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For those hearing
impaired students who are linguistically, academically, socially and
emotionally able, a mainstream educational program supervised and
implemented by the Lake Drive Program is available.

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Mainstream education
with comprehensive support services is available throughout the
Mountain Lakes school district for academically able students. This
includes mainstream opportunities within the Wildwood Elementary
School, Briarcliff Middle School, and the Mountain Lakes High School.
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In addition, there
are preschool and early elementary inclusion classrooms combining
community children and children with hearing loss.
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There is also a team
of mainstream resource consultants who provide support and in-service
education to students in their home school districts.
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Organization of Mainstream Program

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Lake Drive School
plans and organizes IEP in conjunction with student's home district
case manager, parents, and staff at mainstream school.
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Students spend a
portion of the day in mainstream with support services of teacher of
the deaf in mainstream, as needed.
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Orientation and
in-service training for teachers of mainstream classrooms.
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Team approach for
monitoring student progress.
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Sensitivity and
awareness sessions with hearing pupils.
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Interpreter, C-Print,
and note-taker services.
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