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Special Services

Our Special Services department includes a wide array of programs and servicesdesigned to meet the needs of our learners with disabilities. Special education and support services are available to all learnersages birth to 21 who have not graduated and who have been identified asneeding these specialized instructional services.

These include special education, a variety of programs for students with specific disabilities, services for preschoolers with disabilities, Title I remedial services, transitional services for students with special needs from age 18 to 21, services to students attending nonpublic schools, and more.

The Special Services department includes multiple individuals, all of whom are experts in their fields:

  • Speech and Language Pathologists
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Developmental Adaptive Physical Education (DAPE) Teachers
  • Work Experience/Handicapped Coordinators
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Physical Therapist


In addition, Special Services offers support services in coordination with:

  • Counselors and Nurses (K-12)
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Transition Plus (ages 18-21)
  • Homebound Instruction
  • Special Transportation

Special Education

Our Special Education teachers and support staff provide educational programming designed  to meet the needs of our students with disabilities. 
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Special Education Advisory Committee

SEAC provides parents and community representatives a way to communicate with the school system that serves their special needs child. 
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Title I Services

Title I is a federally funded program designed to assist students below grade level in reading and math.
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Related Services

Look here for information about additional "related services" we offer—Counseling, Social Work, Nurses/Health Services, Psychology, DAPE (Developmental Adaptive Physical Education), and Speech/Language Pathology.
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IDEA and Section 504

A comparison between the provisions of two federal laws governing services to students with special needs.
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Transition Plus Program

Transition Plus Program
Transition Plus is a joint program between Hopkins, St. Louis Park, and Minnetonka school districts that works with young adults with disabilities, ages 18 to 21.
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Services for Non-Public School Students

The state requires all school districts to provide special education services to students with disabilities who attend non-public schools within the school district's borders.
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Intermediate District 287

The Hopkins School District is part of a consortium of 14 metro-area school districts who work collaboratively to provide restrictive, smaller learning environments with students who demonstrate significant, multiple, and complex needs that cannot be served in our neighborhood schools.
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Contacts & Staff

To contact us and meet our district Special Services staff
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Special Services Strategic Plan

The Special Services department has a mission and goals that guide our work.
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Parent Resource Links

There are a number of local, state, and national resources that provide helpful information and support to parents of children with disabilities.

 

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