Special Education
- About Special Education
- Accessing Special Education Services
- Preschool Special Education
- Elementary Special Education
- Secondary Special Education
- Special Education Supervisor School Assignments
- Programs and Services
- Disabilities
- SPED - Parent Advisory Council
- Links and Resources
- Homebound Services
- Child Find
- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
- Restorative Practices
- Social Emotional learning (SEL)
- Cultural Responsiveness
- Trauma Informed
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Tennessee recognizes specific disability categories for the identification of students with disabilities. A student may become eligible for special education services if an evaluation determines the student meets the criteria for one or more of these disabilities.Specific definitions and evaluation procedures can be found in the
Disability Categories
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Autism
Intellectually Gifted
Blind
Language Impairments
Deaf-Blindness
Multiple Disabilities
Deafness
Orthopedic Impairments
Developmental Delay
Other - Health Impairments
Emotional Disturbance
Speech Impairments
Functional Delay
Traumatic Brain Injury
Hearing Impairments
Visual Impairments
Intellectual Disability
Specific Learning Disability