During the 2008-2009 school-year, 211 students with or suspected of having educational disabilities were served by DCS Education and the Hamilton County School System. Of those served, 170 of the students were from the Hamilton County Region and the other 41 were placed here from other counties. Of course, this count does not take into consideration those children under the age of three that are served by Tennessee Early Intervention.
As of today, June 11, 2009, there are 111 students in state custody with educational disabilities: 85 from Hamilton Co and 24 placed here from other counties. (5 Bradley Co; 4 Marion Co; 2 each from Coffee, McMinn, Franklin, and Warren Co; 1 each from Blount, Campbell, Knox, Lawrence, Polk, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi; and 1 student from Michigan here on ICPC.
We education specialist also serve 41 Hamilton Region students with educational disabilities in other regions of the state and I am assisted by the Education Specialist from the region in which the children are placed.
As a team, we are backed up by our Education Consultant 2s (supervisors) and our illustrious leader, DCS Director of Education Mary Meador, and last but not least our ever-willing-to-help Administrative Secretary, Shirley Verble.
Lois Rhea
