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Download the Special Needs Profile (2023 Special Needs- Brazil, Porto Alegre) for this school to learn more about their capability to support students with exceptionalities.

Infographic on special needs education in Porto Alegre Brazil at the assisted school PanAmerican International School of Porto Alegre. In general, the school can support students whose learning support needs are MILD MODERATE. 

The school is able and willing to accommodate students within the following categories: 
hearing impaired-no
physically and orthopedically impaired- yes
visually impaired-no
autistic- yes
specifically learning disabled-yes
intellectually disabled- no
behaviorally/emotionally disturbed- yes
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-  yes
learning support teacher- yes
co-teaching/team teaching in the classroom-yes 
academic support class secondary school- yes
support special needs preschoolers- yes
use of IEP and ILP-yes 

The school does not have  a self-contained classroom.

Maximum hours per week per student for push in 40 for pull out 9.

Special needs support staff in the school include: 
Nurse-3
Psychologist-0
Social Worker-0
Special Needs Coordinator-0
Learning Support Teacher-4
Guidance Counselor-4

Services are available in English at post for the following: 
psychoeducational assessment- yes
speech therapy-yes
occupational therapy- yes
physical therapy-yes
behavior and/or autism specialist (ABA/Behavior Plan/Interventions)-yes
social skills group/social skills training-yes
US credentialed reading specialist-yes 
reading remediation-yes
reading programs for Dyslexia (Ortho Gillingham etc.)-no
math specialist-yes

The school can provide the following: 
1:1 classroom aide- yes
special transportation- no
transportation paraprofessional-  no

Pan American – the International School of Porto Alegre – is an international, American, not-for-profit, preschool age 3 -12th grade coeducational, secular, bilingual, multicultural school founded in 1966. Pan American is fully accredited by Cognia in the United States along with the MEC (ministry of education) in Brazil. In 2022, the PAS students had a 90% pass rate while the worldwide pass rate was 67%. Over seventy percent of our seniors attend university out of Brazil, typically in the USA, Canada, and Europe.

This is intended to provide general information. Prospective users of the schools may wish to inquire further of A/OPR/OS or contact the school directly for more specific and up-to-the-minute information. Information and statistics are current as of September 2022 and provided by the school.

NOTE: School situations can change quickly, particularly as schools face cutbacks to learning support programs due to the pandemic, unrest, and economic uncertainty. For the most current information, work with the REO and school. Information in this document was collected by the Department of State’s Office of Overseas Schools directly from the school in fall 2022 and shows the availability of services rather than an assessment of the quality of the services. The profile is intended as a jumping off point for a conversation with the REO and school to understand the best fit for your child. Definitions may vary school to school.

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