McAlester Public Schools provides special education and related services according to the mandates of the Federal Individual with Disabilities Education Act (2004) and the State of Oklahoma's rules and policies.
The Special Education Services of the Oklahoma Department of Education provides school districts like ours with detailed procedures for the delivery of special education services. Special Education Services are provided under the following areas of eligibility:
Deafness and Hearing Impairment (HI)
Developmental Delay (DD) age 3 through 9
Other Health Impairment (OHI)
Orthopedic Impaired (OI)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Visually Impaired (VI)
Services and accommodations not related to the disabilities listed above may be provided through Section 504 plans.