Fenton Special Education

The Special Education Department, administered by the Genesee Intermediate School District, employs more than 500 professionals. The department offers special education services for students with mental and developmental disabilities throughout Genesee County in Michigan. It provides technical assistance to local school districts and public school academies. The Special Education Department Day offers treatment programs for students suffering from emotional impairment conditions. The department also provides vocational assessment and orientation and mobility services. In addition, it offers physical and occupational therapies. The Special Education Department provides consultation solutions for students with autism spectrum disorder. The department provides classroom programs for students with early childhood developmental delays.

Genesee Intermediate School District provides education and lifelong learning opportunities. It also provides career and technology education. The school district provides business and transportation services. The school district offers various health, safety and nutrition programs. It provides communication assistance and support, and offers information on educational issues linking schools to the broader community. The school district assists constituent districts in the selection, acquisition, implementation, usage and maintenance of education-related technology. Its partnership includes GenNET and the Greater Flint Educational Consortium. The school district provides training for professional development and develops or coordinates programs to aid instruction and learning. The school district is located in Flint, Mich.

Located in Burton, Mich., Barhitte Elementary School is a part of Bentley Community Schools. The school serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade four. The elementary school s curriculum includes language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, language and fine arts. The school also conducts computer application classes. The school provides a range of extracurricular programs in music and physical education. Barhitte Elementary School organizes classroom activities, field trips, science night, art shows and special assemblies. The school s staff includes a social worker, speech therapist and reading consultant. Barhitte Elementary School operates a library.