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Provides various special education services to students in member districts. Services include operates a life skills classroom, a transition classroom, a self-contained cross categorical classroom, four sections of early childhood education, support and a variety of trainings to teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents in the member districts.

Provides consultant service, technical assistance, staff development, program development, and information regarding special education programs and services in Iowa. Special education instructional programs and support services are provided by the Area Education Agencies (AEAs) and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to Iowa's children with disabilities in accordance with state and federal rules and regulations. "Children with disabilities" includes those having mental disabilities, hearing impairments including deafness, speech or language impairments, visual impairments including blindness, behavior disorders, physical disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, learning disabilities, deaf-blindness, or multiple disabilities, and who because of those impairments need special education and related services. Families suspecting their child may be in need of special education should contact the superintendent of the Local Education Agency in which the child resides or the regions AEA director of special education.

MEDIATION services are available through the Bureau to assist in resolving disagreements between families and school personnel regarding special education services provided to the child.
Children's Services are provided to people under the age of 21. Supports may include residential services, supported/intermittent, host home, day services, transitional services, special education or early intervention.

Children's Extensive Services focus on supporting families by providing respite care and community connector services to children living within their family home.

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Group Homes for Children and Youth With Disabilities
Children's In Home Respite Care
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Special Education
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Legal entity joint agreement serving 14 local school districts in the Illinois counties of Rock Island, Henry, and Mercer. District encompasses approximately 1600 square miles and has a public, private, and parochial school-age population of approximately 38,000.

Providing behavior support for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired. Offers free onsite visits for schools and homes, free training for school and parent groups, free library with return postage, and a 24-hour helpline.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Special Education
Preschool and special needs education for children age 3-4 years and for children 5 years old, if their birthday falls after July 31st. After school program for children, K-2nd grade.

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Early Childhood Education
Extended Child Care
Special Education
Curriculum and Instruction offers gifted education, K-12 curriculum, work experience programs, mentoring programs, and summer youth employment opportunities.

Lunch and breakfast program provides a free or reduced price breakfast and lunch to financially-eligible students. Applications are available at a child's school or the district office.

Special Education provides education for students with disabilities from birth to graduation and/or age 21 including special classes; resource programs; speech, physical and occupational therapy; audiologist services; work study counselors; and liaison personnel. Services are provided for students with hearing impairments, behavior disorders, mental handicaps (mild, moderate and severe/profound), home-bound, learning disabilities, orthopedic impairments, speech/language impairments, visual handicaps, and other health impairments.

Student Parent Program assists high school age students who are parents or prospective parents to stay in school and graduate; establish good health practices for themselves and their children; learn and use quality parenting skills; learn to balance responsibilities of school, children, and personal development; and develop career and life plans. The program is available in every Lincoln high school and middle school. Student/parent teams usually involve a school nurse, counselor and teacher; day care for infants is provided at Lincoln Northeast, and for infants and toddlers at Lincoln High School through learning centers that work with young children while the parents are in school.

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School Based Teen Parent/Pregnant Teen Programs
School Districts
Special Education

Provides individualized instruction and services to meet the diverse needs of students with disabilities.
Disability areas for special education include intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, emotional disability, specific learning disability, autism, hearing impairment including deafness, vision impairment including blindness, deaf or blind, speech-language impairment, traumatic brain injury, other health impairment, orthopedic impairment, and developmental delay.

Assists High-school age youth with disabilities with their transition into college and/or the workforce. Also assist consumers with disabilities in their efforts to transition from a nursing home or state institution to a less restrictive living environment that is able to meet their daily needs within their community of choice.

Preschool services for children with disabilities aged 0 through 5 years.

School services for children with disabilities ages 6 through 21.

Service coordination for families of children with disabilities ages 0 through 3 years.

Consultation regarding Traumatic Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Assistive Technology, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Deaf/Blind, Planning Region 3.

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Early Childhood Education
Special Education
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
The Early ACCESS program for children birth to age 3 provides evaluations to identify children with special needs. Children ages birth to 3 years old with special needs are connected to early intervention services. In addition, Early Childhood Special Education services are available for children ages 3 to 5 who are identified as needing special education services.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Early Identification Programs

Provides educational advocacy, resources, training and on-on-one guidance for families of students with disabilities and the professionals who serve them.

FAMILY TO FAMILY program is a statewide network of Family Navigators who provide assistance to families of children with special needs (developmental, behavioral, emotional, and/or physical).

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Special Education
Parenting Helplines
Parent Rights Classes
Education Advocacy Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Disability Related Parenting Programs
Disability Rights Groups

Special Education services provided by specialists and resource teams to children and young adults from birth to 21. Specialists include social workers, psychologists, autism specialists, behavioral strategists, physical educational specialists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and special education teachers/consultants. Resource Teams include academic strategists, assisted technology strategists, brain injury teams, challenging behavior teams, and transitioning teams. Early
Access provided to children under age 5.

The School District Office provides the administration of the public school services for all students in the school district. Services include: Child-find services which assess pre-school children to identify any developmental concerns as well as the child's readiness for kindergarten; Early intervention services for pre-school children (beginning at 3 years old) with identified developmental delays providing special preschool services, therapies, or other needed supports for the child; Creating, with the parents, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for children with special education needs and ensuring that the services required by the plan are provided for the student; and Student counseling services, including counseling and guidance for all students in the district in the areas of personal, social academic, and career concerns. The school district also provides a Homeless Liaison, who coordinates the necessary services and support for any student in the district who is homeless (this includes providing transportation to and from school as well as other support that may be needed by the student).

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Homeless School Transition Programs
School Districts
Student Counseling Services
Early Identification Programs
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Provide leadership for school improvement, student learning and living. Serves all children in need of speech-language, school social work, special education nursing, audiology and hearing, physical and occupational therapy. Leadership provided through services to its districts by working in school-community planning, professional development, curriculum instruction assessment, school management, and school technology.

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Educational Testing
Special Education
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Preschool and Head Start program.

Service coordination and home visitation program.

Developmental testing, speech and language pathologist, occupational and physical therapists, and vision and hearing consultants.

Parent support groups.

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Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Special Education
Parent Support Groups
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Early Childhood Education

Provides special education services to students with learning, language, social, and behavioral challenges. Uses a multisensory academic and behavioral program in a positive, nurturing environment that is conducive to learning while also being warm, inviting, and stimulating.


Provides a wide variety of services to member schools, including professional development opportunities, digital learning and internet services, and student supports for individuals with special needs.

The Early Development Network service coordination is a free service for families and children ages birth to three who have developmental delays, difficulties with speech and language, health issues, fine and gross motor difficulties, behavior issues, need to access community resources, and other concerns.

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School Districts
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Special Education
Early Childhood Education

Elementary and secondary education and special education services.

Generally serves people residing within the boundaries of the district. No economic restrictions. Ages 5 to 21 years for grades kindergarten through 12th. K-12 students living in contiguous districts may apply for open enrollment to any Des Moines School.

Visit website to find school locations and contact information.

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Alternative Education
Public Schools
Special Education
School Districts
Alternative education for grades 9-12.
Public school system.

Early childhood program.

Teammates program (Tom Osborne Program) provides mentoring.

Newcomers program assists adjustment of non-English proficient students.

Special education.

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Special Education
Mentoring Programs
Early Childhood Education
School Districts
Provides specialized education services for students.
Provides specialized education services for students.

Services include:

- Speech and Language Therapy.

- Inclusive Child Care (0-6 years old).

- Inclusive Child Care (6-18 years old).

- Social Skills Camp.

- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

- Social Skills Supports.

- Autism Resource Room: Open to general public by appointment.