Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Services:
Through the JCPS Early Childhood Special Education Department a variety of services are offered to address a child's developmental and educational needs. Necessary services are identified as a part of the Individual Education Plan (IEP) development process.
Itinerant Services:
Itinerant services may include specialized instruction, speech/language therapy, occupational therapy or physical therapy and are provided to students either in the Southwest school setting on a limited time basis or in a child's natural environment to support their performance and independent functioning.
Center-Based Services:
Center-based services are provided in early childhood special education classrooms for students requiring specialized instruction in addition to their therapies in order to meet their educational and developmental needs. This allows provision of a highly structured language enriched preschool setting with a low student to teacher ratio, maximum communication opportunities and individual and integrated therapies. We have a board approved curriculum that is based on the Missouri Early Learning Standards and the High Scope Curriculum to ensure that our students make progress in the general curriculum.
