It is the policy of the Union R-XII School District to provide students with disabilities between the ages of three to 21 years, a free and appropriate public education (FAPE).  The term "students with disabilities" includes all students defined as "handicapped" and "severely handicapped" in accordance with 162.675(2)(3) RSMo and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Special education classes and services are offered for preschool & school-aged students with the following educational disabilities:

• Autism

• Deaf/Blind

• Emotional Disturbance

• Hearing Impairment

• Specific Learning Disability

• Orthopedic Impairment

• Other Health Impaired

• Intellectual Disability

• Multiple Disability

• Language Impaired

• Sound System Disorder/Voice/ Fluency

• Traumatic Brain Injury

• Visual Impairment

• Young Child with Developmental Delay

  Related Services:

• Occupational Therapy

• Physical Therapy

• Speech and Language Therapy

• Vision, Orientation, and Mobility

The State School for Severely Handicapped and Franklin County Special Education Cooperative is available for our students when appropriate.

To refer your child for a Special Education evaluation, please contact the student's school counselor or Amy Orscheln at 636-584-0157 x 1673