Integrated Services... Partnering to achieve academic goals and realize meaningful outcomes.
Integrated Services addresses the special education and related services needs for students with disabilities identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004).
Parent Liaison Services
The Parent Liaison supports parents in several ways including with:
Parent Liaison
Heidi Graber
970-490-3225
(970) 482-7420
2407 LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80521-2297
Exceptional Student Services (ESS) provides special education and related services for eligible students with disabilities, in compliance with The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Exceptional Children’s Education Act (ECEA). The IDEA is a federal law and the ECEA are the state regulations; each provides requirements for how schools serve the educational needs of students with disabilities.
Charlie Carter
Executive Director, Student Support Services
970 613-5092
email: charlie.carter@thompsonschools.org
800 S. Taft Ave.
Loveland, CO 80537
970.613.502
Temple Grandin School
The Temple Grandin School (TGS) program is inspired by the successful educational experiences of Temple Grandin, including individualized, strength-based academic learning coupled with real-world experiences. Dr. Grandin is well-known as an individual with autism, but she is equally distinguished by her work as a university professor and designer of humane animal handling facilities. She is a unique individual that breaks the mold, and she has dedicated a large share of her public speaking to advocating on behalf of all kinds of minds. Dr. Grandin’s example reminds us that each person, whether or not they have a specific neurocognitive diagnosis, is unique, with talents waiting to be nurtured.
The students we serve at Temple Grandin School are exceptional emerging young adults with tremendous potential who bring their best efforts every school day. They come to us from a wide range of family and educational backgrounds, but share in common the challenge of finding a community of belonging. Because they are neither typical, nor typically autistic, they don’t easily fit in to our society’s established educational models.
That’s where we come in. At Temple Grandin School, our holistic learning environment is custom-fit to the neurodiverse students and families we serve. We provide a safe community where these capable students can begin to believe in themselves, persist through their challenges, and achieve their full potential.