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learning disabilities. The programs are adapted-for the STAFF students'academic,psychological,physical and/or work experience needs. Some programs are geared to more Elementary Middle Shared Aides Davis than one of the previous areas depending on the interests, needs and abilities of the students. 7 7 4 2 2 The Mashpee Public Schools,through the Department LONG RANGE NEEDS of Special Education, provides programs and services in the following areas: 1. To provide equipment,space,materials and staff to support the quality of programs in Mashpee 1. Hearing Impairment as the school system grows. 3 2. Visually Limited 2. To continue to meet the diverse and changing a. Blind needs of special education students in the Town b. Partially Sighted of Mashpee. 3. Behavioral Disorders 4. Developmental Disabilities 5. Learning Disabilities Report of the • Cape Cod Regional Technical 6. Speech and Language Delays or Disabilities High School District 7. Sensory-Motor Disabilities S. Psychological Services Cape Cod Tech has experienced another exciting P P gear Y of technical education under the direction of Timothy 9. Home & Hospital Instruction Carroll, Superintendent-Director. Although g Educational Reform continues to make us ever mindful Students are placed in special education programs of proposed changes, we have continued to offer through the Team Evaluation process according to the outstandingeducational programs to our school P g Massachusetts Chapter 766 Regulation and Federal PL population. 94-142.Assessments that students are given by specialists working in the Mashpee Public Schools or reports from This was evidenced in VICA Vocational Industrial hospitals and other professional personnel are used at the Clubs of America b the award of a old medal on the } y g Team Meeting. Each student receives an individual state level and silver and bronze medals on the national educational plan in which goals are written by team level to Cape Cod Tech participants in competition with members to meet his or her interests, needs and abilities other vocational/technical students. Cape Cod Tech is in order to, receive special service from special needs ever grateful to the staff who sponsored the weekly Bingo personnel. The staff members in the Department of P games which supported the expenses of conferences and Special Education work in coordination with personnel competition in VICA, FFA (Future Farmers of from Human Services Agencies. America), DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) and which also graciously donated toolships Mashpee Public Schools also provides in-service and scholarships for many of ourDuring this training for parents and special education personnel inear past twenty-two students sending P Y y nts representing all s g assisting and informing them of programs and services schools successfully completed the Pre-Vocational P which are available to students who require special Program, f i d fifty adult students receive education programs within or outside of the Mashpee vocational/technical certificates from the Adult Training Public Schools. Inservice is also provided all Mashpee Program, four students participated in a pilot prograni Public School staff members on appropriate topics. called Re--Invest which is a newram ro for high school P g g drop-outs. In addition, six students from three of Cape Every effort is made to service all students who require Cod Tech's sendingschools participated in a new JEv P P special education through the Team Evaluation process Program (Joint Educational Venture which allows and through evaluations which determine the � academic, students to attend a vocational/technical program each psychological and social needs of students who have morning and then return to their sendingschools for difficulty in regular education throughout the Mashpee academic Public School subjects.It is expected that enrollment in all of Schools. these specific programs will continue to increase in the 3 future.