Special Education

Dave Kelly, Administrator for Special Education
269-469-6035
dkelly@nbas.org

Karla Madison, Special Education Secretary
269-469-6068
kmadison@nbas.org

1112 E. Clay Street
New Buffalo Michigan 49117

New Buffalo Area Schools offers:

Speech and Language Pathology Services for district residents from age 3 through high school.
We offer a variety of programs outside of the traditional K-12 to meet the student’s needs in order to increase academic success. On staff we have teachers who are certified under Cognitive Impairment, Learning Disabled, Emotional Impairment, and Physical/Other Health Impairment.
We offer Resource Room and Learning Disabled, but do not have a self-contained room in the district.

If your child has special educational need beyond what have available, we do offer county-wide specialized programs to help meet their educational needs.

Hearing Impaired
Visually Impaired
Specific Learning Disabled
Early Childhood Developmental Delay
Severely Multiply Impaired
Speech & Language Impaired
Physically Impaired
Otherwise Health Impaired
Cognitive Impairment
Emotionally Impaired
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Traumatic Brain Injury

New to Special Education? The following links will help families understand the process and their rights under special education law.

Parent Advisory Committee (PAC): The Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is a group of parents who have one thing in common: a child with a disability.

Family Matters: Provides an easy understanding of Special Education. Family Matters is provided through Michigan Department of Education. These linked documents are not a substitute for official laws and regulations.