Related services are support services identified to assist students with disabilities in order to benefit from their special education program.  In the Sioux Falls School District, these services may include speech/language services, physical and occupational therapy, adaptive physical education, vision services, audiological services, school psychological services, and assistive technology. Related services may also include transportation and health/nursing services. Individualized Education Plan (IEP) teams determine eligibility for related services based on individual student needs.  

Specialized services of brailling and orientation and mobility are provided based on information obtained through evaluation and as documented on the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for each student. The services may take the form of Braille instruction, large print materials, assistive technology, direct one-on-one tutoring, or small group instruction within the classroom setting. Some children are served in an indirect manner through the consulting model. Orientation and mobility training is provided on an individual basis, as determined through the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process.

Services are provided based on information obtained through evaluation and as documented on the Individual Education Plan (IEP) for each student. These services may include articulation, language development, augmentative communication, direct one-on-one tutoring or small group instruction within the classroom setting. Some children are served in an indirect manner through the consulting model. The services are generally delivered utilizing the itinerant tutorial approach with some language group instruction within the classroom setting.

The Psychology Program provides evaluations for students suspected of having a disability. The program is designed to meet the mandates for initial and three-year evaluation of special education students. In addition, it provides evaluation and consultation services to assist teachers and administrators in providing appropriate programs for students.

Services are provided based on information obtained through evaluation and as documented on the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for each student. These services may include gross or fine motor development, training in activities of daily living, positioning or mobility training. Services may be delivered individually or in small groups, in pullout or classroom settings. Some children are served in an indirect manner through the consulting model.

Interpreting services are provided based on information obtained through evaluation and as documented on the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for students with deafness or hearing loss that interferes in the student's ability to learn. These services may take the form of direct one-on-one tutoring or small group instruction within the classroom setting. Some children are served in an indirect manner through the consulting model.

Please contact the appropriate location for the interpreting services you need.

Non-Early Childhood (K-12) Spoken Language Interpreters:
Please contact your School Home Liaison or your school office.

SFSD Staff - please log into InSite for scheduling information.

Early Childhood Interpreters:
Please contact your school office.