Transition from Early Childhood Special Education to Kindergarten

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Transition from Early Childhood Special
Education to Kindergarten
Fairfax County Public Schools
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Meeting Agenda

• Welcome and introductions
• Team Approach
• Beyond preschool
• Overview of the reevaluation process
• Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meeting
• Transportation for school age children
• Parent Resource Center
• Questions and Answers

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The Team Approach

• Collaboration is Key

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Beyond preschool

• What happens as children move into the school age
  program?
• How are special education services provided in
  Kindergarten?

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What does the continuum of services look like?

• special education services provided in a general
  education Kindergarten classroom
• special education services provided in a special
  education setting
• a combination of both of the above

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Reevaluation Process
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Your child will go through re-evaluation this
year. See chart on next page.
The IEP team may still determine that additional
assessments should be considered.
No additional assessment or information is
required at this time to develop the IEP for
transition.
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Your child will go through re-evaluation this
year. See chart on next page.
IEP team conducts an IEP meeting at base school
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Reevaluation Process for Preschool Students
Reevaluation Meeting A meeting is held to
discuss what information is needed to determine
the students current levels of performance and
continued eligibility for special education. If
more information is needed, the reevaluation team
decides which assessments to complete.
Interpretive Conference If assessments are
conducted, designated team members conference
with parents/guardians to share the test results.
Eligibility Meeting The Eligibility Committee
convenes to review collected data and to
determine the students continued eligibility for
special education (in other words, to determine
if the student meets the criteria for one or more
disability categories).
If the student meets the criteria for a
disability category(ies) and the
parents/guardians are in agreement, then he/she
is found ELIGIBLE for continued special education
services.
If the student does not meet the criteria for any
disability category, they are found INELIGIBLE
for continued special education services.
IEP Meeting Once a student is found ELIGIBLE for
continued special education services, an IEP is
developed at the students base school by the IEP
team
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Evaluations may include

• Psychological
• Educational
• Socio-cultural
• Related Services evaluations

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Psychological Evaluation

• Cognitive/behavioral assessments
• Classroom observations, review of school records,
  rating scales and teacher/parent information
• Individual differences can impact performance on
  any assessment but provide invaluable information
  about a childs functioning levels

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Educational Evaluation

• A variety of assessment tools may be used
  including developmental and achievement-type
  measures.
• The purpose is to acquire information about a
  childs developmental and academic levels in
  comparison with same-age peers.
• Additional assessment in all developmental
  domains will be considered as necessary.

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Sociocultural Assessment

• A family history that takes a look at how your
  child functions in the familiar environment of
  home and community.
• To provide a comprehensive look at the whole
  child
• Structured interview with the parent or caregiver
• Specific Areas of Focus
• Early Development, Medical History,
  Academic/Behavioral Needs, Parent Concerns,
  Special Characteristics

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Preschool Transition Process

• The IEP

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The Transition IEP Meeting

• IEP Meeting will be held at the base school
• The needs of your child will determine IEP team
  composition

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Transportation

• Decisions regarding your childs need for
  transportation are made at the IEP team meeting.
• A transportation representative will be invited
  to attend the IEP meeting when necessary.

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Parent Resource Center

• Additional Information may be obtained through
  the Parent Resource Center
• Dunn Loring Administrative Center2334 Gallows
  Road Dunn Loring, Virginia 22027(703) 204-3941
  TDD 204-3956
• http//www.fcps.edu/cco/prc/
• Do you have a question?        
• Call 703-204-3941 or email prc_at_fcps.edu
• Do you need an interpreter?
• Call 703-204-3955

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Questions?