The Assistant Superintendent of Learning Services manages and oversees Learning Services, which includes curriculum, instruction, and assessment, elementary and secondary education, career and technical education, special education and student support services, and The Village Preschool.

The Director of Learning Services is responsible for district curriculum development and ongoing revisions, which also includes selection of textbooks and other materials used for instruction in classrooms. Teacher training, student assessment, gifted and talented, Title I, English Language Acquisition, and data analysis are areas managed through this department.

The Director of Elementary Education oversees the operation of all elementary schools, excluding charter schools, The Village Preschool, and supervises elementary school principals.

The Director of Secondary Education oversees the operation of middle and high schools, the Options program, Career and Technical Education and supervises middle and high school principals, as well as Coordinator of Career and Technical Education.

The Director of Special Education and Student Support Services oversees all special education services and supervises the special education coordinators.

The Director of Alternative Education oversees the operation of district alternative programs including Pathways, Options, and the Redirection Center.

Over 1,500 students with disabilities, preschool through age 21, receive services in all district schools, either in separate programs specially tailored to meet their needs, or in regular classrooms with appropriate assistance. All schools provide identification services to determine a student’s eligibility for special education. In addition the Child Find screening service identifies special needs children younger than age five. In compliance with state law, vision and hearing screening services are provided for all students in kindergarten, first, second, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth grade.

Each school site has, at a minimum, a building resource team, consisting of a resource teacher, school psychologist, speech/language pathologist, and occupational therapist. Specific programs include: Child Find, Early Childhood, SCIL (Self-Contained Individualized Learning), PACE (Progression for Adaptive and Cognitive Education), Transition (community based, 18-21 years of age), services for the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired, Visually Impaired, and Audiology. 

If you have specific questions regarding your child, we recommend that you start with your child's school site staff. If additional assistance or information is needed, please contact one of the special education coordinators listed below.