The Smithfield School Department is committed to providing every child with access to an education, consistent with our district’s mission statement and applicable federal and state requirements.
The Smithfield School Department recognizes the essential elements to a Special Education Staffing Policy that provides each student with a disability a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE) are:
The Smithfield School Department adopts the preceding essential elements as the fundamental foundation of their Special Education Staffing Policy.
The Smithfield School Department further recognizes that once established, a successful Personnel Policy requires a Staffing Plan that aligns with and complements the underlying Policy. To that end, the Smithfield School Department will maintain a Special Education Staffing Plan that will ensure appropriate personnel are available to deliver the services and instruction required to fully implement each student’s IEP and provide FAPE in the LRE. The plan will be based on meeting the needs of students with disabilities and will follow the guidelines outlined in this policy. The staffing plan will follow these principles:
The Smithfield School Department strives to continuously improve the quality of education to all students. To accomplish this the Smithfield School Department will continuously assess and evaluate the delivery of services with disabilities through an ongoing evaluation of programs and services as well as evaluating the Personnel Policy and Plan.
ADOPTED: December 15, 2008