Special Services

Welcome to the Department of Special Services

Holly Area Schools Schools provides a full range of educational programs for academically and physically challenged students in compliance with state and federal laws. These services are provided to qualified individuals residing within our school district. Programs through Special Services vary for each child and are customized to the student's individual needs.

Our Mission:

Holly Area Schools Department of Special Education is a bridge that connects all learners to each other, the community, and to the success of their futures. Through offering exceptional holistic programs and services centered on the whole child, HAS will focus on the academic, physical, social, emotional, behavioral, and communication needs of our students. We are committed to developing and expanding our continuum of options for students to participate in general education.

Our Vision:

Holly Area Schools will create a community of students who have the skills, knowledge, and experiences to contribute to the values of their schools, families, communities, and country. HAS will provide, through a holistic educational approach, experiences to cultivate self-reliance and independence. Our students will build the skills and confidence needed to be successful contributing members to our society.

The programs and services listed below are provided through this office.

External Link Ancillary Services
Adult Transition
Child Find
Early Childhood Special Education
Early On® Oakland
Homebound Services
Section 504

District Process for Determination of a Specific Learning Disability:

The district uses a Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses Process for the determination of a Specific Learning Disability for all buildings and all grades in the district and includes the following:

1) The student does not achieve adequately for the student's age or to meet State approved grade level standards in one or more of the areas identified at 34 CFR §300.309(a)(1)(i) when provided with learning experiences and instruction appropriate for the student's age or State-approved grade level standards; and
2) The student exhibits a pattern of strengths and weaknesses in performance, achievement, or both, relative to age, State approved grade level standards, or intellectual development, that is determined by the MET to be relevant to the identification of a SLD, using appropriate assessments, consistent with the IDEA Evaluation Procedures and Additional Requirements for Evaluations and Reevaluations.

Special Services Records Notice

Attention Parents/Guardians, Former Students, Eligible (Adult) Students:

Please take notice that Holly Area Schools intends to destroy certain student records for students who graduated or left the District on or before May 30, 2018 with Special Education or with a 504 Plan on or before May 30, 2021. Holly Area Schools has determined that it no longer has a need to maintain those records.

If you are a parent/guardian or a former student who would like to inspect those records scheduled for destruction as described in this notice, please contact: Special Education Department at 248-328-3170. Please note that unless Holly Area Schools has received a request before August 30, it may destroy those records as permitted by state and federal law.