Half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Our special needs population is continuing to grow with each passing year. With that growth we are seeing an increase in our students' range/type of needs as well. Our building currently does not have a room or an area where our students can go to stimulate their senses, run off energy or take a break. We have been very fortunate to have a space open up that we can use but we don’t have any items to put in it.
Sensory rooms can help students decompress but can also be vital to their sensory development and stimulation. School budget cuts have led to the inability to properly fund programs (such as special education) and unfortunately these cuts interfere with providing our students with "extra" resources.
Many of our special needs students also require occupational and/or physical therapy. Creating a multi-sensory area at our school is an ideal way to continue the same benefits of OT/PT at school. It also allows our students consistently practice the same therapies and methods between therapy sessions. I would love the ability for our students to simply go down the hall at school and have access to an environment designed specifically for their needs.
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Our special needs population is continuing to grow with each passing year. With that growth we are seeing an increase in our students' range/type of needs as well. Our building currently does not have a room or an area where our students can go to stimulate their senses, run off energy or take a break. We have been very fortunate to have a space open up that we can use but we don’t have any items to put in it.
Sensory rooms can help students decompress but can also be vital to their sensory development and stimulation. School budget cuts have led to the inability to properly fund programs (such as special education) and unfortunately these cuts interfere with providing our students with "extra" resources.
Many of our special needs students also require occupational and/or physical therapy. Creating a multi-sensory area at our school is an ideal way to continue the same benefits of OT/PT at school. It also allows our students consistently practice the same therapies and methods between therapy sessions. I would love the ability for our students to simply go down the hall at school and have access to an environment designed specifically for their needs.