- Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV
- I think my infant, toddler, or preschooler may have special needs. What should I do?
- Student Eligibility & Screening/Evaluation Process
Student Eligibility for Early Intervention
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Children may be eligible for early intervention between 3 to 5 years of age.
Eligibility for services is based on:
• A 25 % delay of their chronological age in one or more of the following developmental domains: cognition, communication, fine motor, gross motor, adaptive behavior or personal-social as compared to other children of that age. OR
• A disability defined in IDEA/Chapter 14 such as autism, deaf-blindness, hard-of-hearing, deafness, visual impairment/blind, mental retardation,multiple disabilities, traumatic brain disorder, emotional disturbance,speech or language impairment, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning disability, AND
• The child’s profiles indicate that areas of difficulty are in need of specially designed instruction to support the activities of daily living in the home, school and community environment. A child will remain eligible for services until the child maintains age appropriate skills for 4 months.Once eligibility is determined through the evaluation process, then an individual education plan will be developed by the IEP team.
Child Screening/Evaluation Process
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MIU IV has a screening and evaluation team in Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer counties. After a screening takes place, a preschool assessment team reviews the data and determines the need for further evaluation. After evaluation, if a child is eligible for services, an individual education plan (IEP) is developed. Children are then enrolled into preschool programs based on IEP team recommendations.
Contacts
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Supervisor of Special Education
724.458.6700 x1247
Preschool Assessment Team
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Butler County:
Mars Early Learning Center
301 Arch Street
Mars, PA 16046
Phone: 724-282-0517
FAX: 724-282-3825
Lawrence County:
Croton Elementary Early Intervention Site
420 Fern Street
New Castle, PA 16101
Phone: 724-856-7571
FAX: 724-856-7323
Mercer County:
Sharpsville Elementary School
100 Hiddle Drive, Room 203
Sharpsville, PA 16150
Phone: 724-962-8300 x3223