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2023 Special Needs Bahamas, Freeport

March 31, 2023

Infographic on special needs education in Freeport Bahamas at the assisted school Lucaya International School (LIS). In general, the school can support students whose learning support needs are MILD MODERATE. The school application process requires parents to share support documents and other information prior to enrollment for the school to review. The school is able and willing to accommodate students within the following categories: hearing impaired-no physically and orthopedically impaired- no visually impaired-yes autistic- yes specifically learning disabled-yes intellectually disabled- no behaviorally/emotionally disturbed-no multiple disabilities-yes other health impairment- yes speech or language impaired- yes traumatic brain injury- no Special needs support services include: teacher accommodations-yes teacher accommodations learning support teacher- no learning support teacher- yes co-teaching/team teaching in the classroom- no academic support class secondary school- yes support special needs preschoolers- no use of IEP and ILP- yes The school has a self-contained classroom for Middle School, High school. Maximum hours per week per student for push in case-by-case for pull out case-by-case. Special needs support staff in the school include: Nurse-0 Psychologist-0 Social Worker-0 Special Needs Coordinator-0 Learning Support Teacher-1 Guidance Counselor-1 Services are available in English at post for the following: psychoeducational assessment- yes speech therapy-no occupational therapy-yes physical therapy-no behavior and/or autism specialist (ABA/Behavior Plan/Interventions)-yes social skills group/social skills training-yes US credentialed reading specialist- no reading remediation-yes reading programs for Dyslexia (Ortho Gillingham etc.)-no math specialist-yes The school can provide the following: 1:1 classroom aide-no special transportation- no transportation paraprofessional- no

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