Department of Special Education
9525 Highland Road
Howell, MI 48843
Ph:  (810) 626-2102  Fax:  (810) 626-2103

Mission Statement

The Hartland Special Education Department in partnership with parents, community and fellow educators, is dedicated to providing a learning environment that results in positive educational growth consistent with individual abilities and develops productive members of society.

Overview

The Hartland Consolidated School District is committed to providing students with disabilities a free and appropriate public education consistent with federal and state laws. These laws require the district to identify, locate and assess all students within the district who may have disabilities, and then provide appropriate programs and/or related services to those eligible. These services are provided based on the individual needs of the student and the recommendation of the Individuals Education Program (IEP), a legal document that describes how Hartland Consolidated Schools will provide services to a student with exceptional needs.

Programs and services are provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which was signed into law in 1997. Legislation was signed in December 2004 reauthorizing it as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. Hartland Consolidated Schools offers a continuum of programs and service options, ranging from least restrictive to most restrictive environments. Such options include:  general education with special education supports and services, resource room support, self-contained programs, LESA center-based programs, and homebound education.