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Fort Payne City Schools

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Special Education Information

WHO CAN MAKE A REFERRAL
Who can make a referral?...What information is needed?

Disability Definitions and Criteria
DISABILITIES Autism- Autism is a developmental disability that significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction evident before age three that adversely affects educational performance.

Child Find Activities
The Special Education Department promotes opportunities for gifted and disabled students to participate in educational activities designed to help each student achieve maximum potential.

Department Coordinator

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Christy Jackson 

 205 45th Street NE

Fort Payne, AL  35967

Phone: (256) 845-0915

Email: cjackson@fpcsk12.com

Mrs. Jackson is a graduate of Fort Payne High School. She graduated with a Bachelors degree in Special Education from Jacksonville State University, where she also earned her Masters degree in Special Education. She holds a Masters and an Educational Specialist degree in Administration from the University of Alabama.