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● 1:1 student devices. With 1:1 student devices, learners can now interact and participate
with digital content instead of being passive observers. Students can now become creators
of content.

Academics

Exceptional Student Education

According to the 2017 National Educational Technology Plan,
“Learning experiences enabled by technology should be
accessible for all learners, including those with special needs.
Supports to make learning accessible should be built into
learning software and hardware by default. The approach of
including accessibility features from the beginning of the
development process, also known as universal design, is a
concept well established in the field of architecture. Modern
public buildings include features such as ramps, automatic doors, or braille on signs to
make them accessible by everyone. In the same way, features such as text-to-speech,
speech-to-text, enlarged font sizes, color contrast, dictionaries, and glossaries should be
built into educational hardware and software to make learning accessible to everyone.” 6

Technology has proven particularly effective in meeting the needs of students with disabilities.
The Exceptional Student Education (ESE) department uses technology to access forms, SIS,
deliver Professional Development, and communication via email, Google Drive, Google
Classroom, and SharePoint. Technology is vital for hybrid and flipped teaching and learning for
ESE students and teachers. The ESE Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) and goals are created
in EdPlan at every school with the ESE contacts and ESE teachers. Technology is very
important to the ESE department as IEPs are a driver of student placement. ESE also uses
Assistive Technology (AT) for district students that need access to the curriculum and
communication assistance. AT helps many students achieve their IEP and curricular goals
through the use of technology.

6 https://tech.ed.gov/files/2017/01/NETP17.pdf

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