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 CMSD Preschool Program requires that children:
Are 3 to 5 years of age and arenot eligible for kindergarten*(if the birthday is on or before September 30, 2019, the child is eligible for Kindergarten)
Demonstrate a disability or exhibit significant delays
Documented deficits exist in one or more of the following areas :
Communication skills
Motor functioning
Social-emotional/behavioral functioning
Cognitive abilities
Adaptive behavior
Hearing or Vision as determined by a multidisciplinary team through multi-factored evaluation.
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, languageand literacyskills as well as meeting individual needs, prepares him or her for success in school.
A variety of therapies can be provided in general education preschool classrooms, self-containedpreschool classrooms, at communitysites or in the child’sneighborhoodschool.
A parent may refer their child if they have concerns in any of the areas mentioned above with the link below.
Parent referrals:
Any other questions, concerns or referrals, please contact us:
