Center for Exceptional Learners
Exceptional learners come with a wide range of strengths
and abilities. The center provides leadership and state-level support for
public school gifted and talented (grades K-12) programs and for students
with disabilities from ages 3-21. The following disabilities are included:
autism spectrum disorder, communication disorder, deaf-blindness, developmental
delay, emotional disability, hearing impairment, learning disability, mental
disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment,
traumatic brain injury, and visual impairment. The center ensures that Indiana
is in compliance with the federal Individuals With Disabilities Education
Act, through monitoring of special education programs, oversight of community
and residential programs, provision of mediation and due process rights,
and sound fiscal management. The center includes High Ability Education,
which administers grants, operates a resource center, and provides workshops
and materials suited to the needs of the high ability population.
