SERVICES AND PROGRAMS:

The Mechanicsburg Area School District provides a continuum of services and programs for exceptional students.  Many programs are district-operated, while others are a cooperative effort between the district, the Capital Area Intermediate Unit, through a consortium with local districts or contracted from other educational agencies to meet the specific needs of a student.  To qualify as an exceptional student, the child must be of school age, in need of Specially Designed Instruction, and meet eligibility criteria for mentally gifted and/or one or more of the following physical or mental disabilities, as set forth in Pennsylvania State regulations:  Autism, Deaf-blindness, Deafness, Emotional disturbance, Hearing impairment, Mental Retardation, Multiple disabilities, Orthopedic impairment, Other health impairment, Specific learning disability, Speech or language impairment, Traumatic brain injury, Visual impairment including blindness.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Information about early intervention, parents’ educational rights, mediation, due process, specific special education programs, and the educational records policy is available upon request from building principals or by contacting Jaime Bott, Supervisor of Special Education, at (717) 791-7975.