Fort Leavenworth School District is one of six school districts
participating in a Special Education Cooperative. As a part of the Leavenworth
County Special Education Cooperative, the children of Fort Leavenworth residents
will have access to all programs should a child need them. The
programs are: Classrooms for the educable mentally handicapped,
grades K-12; classrooms for the trainable mentally handicapped, grades K-12;
learning disabilities resource rooms, severely multiple handicapped classroom,
speech therapy, school psychological services, personal and social adjustment,
hearing impaired, orthopedically handicapped, gifted, occupational therapy, and
hospital and home-bound instruction.
The services provided on post
include TMH, EMH II, and SMH classes. All schools on post also have
learning disabilities resource rooms, the services of a speech therapist, gifted
facilitator, and a school psychologist.
All other services not provided
in the Fort Leavenworth Schools are available in the Leavenworth City Schools
and transportation will be provided by the Board of Education.
A special
preschool program for developmentally delayed children for qualifying 3 through
5 year olds is run by the co-op but is on post. If you are concerned
and would like to have your child screened, please call
(913)727-1755. Army Community service keeps an Exceptional Family
Member Program (EFMP) resource file on local and surrounding area agencies and
their fees, if any. Contact ACS/EFMP at (913) 684-2800/2821 for
informatin on your specific needs.
The Gifted and Talented program is
primarily a "pull-out" program in grades 1-6 and a scheduled class in
7-9. Kansas eligibility for gifted program placement requires a
student to have: 1) A current standardized individual test of
intelligence with a composite rank at the 97th percentile or above on national
norms, (i.e. WICS III, Stanford-Binet); 2) A current standardized
achievement score with a composite rank at the 95th percentile or above on
national norms, (i.e. Iowa Test of Basic Skills); and 3) A current
Individualized Education Program (I.E.P.) that documents a student has been
provided enrichment or acceleration beyond that offered within the regular
classroom.
For further information regarding any of the Special Education
Programs, contact the director at (913) 727-1755 or ACS/EFMP at (913)
684-2800/2821.