Heartwood School
Heartwood School serves students in Ingham ISD service area who are eligible to receive services under the categories of moderate and severe cognitive impairments, severe multiple impairments and autism spectrum disorders. Heartwood staff work with local school districts and families to provide center-based programs and services to students, as determined through the IEP process. Heartwood School does not enroll students independent of local involvement. Children who attend Heartwood School are between the ages of 3 and 26.
After the opening of the Beekman Center in 1968, students receiving special education services continued to grow. The need for a second location serving students throughout the Ingham ISD service area increased and Heartwood School was opened in 1978. Heartwood School has been operated by Ingham ISD since its opening.
Key features of the Heartwood School renovation would include:
New Front Addition: Welcoming entrance featuring a canopy and heated sidewalks to accommodate students with mobility challenges, ensuring safe access via bus and auto loops. The new addition would also include appropriate spaces for life skills instruction and therapeutic supports.
Spacious, Secure Vestibule: Visitors would enter through a spacious, secure vestibule directly accessible through the arrival area.
Seamless Circulation: Easily supervised main pathway flooded with natural light.
Remodeled Instructional Spaces: Remodeling to provide right-sized classrooms, add adjacent restrooms and storage areas, and introduce natural light into classrooms.
Site Improvements: Outdoor amenities would include a new playscape for the ASD population and enhanced play areas, patios and walking paths as well as necessary improvements to driveways.
