Tri-County School Corporation

Cooperative School Services Parent Handbook

Cooperative School Services — Administrative Office, 1389 Saint Gaspar Drive, Rensselaer, Indiana 47978

Phone: 219.866.8540 — Fax: 219.866.4668 — cooperativeschoolservices.org

Believing in the worth and dignity of every person, Cooperative School Services, in partnership with our nine school corporations, strives to enable all students to reach their potential through the provision of quality special education services.

Member Districts

  • Benton Community
  • Frontier
  • Kankakee Valley
  • North Newton
  • North White
  • Rensselaer Central
  • South Newton
  • Tri-County
  • West Central

Introduction

All member districts of the cooperative provide a full continuum of special education services for our students. Special education includes specially designed instruction to meet a student’s unique educational needs and related services to support a student’s educational program. The services range from support for students placed in general education classroom settings to self-contained, specialized programs.

Table of Contents

The Cooperative School Services Parent Handbook covers the following topics:

  • Definitions
  • Child Find
  • Confidentiality
  • Educational Surrogate
  • Procedural Safeguards
  • Age of Majority / Transfer of Rights
  • Evaluation Procedures
  • Eligibility Categories
  • Case Conference Procedures
  • Alternate Diploma
  • Related Services
  • Discipline

For the full handbook content, please refer to the official PDF on the Tri-County website.