Special Education Services

Early Childhood Education
Preschool 3 - 5

Qualifying Criteria

When an evaluation is complete, the Child Study Team, which includes the parents/guardians, meets to discuss the eligibility of the child. Eligibility for the preschool developmentally delayed program and/or related services is determined by:

1. The child is at least 3 years of age but less than 6 by September 1 of the following school year.
2. Meets criteria for preschool placement or related services if child exhibits one or more of the following:
   1. Functions at least 2.0 standard deviations below his or her age mean or 30% delayed in age equivalency in at least one of the following areas.
      1. cognitive or thinking development
      2. physical development which includes fine and gross motor
      3. speech/language development which includes articulation, fluency, voice and language
      4. social-emotional development
      5. self-help skills
   2. Functions at least 1.5 standard deviations below the mean or 25% delayed in age equivalency in 2 or more of the 5 areas above.
   3. Has developmental and/or learning problems not primarily the result of bilingualism (native language other than English).
   4. Is appropriately identified as developmentally delayed, cognitively impaired, emotionally disturbed, hearing impaired, speech impaired/language impaired, orthopedically disabled, health impaired, visually impaired, multi-handicapped, deaf-blind, autistic or traumatic brain injury.
   5. Professional judgment of CST shall indicate that special education and/or related services are necessary based on assessment outcomes.
   6. If the child does not meet the criteria, but the CST has documented evidence of the need, the child may be placed in special education and related services.
3. Resides in the Boise School District

Special Education Services
8169 W. Victory Rd. Boise, ID 83709
854-4142 Fax 854-4018