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The Special Services Office for Grant Public Schools is comprised of four departments:

Special Education, 504, and At-Risk Student Services

Grant Public Schools offers a K-12 continuum of special education programs and services for students who have disabilities that interfere with their education and learning. Individually planned and developed special education programs and services provide the adjustments that these students need for successful achievement in school. In addition to educating these students from kindergarten through grade 12, the department provides a vast array of related services, i.e., speech, counseling, occupational therapy, physical therapy, etc. to afford these students the opportunity to gain benefit from their education. Grant Public Schools serves approximately 300 students in special education. 

The department includes:

17 special education teachers 
13 instructional assistants 
1 speech and language pathologist
1 occupational therapist 
1 physical therapist 
1 school psychologist 
1 school social workers 
1 audiologist 
6 counselors/social workers 
1 school nurse

 Special education programs and services exist in all Grant Public Schools for the 1999-2000 school year. Special education services are available to students who have emotional, learning, physical, visual, hearing and speech disabilities. 

Teacher consultant services, resource room and categorical special education programs are located at Grant Primary Center, Elementary, Middle School and High School. These are local programs that involve the work of 17 teaching professionals and a number of instructional aids.

Newaygo County Intermediate School District provides ancillary services in the areas of speech therapy, school psychology, school social work, physical therapy and occupational therapy. The ISD also provides consultation for students with autism, vision impairments and hearing impairments. Additional services are provided in accordance with students’ special needs.

Unique opportunities are provided to students in school-to-work programs or cooperative educational and vocational services. Homebound instruction and summer school completes the instructional opportunities available to students with disabilities.

A student who do not qualify for special education programs and services may qualify as a student with a disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1978. In this instance, a plan of accommodations is developed to increase the student’s achievement. A number of Grant Public School students currently have 504 plans.

Community Care Team

Students who are at-risk for academic failure can be referred to the Care Team. Care Teams in each building are made up of staff members who meet regularly to review a student’s difficulties and brainstorm strategies to increase that student’s achievement. Strategies are implemented and follow-up meetings are held to ensure that the student is experiencing success.

The purpose of the Grant Public Schools Community Care Team (CCT) is to provide support to students, staff and the community through prevention, intervention and post-intervention efforts related to crisis situations. The CCT is comprised of over 40 members from the teaching staff, administration, support staff, school board, churches and community.

  1.  Prevention efforts include presentations on self-esteem and self-concept information for students, crisis prevention training for staff, and a district-wide emphasis on positive staff-student relationships. 
  2. Written interventions utilized during crisis situations have been developed and complied in a School Safety Plan developed by the CCT. 
  3. Post-intervention strategies include debriefing procedures and school-based support to families and community members affected by a crisis.

School Health Services

Grant Public Schools employs one full-time school nurse who has K-12 responsibilities. These responsibilities include monitoring health and immunization records, reporting to the county public health department, assisting students with minor health needs, and working cooperatively with parents and the medical community to resolve student health problems. The nurse also works actively to promote health education and to provide health care information for students and staff.

Michigan Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling

Grant Public Schools is in the process of implementing the Michigan Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program (MCGCP) throughout the district. The district’s goal is to have a MCGCP in place for the 2000-2001 school year. Two school social workers and four school counselors are employed to serve the K-12 population. These staff members spend the majority of their time in delivery of responsive services, counseling, guidance activities and systems support.

 

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