School to Work Alliance Program (SWAP) is a cummunity-based program, partnered with the Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) designed to help individuals (ages 15-24) with mild to moderate disabilities find and maintain employment. Individuals must have transitioned to or are ready to transition from school to work.
Cheyenne Mountain School District (CMSD) accepts the responsibility for providing a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for children ages 3-21, who are eligible for special education and related services. In honoring the central tenets of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Exceptional Children’s Education Act (ECEA) statutes, students have access to the general education curriculum and community with appropriate supplemental aides and services. CMSD offers a continuum of services to students with disabilities based on individual, educational needs. The district employs to include special education teachers, speech/language pathologists, school psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, vision and hearing specialists, and a variety of other support staff. The district serves approximately 500 students who are eligible for special education from preschool through transition (age 21).
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