Special Education Eligibility
A student ages 3 through 22, having one or more of the following 13 Federally- defined disabling conditions that adversely affect his or her educational performance may be eligible to receive special education services:
- Autism
- Deaf-blindness
- Deafness
- Hearing impairment
- Intellectual disability
- Multiple disabilities
- Orthopedic impairment
- Other health impairment
- Serious emotional disturbance
- Specific learning disability
- Speech or language impairment
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visual Impairment
Eligibility is determined through an assessment process that identifies one or more impairments that prevent a student from achieving at his/her potential.