Exceptional Children

A Webb Street graduate smiles while posing for a photo with three of her teachers.

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Gaston County Schools' Department for Exceptional Children is to ensure that children and youth with disabilities develop educationally, socially, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of a free, appropriate education and related services in the least restrictive environment.

Current DEC initiatives include:

Implementation of NC State Improvement Project Grant for Reading, Math, Co-Teaching, and Adolescent Literacy
Child Find
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention-CPI
Post Secondary Transition Program-Gaston Links Program
Coaching Initiative for all EC Teachers

Click here to visit the N.C. Department of Public Instruction Exceptional Children website.