We believe that each student is to be educated in the least restrictive environment--to the maximum extent possible with non-disabled peers.
Effingham Unit #40 School District strives to provide a continuum of educational services based on each student's educational needs. The programs range from speech services only, learning disabilities resource services, to self-contained programs for students with extensive needs.
Service Area
Effingham Unit #40 also provides Special Education Services for students attending Sacred Heart, St. Anthony Schools, and other private schools in Unit #40 School District. Students with special needs who are being home-schooled are also eligible to receive services.
Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education
Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education (EIASE) leases classrooms for their TLC programs and also East Side School for their Southern Region Treatment and Learning Center. Contract services with EIASE include the following:
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Adaptive Physical Therapy
- Vision
- Hearing
- Vocational Educational Services
Additional Resources
Council for Disability Rights
IL Dept. of Special Education
Notice of Procedural Safeguards