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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF EDUCATING THE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILD.
MCGAHAN, F.E.
IN THE GALENA PARK PROGRAM A HANDICAPPED CHILD IS PLACED IN SPECIAL CLASSES AND A RAPID LEARNING CHILD IS GIVEN CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT. COOPERATION IS REQUIRED AMONG THE PERSONNEL, THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR, THE VISITING TEACHER, THE NURSE, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, THE REMEDIAL TEACHER, AND THE ATTENDANCE SUPERVISOR. THE MOST VITAL ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM IS THE PLACEMENT OF THE CHILD IN THE CLASSES WHICH WILL ENABLE HIM TO DEVELOP HIS MAXIMAL POTENTIAL AND, EVENTUALLY, TO WORK SUCCESSFULLY AT A JOB IN THE COMMUNITY. WHEN THIS OCCURS, A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA MAY BE GRANTED, ACCOMPANIED WITH THE STATEMENT THAT THE DIPLOMA IS ISSUED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION.
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Authoring Institution: Galena Park Public Schools, TX.
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