Bendle Public Schools

District Process for Determining the Existence of a Special Learning Disability (click here)

Programs:

• Speech and Language services for pre-school aged children through high school.

• Early Childhood Special Education Program.

• Social work services are available in each building.

• Resource rooms are located in the following schools:

  • South Bendle

  • West Bendle

  • Middle School

  • High School

Indications That Your Child May Have a Learning Problem:

• Consistently low test scores.

• Processing delays when faced with academic skills

• Labored handwriting after third grade.

• Poor word recall.

• Poor decoding (word attack) skills.

• Consistently low achievement despite remediation. 

• Difficulty pronouncing words through third grade.

• Immature or delayed speech patterns.

• Difficulty putting thoughts into words.

• Difficulty labeling thoughts or object

Meeting Students Needs:
In order to help meet the special needs of a student, a Child Study Team is developed.

The Child Study Team is initiated through the child's classroom teacher.  The necessary paperwork is completed to determine a plan of action to best meet the child's needs. The parent's input is an integral part of this process.

Through the building level Child Study Team, a global approach is initiated to identify needs for potential high-risk students.

The objective of the Child Study Team is to bring together a variety of professional perspectives to provide recommendations.

It is the goal to meet the needs of your child through a partnership between the home and school, in order to help your child have a positive and successful school experience.

Child Find – Special Education and/or Section 504 Notice:
Bendle offers evaluations, programs and services to individuals who are identified as having, or who are suspected of having a disability as defined in either the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These services are available to eligible person’s ages 0-26 who reside within, or attend a K-12 program within the school district attendance boundaries. For more information about available services, parent/student rights or referral procedures, contact the Special Services Office at 810-591-0007.