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Educators in the Pine-Richland School District offer a variety of special education services for students with
special needs. The needs of the students may be met through one or a combination of the following programs.
This allows the district to customize an educational program to meet the specific needs of each child based on
their individual needs.

● Learning Support – for students whose primary identified need is academic learning.
● Gifted Support – for students who show outstanding intellectual ability and require more enrichment

activities and opportunities in and out of the classroom.
● Life Skills Support – for students who need to develop skills for independent living.
● Speech and Language Support – for students with communication impairments that affect their

academic achievement.
● Deaf or Hard of Hearing Impaired Support – for students with hearing impairments that interfere with

the development of their communication process.
● Blind or Visually Impaired Support – for students who have a visual impairment that adversely

affects their educational performance.
● Autistic Support – for students on the Autism Spectrum with a variety of needs in the areas of

language and communication skills, social skills, self-help and academic skills.
● Physical Support – for students with physical needs.
● Multiple Disability Support – for students whose needs fall into more than one category.