The Exceptional Family Member Program Manager at West Point should be your first contact if you have a child that has a need for special education. The EFMP manager can provide information and referral whether you live on post or off.
EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY
MEMBER PROGRAM, EFMP
The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is a Department of the Army Program assisting eligible family members of active duty soldiers, DA civilians, Army National Guard, and the US Army Reserves. It is designed to identify any special educational and/or medical needs and to facilitate consideration of these needs in the personnel assignment process. Enrollment of eligible families is mandatory. An Exceptional Family Member is any family member, regardless of age, who has a disability which limits that individual's ability to function on a daily basis and requires ongoing counseling, training, education, therapy or treatment. Some examples could be: asthma, cancer, epilepsy, learning disabilities, and limitations in hearing, vision, speech or mobility. The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is a comprehensive program of medical, educational and social services providing information, referral, counseling, and enrollment assistance to support Army families and family members who have special medical and/or educational needs. Enrollment in the Exceptional Family Member Program is mandatory and helps ensure that future assignments can accommodate the needs of family members. If you would like more information about this program and the enrollment procedures, contact the EFMP manager. EFMP operates on an appointment basis.
If your child has school records, evaluations or any other related materials to aid in the relocation to a new school or the first school experience, be sure to have copies made of all and hand carry these important documents to the new school. Contact your local EFMP, school, and doctors to schedule a final evaluation of your child's progress and needs for the new school. As soon as you arrive, set up appointments with the West Point EFMP and your new school system.
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
The West Point School District is responsible for the assessment, identification, and education of children, ages 3-21 inclusive, who is classified as educationally disabled under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (I.D.E.A. 1991). To meet this requirement, a school-based team of specialists is available to review referrals, determine the need for evaluation and provide special education and related services. Service delivery models include: pull out programs, co-teaching, consultation, monitoring and homebound instruction. While every effort is made to educate the children in their regular classrooms, some placements are separate from regular classrooms. These separate placements are determined to be least restrictive in that a child is given an opportunity to participate in an educational program appropriate to his/her individual instructional level. All pull-out is based on specific criteria.
Child Find: If you suspect your child may have a disability, it is strongly recommended that you notify the school as soon as possible so that provision may be made to identify those needs.