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  • About
    • Beliefs, Missions, and Vision
    • Administration >
      • Executive Director
      • Business Services
      • Human Resources
    • Directing Board >
      • Directing Board Meetings
      • Directing Board Policies
    • LADSE Calendar
    • Member Districts
    • FOIA
    • History
    • LADSE Misson Committee
  • Programs
    • Communication Development
    • Deaf & Hard of Hearing
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Emotional Disabilities
    • Extended School Year (Summer)
    • Multi-Needs
    • Phonological
  • Services
    • Assistive Technology
    • Autism Support
    • Behavioral Consultation
    • Nursing >
      • Meet the Nurses
      • Nursing Resources
    • Physical & Occupational Therapy
    • Professional Development >
      • Online Registration
      • PD Request Form
      • Presentations & Handouts
      • Videos
    • Speech Language Pathology
    • School Psychology
    • Vocational >
      • Vocational Alliance Business-Education Partnerships
      • Employer Advisory Board
      • Project Search
      • Business and Education Partnerships 2018-19
      • Employer Appreciation Breakfast
      • NEXT STEPS
    • Wraparound
  • Resources
    • Districts
    • Parents >
      • 2019 Next Steps Resource Fair
      • Occupational and Physical Therapy Resources for Families
      • Transportation
    • Staff >
      • Staff Center
      • Staff Email
      • Embrace IEP
      • Infinite Visions
      • Evaluation Materials
      • Media Center
    • Emergency Closing Information
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History

​In the early 1950s C. Lewis Martin, the Assistant Superintendent of District 102, recognized the need for more organized and appropriate services for students with special needs.  Martin spearheaded meetings among community members, pediatricians, parents, educators, and the Director of the State Board of Education to address the needs of these children.  This resulted in districts combining resources to provide a comprehensive system of services for children with disabilities.  Martin worked to modify the Illinois School Code to allow for the formation of Special Education Joint Agreements.  In 1957, the La Grange Area Department of Special Education (LADSE) was officially established with C. Lewis Martin as Director.
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C. Lewis Martin: LADSE’s Founding Father
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