Mission Statement

 It is the policy of the Tooele County District that students with disabilities shall be served in their neighborhood school unless otherwise dictated by the student's Individual Education Program (IEP). Students placed in their neighborhood school shall be placed in age-appropriate classes. Students shall be served in the regular classroom with supplemental aids and services unless dictated by the IEP.

The Tooele County School Board believes that a student's becoming eligible for special education services does not diminish the school's responsibility for educating the student. Students with disabilities should be considered foremost as members of their school community and the shared responsibility of all school personnel. While Federal law requires that the school district offer a full continuum of placements, it is the belief of the Board of Education that the students of the Tooele County School District benefit when students with disabilities participate in the regular curriculum and classroom. While the placement is left up to the IEP team, appropriate participation by students with disabilities in both curricular and extracurricular school activities is desired. Placements of students must be based upon the unique needs of the eligible student, the IEP goals and objectives, and the benefit to both the student with disabilities and his/her peers.