The special education component of RESA 2 is for the improvement of special programs for handicapped and gifted exceptional learners in the six counties. A full-time Director of Special Education is responsible for the following activities:
Development and improvement of services to exceptional learners.
Development and revision of procedures used to implement the state and federal laws related to special education.
Helping parents to become full partners in the education process of their exceptional child.
Improving the effectiveness of the school level decision making process used to refer children to special education programs.
Improving teaching skills of teachers involved in the specially designed instruction for exceptional learners.
Providing special activities for exceptional students and/or their teachers.
The yearly implementation of these activities reflects the on-going commitment by the six counties of RESA 2 to provide quality programming services for exceptional learners.