Special Services


75 South Street, Suite 2

Gorham Maine  04038

Phone: (207) 222-1002     FAX: (207) 839-5001

Director of Special Services                                   
Kathy Hamblen

Assistant Director of Special Services

Nicole Poole

Special Education And Section 504 Childfind Notice

Gorham School Department

SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SECTION 504 CHILDFIND NOTICE

Gorham School Department has a duty to locate, evaluate, and identify any student residing in the District who qualifies for Special Education services or any child attending the public schools who may require Section 504 accommodations or services.

Children eligible for special education include those children with disabilities who have autism, deaf-blindness, emotional disability, hearing impairment, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, acquired brain injury, visual impairment, or developmental delay and who, because of such an impairment, need special education services.

Children eligible for Section 504 accommodations or services include those children who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity.

If you suspect that your child has a disability and may need special education services or 504 accommodations, or if you would like additional information, please contact your child’s teacher, school counselor, or call the District’s Special Education Director/504 Coordinator, Kathy Hamblen at 222-1002.                                             

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Special education is governed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)and is defined as “specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.” Federal Government IDEA Site

In Maine, the rule chapter that is specific to the education of children with disabilities is Maine Department of Education Regulations, Chapter 101, Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty (MUSER).

Maine Department of Education: Office of Special Services & Inclusive Education

Chapter 33: Restraint and Seclusion in Schools