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The primary mission of the Morenci Unified School District Special Services Department is to provide appropriate special education programming for all students with educational disabilities. The goal of Special Education is to help students become independent learners, to teach learning strategies to prepare them to be successful in their regular classes, and to prepare them for high school and post-secondary experiences. This goal is achieved through a partnership between student, home and school.
The Special Education department includes professionals who specialize in working with students who have various disabilities and may need related services. Related services may include speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. Students must meet eligibility requirements to enroll in a Special Education program. |
| Referral Process Steps |
- Input is requested from the Child Study Team. Interventions attempted.
- If problems continue, Child Study Team refers to SPED for testing.
- SPED teacher invites all parties (regular classroom teacher, parents, therapists, etc.) to screening team meeting to determine need for evaluation(s).
- Screening team requests evaluation. Paperwork is collected, which includes, but is not limited to: permission to test, developmental history, nurse's report, classroom observation, and legal notice of testing.
- When all paperwork is returned, psychologist/therapist will administer tests. Report issued to Special Education Director.
- MDC/IEP team meets to determine eligibility for special education services and to develop an individual education plan for student.
- Student receives services within 15 days of IEP.
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| Facts About People with Disabilities - They Worked Hard and They Made It! |
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Did you know that there are over 750 million people in the world today with some type of disability? Think about that number for a minute-the population of the state of California is 30 million people. The population of the United States is 250 million people. The population of the United States would only equal one third of the number of disabled people in the world!
Many disabled people have beaten the odds and have achieved great things. Several accomplished scholars, politicians, artists, entertainers, athletes, and professionals have had to struggle with learning and other disabilities. Learning disabilities don't automatically lead to low achievement in life. In fact, serious weaknesses in one area often spur some people to develop exceptional strengths in other areas. |
| Famous People with Disabilities |
Authors
 John Milton, who wrote Paradise Lost, was blinded at age 44.
Hans Christian Anderson, noted author of children's stories, had great difficulty learning to read. |
Mona Lisa - Painted by Leonardo da Vinci |
Artists
Ludwig van Beethoven, musician, was deaf.
Leonardo da Vinci, painter, was learning disabled.
Auguste Rodin, sculptor, was said to be "uneducable".
Vincent van Gogh, painter, suffered from severe depression. |
Athletes
Jim Eisenreich, right fielder for the Florida Marlins, has Tourette's Syndrome.
Neil Smith, professional football player for the Denver Broncos, is learning disabled.
Jim Abbott, major league pitcher for California Angels, is one-handed.
Wilma Rudolph, Olympic track star, survived polio.
Bruce Jenner, Olympic decathlon winner, is learning disabled. |
Entertainers
Walt Disney, animator and movie producer, was dyslexic.
Marlee Matlin, Academy Award winning actress, is deaf.
Kathy Buckley, comedienne, is hearing impaired.
Stephen Cannell, TV writer, producer and actor, is dyslexic.
Tom Cruise, actor, is dyslexic. He learns his lines by listening to a tape recorder.
Stevie Wonder, musician, is blind. |
Stevie Wonder - Musician |
Scientists
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor, was learning disabled.
Albert Einstein, famous physicist, was learning disabled and failed entrance exams for college. He later developed the theory of relativity.
Louis Pasteur, the brilliant chemist, was rated as "mediocre" in chemistry.
Thomas Edison, a gifted inventor, was dyslexic. It was said he was "too stupid to learn". |
Statesmen
George Washington, first president, had reading difficulties.
Nelson Rockfeller, Vice-president, who never learned to read well, was learning disabled.
Woodrow Wilson, President, didn't learn his letters until he was 9 or read until he was 11.
George Patton, famous WWII general, could not read by the age of 12, and got through school by memorizing lectures.
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of England, was labeled "slow" and had great difficulties in school. He flunked the sixth grade. |
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