Our continuum of services for students with IEPs provides personalized support to students identified with:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Deaf-Blindness, Deaf Hard of Hearing
• Developmental Delay (ages 3-10)
• Emotional Disability
• Intellectual Disability
• Orthopedic Impairment
• Other Health Impairment
• Specific Learning Disability
• Speech-Language Impairment
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Visual Impairment

Students with a disability have multiple options for their journey through high school and into independent living.  For detailed information, please visit the link below:

SDOC Secondary Course of Study Options for Students with IEPs

For more information on how eligibility for special education services is determined, please visit the link below:

SC Code of Laws Section 43-243.1 - Criteria for Entry into Programs of Special Education for Students with Disabilities

If you suspect your child has a disability, you will need to submit a referral form to your child's teacher or school.   If your child is homeschooled or attends a private school, please return the form to the School District of Oconee County Department of Special Education Services.

SDOC Special Education Services Referral Form

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Federal law concerning the education of students with disabilities, requires schools to provide you, the parents of a child with a disability, with a notice containing a full explanation of the procedural safeguards available under IDEA and U.S. Department of Education regulations.

SDOC Procedural Safeguards Notice - English

SDOC Procedural Safeguards Notice - Spanish

The South Carolina Department of Education Office of Exceptional Children provides standards for evaluation and eligibility determination for different types of disabilities.  You may view the document at the link below:

Standards for Evaluation & Eligibility Determination (SEED)

The SC Department of Education provides resources for parents of a child with a disability.  You may view those resources at the link below:

SC Department of Education IDEA Parent Resources

Information about  the responsibility of the School DIstrict of Oconee to serve students with a disability who are home-schooled or attend private school can be found in the link below.

Parent Information Regarding Services to Students with Disabilities Voluntarily Enrolled by their Parents in Private School/Home School

There are multiple agencies available to you as a parent/guardian of a child with a disability.  You  may click on the logos below to go directly to that agency's website.