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.