What is Royal Palm School?

• Most restrictive non-residential educational facility.
• Serves students with the most severe disabilities and medical needs ages 3-22 years.
• Severe disabilities include physical, cognitive and social deficits.
• Provides multitude of services onsite to students with multiple needs.
• The entire physical environment has been designed and structured around the unique needs of our students.

Primary Exceptionalities at Royal Palm School Include:

• Intellectually Disabled (IND)
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
• Dual Diagnosis (DD)
• Orthopedically Impaired (PI)
• PK Special Needs 

Related Services

• Speech/Language Therapy
• Vision
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Orientation and Mobility
• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy

Service Providers:

• Teachers with ESE certification.
• Full time Speech and Language Pathologists
• Physical Therapist
• Occupational Therapist
• Behavior Resource Teacher
• Behavior Intervention Associate
• Nurse and Medication Nurses
• Transition Specialist
• Community Language Facilitators (Spanish/Creole)
• Support Staff

Population Served

• Students with significant/severe physical, emotional, cognitive, communication and social deficits.
• Majority of the students are non-verbal, and use low tech communication devices.
• Students with intense medical needs such as G-tube feeding and trach/suctioning.

Royal Palm School Should Be Considered:

• When all strategies and modifications related to the targeted problem have been implemented and are unsuccessful as supported by documentation.
• When a student enters Palm Beach County from another State/County Special School.

Points to Consider Prior to Placement

• The moment a student is considered for Royal Palm School, the Area ESE Team Leader and the Area Resource Teacher (ART) for South Region is to be contacted.
• A representative from Royal Palm School must be included in the meetings.

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