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Air Force
School Liaison
Child & Youth Extension Office
164 Summit Drive
Minot AFB, ND 58705
701-723-1447
312-453-1447
Contact information for key programs and services at this installation.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, requires states and territories to provide early intervention and special education services to eligible children and young adults. Early intervention services, or EIS, are available for children from birth to 3 years old, and special education services are available to children from 3 to 21 years old. Installation EFMP Family Support providers can provide specific information and resources for these services.
All states and territories must provide early intervention services to children who have, or are at risk for having, developmental delays, from birth to their third birthday.
Most CONUS locations, local school districts or health departments provide these early intervention services. The program is called different names in different areas, but it is often referred to as Part C because that is the section of the law that pertains to early intervention. The Education Directory for Children with Special Needs has a list of resources specific to each state to help you determine who you should contact. Your installation EFMP Family Support provider can also answer your questions.
If you are moving OCONUS or to a CONUS location with a DODEA school (and you live on installation), your child will receive EIS through the Defense Department’s Educational and Developmental Intervention Services, or EDIS, program.
When moving, you should hand carry copies of your child's most current individual family service plan, or IFSP, and the most current evaluation reports to your new home to ensure they are not lost.
All states and territories provide special education and related services to eligible children between the ages of 3 through 21.
When a child transfers to a different district in the same state, the new school must provide a free, appropriate public education, including comparable services, until the previously held IEP is adopted or a new one is developed and implemented. When a child transfers to another state, the receiving school must provide comparable services until an IEP review can determine if a new evaluation or IEP is appropriate.
If you are moving and your child receives special education and related services, you should hand carry all necessary school and medical documents, including the most current IEP and current evaluation reports. Hand carrying these documents ensures that they are not lost and allows the new school to begin the process as soon as you arrive.
The Souris Valley Special Services are required to meet the state and federal regulations concerning Special needs. Please contact the Souris Valley Special Services or the Principal of your child's school to request services.
Special Needs Identification and Assignment Coordination (SNIAC) program
The Special Needs Identification and Assignment Coordination (SNIAC), formally called the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is mandatory for all family members who have been identified with a special medical or educational need. Enrolling in the SNIAC ensures that the family member's medical needs will be considered during the assignment coordination process.
Special Needs Programming
The Minot AFB Military and Family Readiness Center (M&FRC) staff can assist with on/off base information and referral services for military with special needs family members. We understand that parents are their child’s best asset and we are here to support each family as they work in the best interest of their child. The A&FRC staff can provide families with material to learn more about a family member’s condition, help families to explore their options, provide links to a variety of local/state/national service agencies, and bring training that will help families become more knowledgeable thus stronger parent advocates.
Visit the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) - A&FRC website to obtain general information, read our articles, utilize some of the many tools to better understand and manage the care your child receives and to see our special events that are scheduled. We have books dedicated to special needs issues within the Special Needs Library. See the Resource Listing we have created to make it easy for you to find services for your child.
The M&FRC will continue to work to improve support our special needs children receive in and around the Minot community.