Victress Bower School for Exceptional Students - Norco

Victress Bower School for Exceptional Students is a public special education school in the Corona-Norco Unified School District serving students with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), complex medical and physical needs, and significant cognitive impairments. The school provides specialized programming for students ages 3-22, with a reported grade span of K-12 and transition services extending to age 22.

The school creates highly individualized education programs that are medically informed and delivered in the least restrictive environment, prioritizing functional skills for daily life, communication, and independence. It offers a nurturing, predictable setting with multi-sensory experiences and promotes inclusion with non-disabled peers at school and in the community while partnering closely with families, nurses, therapists, and medical professionals.

Enrollment occurs through district placement via the IEP process. The school follows the PRIDE mission of providing quality early intervention, revising curriculum to individual needs, integrating students, developing communication and decision-making skills, and encouraging community awareness of disabilities. It is tuition-free for eligible students placed by their local school districts.