Special Education Effective Integration - Campus Survey

SPECIAL EDUCATION EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION

CAMPUS SURVEY

            Magallanes District is composed of ten elementary schools and one high school.  It has a total school district population of 4,200 students – 3,000 pupils in the elementary and 1,200 students in the high school.  The special school in Magallanes District is housed in the campus of Magallanes Central Elementary School, Magallanes, Agusan del Norte.  The campus has a population of 1,500 pupils; and only 15 special education pupils are served in the entire district.

            The support programs available in the special school of Magallanes District are as follows: Special Education Resource, Adaptive Physical Education, Counseling, PTA/PTO and Technology Support.  It has only three special education teachers; one for each of the following disabilities, hearing-impaired, visually-impaired and learning disability respectively.  The pupils enrolled in the special school have not undergone assessment and evaluation by a developmental pediatrician.  They were identified and enrolled through mapping conducted by the school prior to the opening of the school year. 

            The school lacks several services that should be provided to the children with special needs.  Initially, the children have not undergone a thorough assessment by a developmental pediatrician.  Since appropriate evaluation was not conducted, therefore appropriate interventions and treatment will not be possible.