Special Education
Jason Crane
Director of Special Services
Ph: 218-336-8741
Additional Contacts
Lora Thurston
Assistant Director of Special Services Ph: 218-336-8741
Main Office:
709 Portia Johnson Drive
Duluth, MN 55811
Ph: 218-336-8740
Fax: 218-336-8775
Duluth Public Schools is dedicated to identifying, locating and evaluating students with suspected special education needs from birth to age 21. Eligible students with disabilities will be provided with a free and appropriate public education consistent with the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Special education programming is provided for students with the following disabilities:
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Deaf-Blind
- Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
- Developmental Cognitive Disability
- Developmental Delay
- Other Health Disabilities
- Physically Impaired
- Severely Multiply Impaired
- Specific Learning Disability
- Speech or Language Impairments
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Visually Impaired
We offer the full continuum of service delivery models ranging from itinerant services to fully self-contained programming at all three academic levels (elementary, middle school, high school).
Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) provides individually tailored programs for children with identified areas of need or disabilities from birth through six years of age. These services include: screening, identification, evaluation, special education, related services and support for families. An individualized educational plan is written for children who qualify for services. Services are provided in home, community, and classroom settings and are free of charge to families.
Help Me Grow - Refer a child for early childhood intervention services, including screenings and evaluations. Duluth, MN 55802 Kacy Jacobs, Ph: 218-336-8700 Trish Lough, Ph: 218-336-8744 Bridge Program 325 W. 1st Street, 3rd Floor Duluth, MN 55802 Christina "Lisa" Post, Ph: 218-336-8700 x2091 T-12 Program 325 W. 1st Street, 3rd Floor Duluth, MN 55802 Jenn Fabbro, Ph: 218-336-8965 x1174