Full Inclusion Special Education
Every student at SOTA, SAMI, and IDEA enjoy full access to every class. We welcome students of all abilities and support their success in classes through a policy of full inclusion that includes BRIDGE student support, a student services team that oversees student’s IEPs, 504s, and additional supports and teachers that differentiate content to ensure every student can be successful based on their ability.
BRIDGE’s Make the Difference
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Bridge Program
A bridge is a "near-peer" support with a uniquely identified skill within a particular area and volunteers to provide specific support for a student or group of students who need additional help in that area. It is common for a student to need the support of a bridge in one class and provide support as a bridge in a different class. The bridge program is built on an asset-based model of targeted support as opposed to a deficit-based model.
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Support Team
Special education teachers often act as co-teachers, leading breakout groups for both special education and general education students or providing support to a classroom teacher in designing a lesson that offers proper differentiation for all students with specific learning needs. Lesson modification and targeted support are always pushed into the classroom rather than pulling students out of a classroom for targeted support.