Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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A1. Children:
- Preschool children, ages 3-5, not yet eligible for state-funded kindergarten.
- Children enrolled in the Local Education Authority (LEA) schools including public charter schools.
- Children who are suspected of being children with disabilities and in need of special education.
- Highly mobile children, including migrant children.
- Children who are detained or incarcerated in city/county operated jails or correctional facilities.
- Children who reside in the LEA and are enrolled in home school/study programs.
- Parentally-placed private school children.
- Children enrolled by their parents in private, including religious schools located in the LEA’s jurisdiction
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A2. The information that is required includes:
- Certified Birth Certificate (Must have local/state file number).
- Social Security Card
- Parent/Legal Guardian Photo ID
- Proof of residency (current utility bill or rent/lease/purchase agreement)
- Passed vision and hearing
- Glynn County School System Registration Packet
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A3. If your child receives any private therapies such as behavioral, speech, occupational or physical therapy. If your child has a diagnosis, information from the agency that gave your child the diagnosis, and any medical information regarding the health of your child.
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A4. Guardian and child attends the screening appointment. The child is assessed in five areas (cognitive, adaptive, social emotional, language, and motor skills). Guardian completes a social history about birth and development and provides any other information. The guardian will receive the results of the screening during this appointment.
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A5. Your child will receive interventions in one or more areas of delay (cognitive, adaptive, social emotional, language, and motor skills), based on the screening results in a small group with other children for 4-6 weeks with a teacher at FACES/Leaps and Bounds.
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A6. After the interventions have been completed, a meeting with the parent/guardian, school psychologist, intervention teacher, and intervention specialist will take place to determine the next steps for your child.