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Programs and Services

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Instructional Support and Services


CONNECTIONS is a referral-based program serving students from the 28​ Orange County school districts, surrounding charter schools, ad neighboring counties throughout the region by providing ​specialized educational support and services.  Referrals are made solely by a student's district of residence or charter school when a more intensive educational setting is needed. 

Students we serve:

  • Autism 
  • Intellectual disability
  • Orthopedic impairment
  • Multiple handicapped
  • Emotional disability
  • Visual impairment
  • Deaf and hard of hearing​
  • Deaf with disabilities

Serving students across 13 campuses in Orange County, the CONNECTIONS program is organized into four Administrative Units, or AUs. AU 1 serves students in North Orange County, AU 2 in Central Orange County, and AU 3 in South Orange County. AU 4, a regional program dedicated to students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH), operates in Irvine and Costa Mesa.​​​