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Special Education Preschool is provided for children between the ages of 3 years to 5 years old who are eligible for special education and related services. Students are served through a continuum of program options in the Least Restrictive Environment appropriate for the child. Instructional activities, specialized instruction and early childhood intervention services are provided for each child in accordance with a team developed, specialized Individualized Education Program (IEP). Related services may include speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and curb-to-curb transportation. Itinerant services in an early childhood education setting are provided when appropriate.
Eligibility for the Special Education Preschool Program requires that children:
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Are 3 to 5 years of age and are not eligible for kindergarten
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Demonstrate a disability or exhibit significant delays
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Documented deficits exist in one or more of the following areas :
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Communication skill
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Motor functioning
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Social-emotional/behavioral functioning
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Cognitive abilities
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Adaptive behavior
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Hearing
or Vision
as determined by a multidisciplinary team through multi-factored evaluation.
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The goals and activities of the Special Education Preschool Program represent the cooperative efforts of early childhood intervention specialists, related service providers and parents working together. Each child’s participation in a program that provides readiness, socialization, language and literacy skills as well as meeting individual needs, prepares him or her for success in school.
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A variety of therapies can be provided in general education preschool classrooms, self-contained preschool classrooms, at community sites or in the child’s neighborhood school.
A parent may refer their child if they have concerns in any of the areas mentioned above with the link below.
Parent referrals: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/5fcbfbc7ac0b4a18aa31940bca52b600
Any other questions, concerns or referrals, please contact us:
Contacts:
East Professional Center, 1st Floor
1349 East 79th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44109
Marianne (Mary) Wolf, Director, Preschool Special Education
marianne.wolf@clevelandmetroschools.org
216.838.1966
Janna Head, Program Manager, Preschool Special Education
janna.head@clevelandmetroschools.org
216.650.7387
Lindsey LaFollette, Coordinator, Special Education Outreach - transitions from Bright Beginnings
216.838.1964
Administrative Assistant - Intake Coordinator for Preschool Assessments
Nicole Bodero Baker, Office Assistant - Preschool Special Education Enrollment
nicole.bodero@clevelandmetroschools.org
216.838.1963
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