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PROGRAMS

Resource Room
The Resource Room provides direct and supplemental instruction to students. The time a student spends in the Resource Room is based on the student’s IEP. The Resource Room teacher communicates on a regular basis with students and parents on IEP Goals/Objectives.

Elementary Level Resource Rooms
Students spend a portion of their school day receiving specialized instruction in no more than two of the following areas: language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

The Resource Room teacher serves as a resource for the general education teachers, other support staff, parents, and building administrators. In addition, they may assign grades and participate in parent conferences.

Secondary Level Resource Rooms
The secondary resource room teacher may provide direct instruction for course work, assign grades, or other evaluative measures. The resource room teacher may also provide supplemental support through co-teaching a core subject with a general education teacher.

The Northville Public Schools’ high school teachers are highly qualified in one or more subject areas. Special Education teachers teach groups of students by content area rather than by disability area.

Categorical Classroom
For students whose academic success cannot be met in a general education program with part-time Resource Room, a categorical classroom provides a setting where students can receive the major portion of their educational program as indicated in the Individualized Education Program (IEP).

Categorical classrooms are located in selected schools throughout the district. Students interact with general education students and may attend general education classes during their school day, based on the IEP.

Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECIP)
Preschool students ages 3-5 with educational handicaps that require a special education classroom program, may be served in the ECIP classroom. This setting offers four 2 ½ hour sessions per week with a special education teacher. There are two ECIP classrooms located at Thornton Creek Elementary School.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES

Center-Based Programs
The unique educational needs of some students outweigh their need to attend a general education school. These students may attend a Center-Based Program. These are schools that educate children, with similar learning characteristics, from several school districts. The curriculum provided within Center Programs is designed to meet the needs of attending students. The basic curriculum is then individualized for each learner. Besides the comprehensive classroom program, these schools have access to a variety of specialized services needed to meet each child’s unique needs.


The following Center-Based Programs are providers in partnership with other school districts and available for students living within Northville:

Homebound/Hospitalized Services
Students may receive a minimum of two non-consecutive hours of instruction per week in their home if they are certified by a licensed physician as having a severe physical or other health impairment preventing school attendance.

Transportation
The IEPT determines when special transportation arrangements are required for a student.

SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT STAFF

Audiologist
The audiologist assesses identified students to determine the implications of hearing loss and the effects regarding speech recognition and environmental sounds.

Occupational Therapist
The occupational therapist evaluates and provides treatment for skills which focus on development of readiness abilities, fine-motor control, and functional skills.

Physical Therapist
The physical therapist evaluates and provides treatment for gross-motor control, basic mobility, and balance. The physical therapist’s services are based on a prescription from a physician.

School Nurse
A registered nurse provides a variety of services for students in the Center Programs such as monitoring their health and safety, and consultation with staff, parents, and medical personnel in regard to student health needs. Northville Public Schools employs a part time registered nurse for the elementary schools, middle schools and high school.

School Psychologist
The psychologist administers tests which measure intelligence, achievement, personality, and perceptual-motor skills. The psychologist also interprets psychological and other diagnostic data for parents, educators, students, and others.

School Social Worker
The school social worker evaluates a student's social/behavioral adjustment and facilitates the development of appropriate plans of action which may include a Behavior Intervention Plan. The following information is often used in making this determination: 1) family interviewing, 2) student conferences, 3) teacher conferences, 4) observations, and 5) collection of information and coordination of services with other agencies (if appropriate). In addition, the school social worker serves as a resource to educational staff, students, and parents in providing problem-solving techniques and acting as a liaison between the school, home, and community.

Speech and Language Pathologist
The speech and language pathologist evaluates students who may qualify for special education programs and services due to a disability in the areas of language development, articulation, voice, and/or fluency. The speech and language pathologist provides direct service to students and consults with educational staff, parents, and community agencies relating to the areas of speech and other communication disorders.

Teacher Consultant
A teacher consultant primarily evaluates academic achievement and provides instructional and/or behavioral support to students functioning in the general and/or special education classroom. The teacher consultant serves as a resource for both general and special education teachers, other support staff, parents, and building administrators.

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