Depending on the campus and grade level, provide self-contained special education Learning Studios for students with intensive needs that cannot be met by the general education program, resource specialist program, or designated instruction services and spend at least half of their school day in the SDC environment.
Is there a space to support physical needs and identity of every student?
Are there absorptive materials and lighting controls to support students with extreme sensory issues?
Are there a variety of activity stations to engage students?
Are resources organized into categories to help create structure and remove visual clutter?
Do specialists have the variety of spaces they need adjacent to each other to support students with special needs?
Support services should be easily accessible to all learners. A centralized location helps destigmatize services for special education.
Connect primary circulation pathways with the Special Education for easy access to all learners and educators.