Special Education
The Special Education Department at ITA provides services based upon individual needs of each student through an Individual Education Plan developed by a team of professionals along with the parents and the student.
The majority of our special ed. students are included in a cross-curricular program within the Biotech, Business, Communication, or Military Academies. Special education services are provided in some general education classrooms, and we provide a Resource Room staffed with special education personnel where students may receive additional assistance. Since the philosophy of ITA stresses interdisciplinary coursework across the academic and elective classes in each academy, special education students participate in each of these classes, as well. Separate, self-contained classes are available for the subjects of math and Learning Strategies, and enrollment in these is determined by a student’s IEP. Additional special education services are provided on an individual basis by our transition coordinator, school psychologist, school social worker, and speech/language teacher.
For a smaller number of special education students, ITA offers a Life Skills Academy. This provides the eligible student with the opportunity to learn academics, social skills, pre-vocational and vocational skills, and daily living skills through community-based instruction in order to enable the student to function at his/her most independent level. Enrollment in the Life Skills Academy is based upon teacher recommendation and determined by a student’s IEP team.