Preschool to Kindergarten Transition for
Special Education Students Eligible under Developmental Delay
Preschool children eligible for special
education under the category of 'Developmental Delay' typically cannot move
onto kindergarten and remain eligible for special education without receiving
a re-evaluation to determine school-age eligibility. Given the COVID-19
pandemic and ordered school-building closure, a temporary change has been
made to EMIS reporting requirements for preschool children with disabilities
entering kindergarten allowing them to retain eligibility for ‘Developmental
Delay’ through Dec. 1, 2020.
This change only applies to preschool
students who were receiving services under the ‘Developmental Delay’
disability condition in the 2019-2020 school year who are entering
kindergarten in the 2020-2021 school year without having had a re-evaluation
completed to identify their school-age disability conditions.
These students can be reported in EMIS when
they enter kindergarten
for the 2020-2021
school year with the ‘Developmental
Delay’ disability condition. Please note the following:
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This temporary
change in reporting is only effective for the 2020-2021 school year with
effective date records between July 1, 2020 through Dec. 1, 2020.
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Districts
should complete the re-evaluation for these students as soon as possible so
their school-age disability conditions can be properly identified.
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Effective Dec.
2, 2020, for the 2020-2021 school year, the ability to report a kindergarten
student as ‘Developmental Delay’ will end. From that date forward, the EMIS
reporting requirement will only allow children with a grade of “preschool” to
have the ‘Developmental Delay’ disability condition.
For questions about evaluations or serving
children in special education coming into, being served in or exiting
preschool, please email [email protected].
For questions about EMIS reporting, please
contact an Information Technology Center.
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