Sartell-St. Stephen provides inclusive and comprehensive programs for students with disabilities from Preschool through 21 years of age. All schools in the District provide programming for students who qualify for special education support. Service is based on Individual Education Plans (IEPs) which specify the goals and objectives of each child.

The Special Education Department includes:

• certified teachers
• educational speech/language pathologists
• school psychologists 
• occupational therapists 
• physical therapists
• educational consultants

Services are provided for these disability categories: 

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Deaf-Blind, Deaf or Hard of Hearing 
• Emotional Behavior Disorder
• Developmental Cognitive Disability 
• Developmental Delay 
• Other Health Disability
• Physically Impaired
• Severely Multiply Impaired
• Specific Learning Disability
• Speech or Language Impairments
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Visually Impaired