in a sub-separate setting (C Grid)

H3

Grades K2-12+

240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

LL

Learning

Disability

Grades 2-12+

only

Learning DisabilitiesThese are students with average or above cognitive abilities who display

significant difficulty with printed material, decoding, fine motoractivities and directionality. They have strong receptive and expressive

language.

L4 240-300 minutes of service provided in a sub-separate setting (C Grid)

L3 240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

MM

MH

Multiple Handicaps which are physical and cognitive and severe innature

These students have severe cognitive limitations, limited spoken

language and in some cases serious physical constraints. Theyparticipate in assisted work at the high school level

M4

Grades KO-12

240-300 minutes of service provided in a sub-separate setting (C Grid)

M3

Grades K2-12

240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

00

ESD

Grades K2-12+

Educational and Social Development

These are students with moderate cognitive limitations. They require

routines, practice and repetition and they demonstrate a significantly

slow rate of learning. They are often socially immature and requiretraining in the daily activities of life. At high school they will participatein assisted work and job coaching

04 240-300 minutes of service provided in a sub-separate setting (C Grid)

PP

PH

Physically HandicappedThese students have complex physical constraints and/or medical

conditions. They may or may not have some cognitive limitations

PI

Grades K0-12+

Under 240 minutes of programming in an inclusion setting; generallyreceiving the related service of occupational and/or physical therapy

P3

Grades K2-12

240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

P4

Grades KO-12

240-300 minutes of service provided in a substantially-separate setting(CGrid)

QQ

Learning

Adaptive

Severely Emotionally & Behaviorally Disturbed

These students have persistent difficulty adjusting to school demands.They frequently have a history of multiple hospitalizations and may

R

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Behavior

Program

(Cluster)

Grades K2-12+

only

Q4

Q3

R

Resource

Grades K2-12

Rl

R2

have experienced trauma, abuse or neglect. They require a therapeuticlearning environment.

240-300 minutes of service provided in a substantially-separate setting

(CGrid) _^240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

Resource Services, Learning CenterServices, Related ServicesThese students have a diagnosed disability that requires speciallydesigned instruction through partial or full inclusion services under 240minutes of time (may include related services in addition to resource).0-90 minutes of service provided in full or partial inclusion setting

90-240 minutes of service provided in full or partial inclusion setting

ss

SpeechGrades KO-12

Speech and Language ServicesThese students have a communication impairment that requires

specially designed instruction by a speech therapist.

SI Under 240 minutes of speech therapy service provided in full or partialinclusion setting. May be speech only or speech combined with otherrelated services.

uU

LLD

Grades 2-12+

only

Language LearningDisabilityThese students have significant receptive and expressive languagedisorders. They are multisensory learners who must see, touch, andhear information to make progress. Oral directions must be given insingle or two step units.

U4 240-300 minutes of service provided in a substantially-separate setting

(CGrid)

U3 240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

VV

Vision

Blind

These are blind or legally blind students. They are taught to use brailleor enlarged print for reading and writing. They may or may not have a

diagnosis that is secondary to their blindness such as LD, limitedcognition, etc.

VI

Grades KO-12

Under 240 minutes of vision service provided in a full or partial inclusionsetting

V3

Grades K2-12

240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

V4

Grades KO-12

240-300 minutes of service provided in a substantially-separate setting(CGrid)

wW

Fragile

Fragile

These students have an emotional impairment and exhibits one or moreof the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a

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Grades 6-12+ marked degree that adversely affects educational performance: aninability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, orhealth factors; an inability to build or maintain satisfactoryinterpersonal relationships with peers and teachers; inappropriatetypes of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances; a generalpervasive mood of unhappiness or depression; or a tendency to developphysical symptoms or fears associated with personal or schoolproblems. Atherapeutic program is required

W4 240-300 minutes of service provided in a substantially-separate setting

)3 (CGrid)

W3 240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (B Grid)

J: x.;. X

Autism

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).Autism Spectrum Disorders include the following diagnoses: autisticdisorder, pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified(PDD-NOS) and Aspergersyndrome. Students with ASD present withvarying degrees of difficulty in the areas of communication, socialinteraction, maladaptive behavior (repetitive or non-functionalbehavior, aggression, self-injury, etc.).

.-'.''" 'X4

Grades KO-12

240-300 minutes of service provided in a substantially separate setting

(CGrid)

X3

Grades K2-12

240-300 minutes of service provided in aninclusion setting (B Grid)

YY

PTC

Grades K2 and

grade 1 only

PrimaryTransition ClassesStudents enrolled in PTC classes are 5 and 6 year olds who have notachieved developmental milestones and for whom there is no singledisability diagnosed.

Y4 240-300 minutes of service provided in a substantially separate setting(CGrid)

Y3 240-300 minutes of service provided in an inclusion setting (BGrid)