| Students attending Las Vegas Schools who are need | | | | Schools that are in need of special education |
| of special programs need not fear they will be | | | | programs. Services are provided for Las Vegas |
| ignored. In fact, every single student attending one | | | | Schools students withdisabilities ages 3 to 21. School |
| of the many Las Vegas Schools can count on the | | | | teams collaborate with families to offer quality |
| fact that there is at least one, if not more, programs | | | | learning experiences and prepare students with |
| in place to serve their educational needs. These are | | | | disabilities for life after school. Neighborhood schools |
| magnet programs, special education, accelerated | | | | are the focus for providing services, and a full range |
| honors programs, as well as other programs to | | | | of options are availableto meet students' needs. |
| support transitional bilingual students, and specialty | | | | Disabilities can include students with learning disabilities |
| learning experiences including "Safe and Drug Free | | | | such as dyslexia, those with mental, physical, and |
| Schools", "School-to-Careers" and "Math and Science | | | | emotional handicaps. These kids cannot be ignored by |
| Enhancement". | | | | the school system, and deserve the best Las Vegas |
| MAGNET PROGRAMS | | | | Schools education they can possibly get. |
| Available to all students, Las Vegas Schools magnet | | | | ACCELERATED/HONORS PROGRAMS |
| programs are schools where students have many | | | | Beginning in 3rd grade, students attending one of the |
| different choices in areas of study. Choices include | | | | elementary Las Vegas Schools can participate in a |
| aerospace and aviation, information technologies, | | | | "Gifted and Talented Education Program" offered to |
| performing and fine arts, communications, law | | | | students in grades |
| prepatory programs, health services, travel and | | | | 3-5, students can be submitted to enter the program |
| tourism, and engineering. Any student may apply to | | | | through parent or teacher request. Las Vegas |
| attend one of these magnet programs. Of course, | | | | Schools students being considered for this program |
| they are not all offered at every grade level; but | | | | are typically evaluated with an IQ test, teacher and |
| students who have decided on a career pathway | | | | parent surveys, as well as a general knowledge test. |
| that matches with these offerings can attend one of | | | | They are then granted access to one of these Las |
| these schools confident in the knowledge that they | | | | Vegas Schools program based on how well they |
| will be preparing themselves for the future. Offering | | | | have done on these assessments. In addition, all |
| a choice in which of the Las Vegas Schools a student | | | | secondary Las Vegas Schools offer an "Honors |
| attends helps make the learning experience more | | | | Program" that provides a highly rigorous curriculum. |
| valuable, and one that students and their families are | | | | Students may also select from Advanced Placement |
| more likely to stick with. | | | | courses or choose to earn an honors or an advanced |
| SPECIAL EDUCATION | | | | diploma. Participation in these programs also improves |
| There are many students attending Las Vegas | | | | the success of the school overall. |