Bangor-Region 4

Mission Statement-The mission of the Southern Penobscot Regional Program for Children with Exceptionalities is to provide regional educational opportunities for children with exceptionalities through a collaborative sharing of resources and to promote programs that enhance the instructional and administrative expertise of professionals in a cost efficient and effective manner.The Southern Penobscot Regional Program for Children with Exceptionalities is committed to the concept of providing a free appropriate public education to all children in the least restrictive environment. The Regional programs serve as components of each participating district’s continuum of services required by state and federal law The programs are designed to meet the needs of students whose districts are unable to provide local educational programs which offer the student appropriate educational benefit. Each program varies with the nature of the population served, assuring that each student participates in school and community mainstream opportunities to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of the student.