The Nashua School District Special Education Department strives to ensure that students with educational disabilities are provided with a free and appropriate public education (FAPE). This includes access to the general education curriculum whenever appropriate, as mandated by Federal statutes and State standards.  

The special education process is designed to enable parents of students with educational disabilities and the School District to work together to ensure that each child is provided an appropriate education. The Nashua School district believes that parents are an important part of this process and are encouraged to take an active role.

The Nashua School district has a strong and longstanding belief in appropriate inclusion.  As a result, the district has been regarded as a national demonstration site for appropriate inclusion since 1989.  The district recognized the benefit of inclusive school environment long before the federal regulations were issued in 1999, strengthening the mandate that students with disabilities receive educational programming in the general education classroom whenever possible. 

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