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Welcome!
Orland School District 135 offers a continuum of special education services to children with disabilities. District 135's integrated education program provides students with disabilities the opportunity to be placed in their "home'' schools and in general education classrooms with support services.
If you feel your child may have a physical, learning, or emotional condition which interferes with his/her educational progress or adjustment to school, or if you think your child may need a special education program or service, you may request that your child receive an evaluation. If you want your child to be screened, please first discuss your concerns with your child's teacher or principal. After discussion with you, your child's teacher or principal will relay your request to a Student Services Team in your child's school. A member of this team will notify you of further action planned. If your child is referred for case study evaluation by a District 135 staff member, you will be notified and asked to give permission for testing. Case study evaluations are designed to be appropriate to the nature of the problem(s) which prompted the original referral. The form of the evaluation depends on the complexity of the problem(s) and the amount of information needed to understand the problem(s) for developing an educational plan.
During the school year, District 135 offers regularly scheduled preschool screening program during which 3-to-5-year-olds are evaluated in the areas of vision, hearing, speech, language, behavior and other developmental processes. Please call 708/364-3347 for an appointment. Parents of younger children, birth to age 3, who are concerned about their child's development may call Child and Family Connections at 708/799-9190 for referral to appropriate diagnostic services.
The rules and regulations governing special education are available from the Special Education Office at 708/364-3331.
Early Childhood Continuum
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First Steps Preschool Program (At-Risk Preschool) - Five 1/2 days per week, instruction concentrates on language development, pre-academic skills, motor and socialization skills.
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Speech-only services for preschoolers with mild to moderate speech/language disorders (walk-in program)
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(Regular) Preschool with special education resource and paraprofessional support- Services provided either in private preschools or in the district's at-risk preschool program.
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Self-contained special education preschool cross-categorical classroom with mainstreaming as appropriate.
Primary School Continuum
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General Education placement with resource services provided in the classroom.
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General Education placement with pull-out Instructional Reading/Math program.
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Combination of pull-out instructional program with classroom-based resource services.
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Self-contained (cross-categorical) special classes in a segregated setting for more than 50 percent of the school day with mainstreaming opportunities as appropriate to the individual child.
Intermediate School Continuum
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General Education placement with resource services provided in the classroom.
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General Education placement with pull-out Instructional Reading program (most often combined with classroom resource teacher support).
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General Education placement with pull-out Instructional Math program (most often combined with classroom resource teacher support).
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Combination of pull-out instructional program with classroom-based resource services.
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Self-contained (cross-categorical) special classes in a segregated setting for more than 50 percent of the school day with mainstreaming opportunities as appropriate to the individual child.
Jr. High Continuum
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General Education placement with resource services provided in the classroom.
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General Education placement with pull-out Instructional Reading program (most often combined with classroom resource teacher support).
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General Education placement with pull-out Instructional Math program (most often combined with classroom resource teacher support).
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Planning Center: a resource room intended to meet the needs of students with behavioral/emotional disorders
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Life Skills Program: Self-contained functional math and reading combined with self-help skills for 2-3 periods a day.
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Self-contained (cross-categorical) special classes in a segregated setting for more than 50 percent of the school day with mainstreaming opportunities as appropriate to the individual child.
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