exceptional child education - Jefferson County Public Schools

For preschool children involved in First Steps, the coordinator of Early Childhood Special Services
ensures a smooth transition to preschool services through the following procedures for earlyintervention
transition planning:
A. If the parent provides written release of information, First Steps provides Child Find
information on children receiving services through First Steps;
B. The Primary Service Coordinator (PSC) from First Steps, with permission of the parent,
schedules a Transition Conference after the child’s second (2nd) birthday for the purpose
of planning steps to support the child and family during transition from First Steps. At
this conference, the coordinator of Early Childhood Special Services/designee:
1. Reviews possible program options for the child at age three (3); and
2. Provides the parent with a JCPS Transition Packet, which includes an Early
Childhood preschool application and information regarding the district and its referral
process;
C. If the parent chooses to refer the child to the district, the PSC submits a written referral to
the coordinator of ECE Placement/designee in a timely manner so that an ARC can be
convened ninety (90) days prior to the child’s third (3rd) birthday; and
D. The coordinator of ECE Placement/designee schedules an ARC meeting ninety (90) days
prior to the child’s third (3rd) birthday to review the referral according to procedures in
Section III, “Referral System”, of this chapter.
SECTION II
CHILD TRACKING
The district has developed and implements a child tracking system that monitors:
A. Which children and youth are currently receiving special education and related services;
and
B. Which children and youth need special education and related services but are not
currently receiving these services, including children and youth in private schools who
have declined services.
The child tracking system displays which children and youth:
A. Have a disability, have an Individual Education Program (IEP), and receive services
specified in the IEP (regardless of where the special education and related services are
provided); and
B. Are in the process of identification, location, evaluation, and possible placement.
The child tracking system is used throughout the year to provide needed information (e.g.,
compilation of child reporting data, identification of those children and youth requiring reevaluation,
identification of those youth who will turn eighteen [18] years of age the following year).
The district ensures that all child tracking data are collected and stored according to procedures in
Chapter 9, “Confidentiality of Information.” The data from the tracking system is maintained in
4 3: Child Find, Eval, & Reeval