Special Education

Lafayette provides a variety of special education services, including specialized instruction, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and behavioral support. Parents that have concerns regarding possible disabilities should refer to the contacts below for more information.

Lafayette uses a Response to Intervention (RTI) model that incorporates the general education teachers, resource teachers, and special education staff in a three-tiered approach to assisting students with learning differences.

See WISE (We In Special Education) Newsletters

Meeting Dates for 2010 - 2011

All meetings start at 3:30 pm and take place in the Special Education Services Center (trailer door closest to the school).

• Meeting dates and topics for the school year - to be announced

Special Education Contacts

Children Ages 0-35 month:

• DC Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Division (ITDD)
• 202-727-3665 (24 hour ChildFind hotline)

Children Ages 3-5

• Early Stages website
  
• 202-698-8037

School-Age Children

• DCPS Neighborhood School - Navigating the Special Education Process
  
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Special Education Coordinator for Lafayette Elementary School
• 202-320-9312 (Jillian Diesner)

WISE Newsletters

2009-2010

• May (learning disabilities)
• April (ADHD)
• March (executive function skills)
• February (special education at Deal Middle School)
• December (early childhood development)
• November (speech and language therapy)
• October (occupational therapy)
• September (autism)